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August 21, 2024, 11:56 AM - 2 min read
His ordeal began with his arrest in 1988 and was marred by brutal torture.
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August 19, 2024, 03:31 PM - 2 min read
The transfers are part of a broader shake-up of police at all levels, following Hasina's resignation and flight to India amid massive student protests against a controversial quota system in government jobs.
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August 15, 2024, 06:30 PM - 2 min read
“The United Nations is sending a UN fact-finding team next week to probe atrocities committed during the Student Revolution in July and early this month. UN human rights chief Volker Turk announced the move when he called Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus late Wednesday,” the Chief Adviser of Government of Bangladesh said in a post on X.
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August 14, 2024, 08:52 PM - 2 min read
A team of UN experts would soon visit the country to investigate [the killings], UN human rights chief Volker Turk told Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
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August 12, 2024, 08:18 PM - 2 min read
The forest department contacted experts (Ornithologists) about the bird and it was identified as White Backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis), which comes under the Schedule-1 category under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
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July 30, 2024, 07:27 PM - 2 min read
While unofficial media reports claimed more than 180 deaths during the violence, including in police and army action, the government finally acknowledged that there were 150 people killed.
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July 17, 2024, 03:20 PM - 2 min read
Poudyal, 80, who was last seen on July 7, went missing after leaving his residence in Chota Singtam, Sikkim, to visit his elder sister.
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July 17, 2024, 02:55 PM - 2 min read
The students have been asked to vacate their dormitories by 6 pm on Wednesday as student protest escalates over job reservation.
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June 15, 2024, 11:46 AM - 2 min read
In the year of T20 WC, the 50-over matches might look a bit incongruous but they are significant for the two teams looking to hit a busy road to the ICC showpiece, to be hosted by Bangladesh in October, on a winning note, and gain momentum.
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June 13, 2024, 03:26 PM - 2 min read
These initiatives aim to strengthen connectivity through the Siliguri corridor or the 'chicken-neck' portion, promoting trade, tourism, and people-to-people contacts between India and Nepal.
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June 12, 2024, 03:37 PM - 2 min read
Staring at early elimination, New Zealand will look to dish out a much-improved show in a do-or-die clash against tournament co-hosts West Indies in the T20 World Cup
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June 11, 2024, 08:20 AM - 2 min read
In a contest where fortunes swung from one side to another, Bangladesh fought valiantly until the end riding on gritty knocks from Mahmudullah (20) and Towhid Hridoy (37), but could not land the killer punch in the 20th over chasing a modest 114.
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