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Bangladesh Faces Rising Risk Of Waterborne Diseases As Floods Recede

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Bangladesh Faces Rising Risk Of Waterborne Diseases As Floods Recede

As floodwaters recede slowly, many people remain stranded and in urgent need of basic amenities like food Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and millions stranded. As floodwaters recede…

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A grave human tragedy unfolding in a gutted tyre factory near Dhaka

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A grave human tragedy unfolding in a gutted tyre factory near Dhaka

Remains of the Gazi auto tyre factory warehouse in Narayanganj, that continued to burn through August 27, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A massive fire that began on August 25 in one of the largest tyre factories of Bangladesh is turning out to be a great human tragedy. Located in the industrial township of…

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Several Injured After Fresh Clashes Erupt In Dhaka Amid Political Turmoil

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Several Injured After Fresh Clashes Erupt In Dhaka Amid Political Turmoil

During the turmoil, police intervened in an attempt to restore order (representational). Dhaka: Violent clashes erupted between students and Ansar members near the Secretariat in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Sunday night. The confrontation left several people from both sides injured, the Dhaka Tribune reported. The clash broke out after 9 pm, with both sides engaging…

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Bangladesh’s ex-supreme court judge detained near border with India

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Bangladesh’s ex-supreme court judge detained near border with India

BSF personnel keep vigil at the India-Bangladesh international Border on the eve of the Independence Day, at Chatrahati in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal . | Photo Credit: ANI A retired judge of Bangladesh’s Supreme Court was detained from the northeastern frontier with India in Sylhet while he was allegedly attempting to flee the…

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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s bank accounts to be unfrozen after 17 years

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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s bank accounts to be unfrozen after 17 years

Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson and former PM Khaleda Zia | Photo Credit: ANI Tax authorities in Bangladesh on Monday (August 19, 2024) decided to unfreeze the bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, 17 years after banks were ordered to block them. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has instructed banks to unfreeze…

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Bangladesh’s interim govt. vows to take swift action against people attacking minorities

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Bangladesh’s interim govt. vows to take swift action against people attacking minorities

Members of the minority Hindu community hold a protest against violence on minority community in the country, outside Jamuna State Guest House, where Bangladesh interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus is residing, in Dhaka. | Photo Credit: ANI Bangladesh’s newly-appointed Home Affairs Ministry adviser has vowed to take swift legal action against those who attack or…

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Bangladeshi Students On Alert, To Remain On Streets To Resist Chaos

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Bangladeshi Students On Alert, To Remain On Streets To Resist Chaos

With no police in sight, students on Thursday patrolled the street leading into Hasina’s old family home Dhaka: Hundreds of Bangladeshi students wielding bamboo rods patrolled the site of a planned gathering Thursday of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina’s supporters, vowing to quash any show of strength. Hasina, 76, fled by helicopter last week to neighbouring…

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U.S. in touch with India on Bangladesh: State Dept official

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U.S. in touch with India on Bangladesh: State Dept official

Members of Hindu organisations hold a march against the violence on the minority community of Bangladesh amid the ongoing turmoil in the country, in Amritsar. | Photo Credit: ANI The United States is in touch with India and other countries in the region regarding the situation in Bangladesh and is seeking an end to the…

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“Every Symbol Of India’s Ties With Bangladesh Is Being Attacked”: Shashi Tharoor

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“Every Symbol Of India’s Ties With Bangladesh Is Being Attacked”: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor said that India must stand with the people of Bangladesh. New Delhi: Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that it is difficult for people in India to be indifferent when every symbol of the country’s friendship with Bangladesh is being attacked there. Pointing to the turmoil in Bangladesh,…

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U.S. will continue to monitor situation in Bangladesh, says White House

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U.S. will continue to monitor situation in Bangladesh, says White House

Bangladesh Hindus hold a protest rally condemning communal atrocities committed against them and other religious groups in the Muslim-majority country, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The United States will continue to monitor the situation in Bangladesh, the White House said, emphasising that President Joe Biden is “consistent in speaking…

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