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Bangladesh: Clash between Dhaka University students leaves 50 injured

DHAKA: At least 50 students were injured in Bangladesh early on Monday following a violent clash between students of Daffodil International University and City University in the Ashulia area of Dhaka district, according to local media reports.

Mob violence unleashed on peaceful Dhaka procession, unlawful arrests made: Awami League

DHAKA: Bangladesh's Awami League strongly condemned the joint attacks and mob violence by the country's police and political party cadres on its peaceful procession, while decrying the indiscriminate arrests of its leaders and activists.

Bangladesh: Massive fire at Dhaka airport halts all flight operations

DHAKA: A massive fire erupted at the cargo section of Bangladesh’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon, halting all flight operations and prompting an extensive emergency response, local media reported.

Islamist parties hold protests in Dhaka, demand implementation of July Charter before polls

DHAKA: In a growing political conflict ahead of next year's elections in Bangladesh, seven Islamist political parties, including radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolon, staged a human chain protest in Dhaka on Tuesday, local media reported.

From Dhaka to Ankara: ISI pushes Bangladesh into new strategic axis against India

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh, which is facing turmoil following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, is now cozying up to Turkey. Turkey roped in Bangladesh at the behest of the ISI, Pakistan, with the broader intention of attracting the South Asian Muslim community.

Dhaka University student union poll and political stability in Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: Since its independence in 1971, Bangladesh has experienced several ups and downs in politics and governance. Sometimes the country’s youth, especially students, have played a dominant role in the change, while at other times our eastern neighbour has been a victim of political manoeuvrings.

Bangladesh: Awami League condemns attack at Jatiya Party office in Dhaka

DHAKA: Bangladesh Awami League on Monday strongly condemned the attack, vandalism, looting, and arson at the office of one of the country’s major political parties -the Jatiya Party (JaPa).

Definitely do not agree: Dhaka rejects Pak Foreign Minister's claims on 1971 genocide

DHAKA: Bangladesh has dismissed Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's claims that Dhaka's long-standing demand for an apology over the 1971 genocide had already been resolved twice in the past.

Bangladesh workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway over factory closures, unpaid wages

DHAKA: Hundreds of ready-made garment (RMG) workers staged a protest on Tuesday morning by blocking the Dhaka–Mymensingh Highway in Gazipur district, demanding the reopening of shuttered factories and immediate payment of their pending wages.

Anti-government protests rock Dhaka after death toll from horrific air crash rises to 31

DHAKA: Chaos and a riot-like situation prevails in Dhaka, especially around the Milestone School and College campus - the site of Monday's horrific plane crash in Dhaka, which has so far claimed lives of 31 people and injured more than 160.

19 killed, 164 injured in Bangladesh Air Force jet crash in Dhaka

DHAKA: At least 19 people, most of them reportedly children, were killed and around 164 injured when a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school building in capital Dhaka Monday afternoon.

Bangladesh erupts in protest after trader lynched in Dhaka

DHAKA: Protests have erupted across multiple college campuses and streets of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, following the brutal killing of a scrap metal trader, Lal Chand alias Sohag, in broad daylight near the Sir Salimullah Medical College (Mitford) Hospital on July 9.

Calcutta HC seeks report from Union Home Ministry on charges of migrant workers from Bengal in Delhi being deported to Dhaka

KOLKATA: A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, directed the Union Home Ministry to submit to the court a report on allegations that some migrant workers from West Bengal residing in New Delhi have been deported to Bangladesh.

One killed, 50 injured in clashes between Dhaka traders and students

DHAKA: Day-long clashes between shopkeepers in Dhaka's New Market area, students of the adjacent Dhaka College and the local police left one person dead and over 50 injured.

SAFF U-19 Women's Championship: Indian football team leaves for Dhaka

NEW DELHI: The India U-19 women's football team left for Dhaka on Wednesday where they will compete in the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship, with their opening fixture scheduled for December 13 against Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh investment summit kicks off in Dhaka

DHAKA: A two-day international investment summit has started in the Bangladesh capital to help the country woo more foreign investors.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the summit at a city hotel in Dhaka on Sunday joining virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.

Transport services connecting Dhaka suspended

DHAKA: The Bangladesh government has suspended transportation services linking capital Dhaka to the other parts of the country in a further effort to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Transport services connecting Dhaka suspended

DHAKA: The Bangladesh government has suspended transportation services linking capital Dhaka to the other parts of the country in a further effort to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Complete lockdown in K'taka? Not anytime soon: Sudhakar

KALABURAGI: Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Saturday ruled out any possibility of implementing complete lockdown "as of now" but indicated continuing with the stringent measures to contain the Covid spread in the state

Dhaka mosque attack: Case filed against around 600 people

DHAKA: A case has been filed against 500 to 600 unnamed accused in connection with the clash at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque here on Friday, amid the nationwide strike called by Islamist groups to protest Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit, police said on Monday.

Narendra Modi leaves Dhaka after 2-day visit

DHAKA: A special flight carrying Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his delegation left the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Saturday night after the completion of Modi's two-day visit to Bangladesh. Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen saw him off at the airport.

Statue of 1971 martyr in Dhaka University partially damaged by miscreants

Protest march against rape from Dhaka to Noakhali on Oct 16

DHAKA:A protest march against the growing incidents of rape, sexual harassment and violence against women in Bangladesh, will take place on October 16 from Dhaka to Noakhali.

2016 Dhaka cafe attack: 7 Islamists get death penalty

DHAKA:A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday sentenced seven Islamic militants to death in the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe terror attack case in 2016 that claimed the life of 22 people, including Tarishi Jain, an Indian student among a number of foreigners.

India awaits Dhaka's clearance for two more 'border haats'

AGARTALA: Due to Bangladesh government's non-clearance of land on their side, the fate of two 'border haats' (market) approved by India and Bangladesh two years ago remains uncertain even as four similar border markets have proved to be success stories.