Bangladesh
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Saraswati Puja to be celebrated today
Jan 22, 2018The Hindu community in the country is set to celebrate the Saraswati Puja nationwide today worshiping the goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the members of... -
Apan Jewellers owner Dildar Ahmed to be released
Jan 21, 2018Apan Jewellers owner Dildar Ahmed can now walk out of prison as he received bail from the High Court in all three cases on money laundering. Dildar stands accused in the cases filed with Dhanmondi, Ramna... -
India supports Bangladesh’s Rohingya repatriation plan
Jan 21, 2018India supports Bangladesh’s plan to start the repatriation of Rohingya refugees and urges the international community to support the process. “You have to start the process. What the ministry of foreign affairs is doing is definitely... -
Tensions mount in Rohingya camps ahead of planned relocation to Myanmar
Jan 21, 2018Tensions mounted on Sunday at refugee camps in Bangladesh holding hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims over an operation to send them back to Myanmar, from where they have fled following a military crackdown. Dozens of... -
Myanmar finalises Rohingya repatriation preparations as doubts mount
Jan 20, 2018Rakhine state Chief Minister Nyi Pu “insisted on completion of the finishing touches on buildings, medical clinics and sanitation infrastructures” during a visit to repatriation camps in the state on Friday, the Global New Light of... -
PM Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 4000th Para Center in Chittagong hill tracts area
Jan 20, 2018Priminister of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina is going to inaugurate the 4000th para center in Chittagong hill tracts area, which is made with Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari districts. The inauguration program is going to... -
UNHCR for returns of Rohingy refugees meeting int’l standard
Jan 16, 2018UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today stressed the importance of returns of Rohingya refugees meeting international standard and willing to be part of these discussions. “To ensure that the refugees are heard and their protection guaranteed... -
World Bank lauds Bangladesh for raising its project implementation capacity
Jan 16, 2018World Bank (WB) Vice President for the South Asia Region Annette Dixon today praised Bangladesh of increasing its capacity in project implement and fund disbursement. “Bangladesh is absorbing the supports from the World Bank with very... -
Poultry farming by women boosts rural economic development
Jan 16, 2018Rahela Khatun, aged about 39, is passing busy time at her poultry farm. She has around 3,000 chickens in her farm. Besides, she raises 200 goats and 175 sheep. “As a woman, I had to face... -
Dhaka Int’l Film Festival begins at Bangladesh National Museum
Jan 12, 2018The 16th edition of nine-day long Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) began today which will continue till January 20. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith inaugurated the festival at Bangladesh National Museum (BNM) here. Rainbow Film...
