Bangladesh
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Lailatul Qadr Today
Jun 12, 2018Muslims across Bangladesh will observe the holy Lailatul Qadr on Tuesday night with due religious fervour and solemnity. The holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) on this night to show mankind the path... -
Awami League leader arrested for hitting policeman in Mymensingh
Jun 9, 2018An Awami League leader has been detained over allegations of hitting a police sub-inspector in Mymensingh’s Gauripur. The detainee, Rokunuzzaman Pallab, is the general secretary of the Gauripur Union Awami League. Police say he hit the... -
Bangladesh gives opinion to International Criminal Court on Myanmar’s trial over Rohingya
Jun 8, 2018Bangladesh has responded to the queries of the International Criminal Court or ICC over its jurisdiction to run a case against Myanmar in regard to the Rohingya issue. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam... -
US welcomes UN-Myanmar deal on setting stage for Rohingya repatriation
Jun 8, 2018The United States has welcomed a deal between United Nations agencies and Myanmar on creating conditions that would allow hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to voluntarily and safely return to their homes in the country’s... -
No VAT on online shopping: NBR
Jun 8, 2018The government has reversed a plan to impose 5 percent VAT on online shopping. The VAT on online shopping as announced in the new budget was a printing error, according to the National Board of Revenue.... -
Singer Asif Akbar arrested
Jun 6, 2018Police have arrested singer Asif Akbar over a case under the Information and Communication Technology or ICT Act filed by lyricist, composer and singer Shafiq Tuhin. He was detained from his studio in Dhaka’s BFDC area... -
Sea captain missing after slipping into water at Chattrogram Port
Jun 5, 2018A sea captain has gone missing after slipping into the Karnaphuli River from his ship docked at Chattogram Port. Navy, coastguards and port authorities have launched a rescue operation after the mishap that happened around 8:45pm... -
Bangladesh appoints Masihuzzaman Serniabat as new Air Force chief
Jun 5, 2018Masihuzzaman Serniabat has been appointed as the new chief of Bangladesh Air Force with a promotion to air marshal. Serniabat succeeds Air Marshal Abu Esrar, the defence ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The new... -
Organizations demand halt of ‘war on drugs’ killings and an end to the impunity for serious human rights abuses in Bangladesh
Jun 1, 2018The Bangladeshi government must immediately halt its deadly crackdown on the narcotics trade and investigate the numerous reports of related extrajudicial killings committed over the past several weeks, FIDH and its member organization in Bangladesh Odhikar... -
Fitra fixes minimum at Tk 70 Bangladesh
May 31, 2018Fitra, a charity donation by well-off Muslims at the end of Ramadan, has been fixed at a minimum of Tk 70 per person this year. The Islamic Foundation decided on the donation rates at a meeting...
