" Two Bangladeshi newspapers have apologised after publishing an article taken from a satirical US website which claimed the Moon landings were faked. The Daily Manab Zamin said US astronaut Neil Armstrong had...
6,000 of the rare Irrawaddy dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Bangladesh, which is a hopeful sign that the species is making a comeback. They are however, threatened by climate change and fishing in the region and they will need supervision and care in order for...
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At least two top Bangladesh Army officers, including a Major General, was killed on Monday after a military helicopter crashed in the country's central Tangail district, officials said. ""The army helicopter...
In a major crackdown newly elected Awami League government has barred a host of people from leaving country. Many of these poeple are political activists and belong to opposition BNP. " Bangladeshi authorities have issued an order asking immigration officials to prevent the...
Internationally acclaimed award winning Bangladeshi feminist writer Taslima Nasrin has been under threat from Islamist extremists and been living in hiding at several places after fleeing from her home country. ...
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Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and chief of Awami League Sheikh Hasina Wajed has returned home from the US. Her return is due to the coming parliamentary elections on December 18,...
Bangladesh has made tremendous progress towards increasing both primary and secondary school enrollment. This progress has been achieved in spite of high poverty and its vulnerability to natural calamities. Bangladesh has recognized that primary education is critical to...
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In conjunction with the UK-Bangladesh Climate Change Conference: Bangladesh Facing the Challenge on September 10, 2008, the World Bank has prepared a web feature on climate change in Bangladesh. Trapped between...
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Over 250 Bangladeshi workers have been deported by Kuwaiti authorities after last week's violent protests over their labor rights. They were asking for the payment of their due salaries. According to CSM, "Labor...
Despite the big crackdown undertaken by interim government in Bangladesh, there is no sign of let up in corruption. Interim government had arrested more than 150 leading politicians, officials and businessmen, as well as in some cases their wives and children, have been put...
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A severe blast has rocked Bangladeshi Capital Dhaka today. Two explosion rocked a major hotel in the posh locality of Dhaka. More details are expected. " At least 30 people have been injured in a series of explosions at a multi-storey hotel in the Bangladeshi capital,...
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Anticipating a poweful cyclone in coastal districts, Bangladesh govt has announced a high alert and requested its citizen not to venture into Sea areas. Cyclone kills hundreds of people every year in Bangladesh." Bangladeshi authorities in six coastal districts have been put...
Creating justice, progress and opportunity for all, against the backdrop of London’s multicultural community will remain the biggest challenge for any London Mayor after the May 2008 elections.
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One of Bangladesh's two “battling begums” went on trial for extortion recently, as part of the emergency Government's plan to break their-stranglehold on politics.
"Sheikh Hasina Wajed, a former Prime Minister, has been in detention since July, accused with her sister and...
"Four Bangladeshi university teachers accused of inciting-students during campus protests that caused the government to impose curfews in major cities last year were acquitted on Monday, court officials and lawyers said.
""The teachers at Dhaka-University, the country's...