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Bangladesh boycott T20 World Cup as ICC replace them with Scotland
Bangladesh have decided to boycott next month's men's T20 World Cup and will be replaced by Scotland. The International Cricket Council…
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Front-runner to be Bangladesh PM returns after 17 years in exile
Tarique Rahman, the front-runner to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh, has returned to the country after 17 years in exile ahead of…
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Tulip Siddiq MP says Bangladesh jail sentence is 'deeply unfair'
Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has described her two year prison sentence in Bangladesh as "deeply unfair" after a court…
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Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence
Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence…
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Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over student protests
Bangladesh's former prime minister has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over her crackdown on student-led protests…
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Bangladesh orders 25 Boeing planes, Airbus eyes deals
Bangladesh has ordered 25 wide-body aircraft from Boeing as part of a tariff deal with the United States, a top commerce ministry official…
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Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16
At least 16 people have died after a huge fire broke out at a garment factory in Bangladesh, with officials warning that the toll could…
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Bangladesh Selects ‘A House Named Shahana’ as Oscar Entry
Bangladesh‘s Oscar committee has chosen Leesa Gazi’s debut feature “Barir Naam Shahana” (“A House Named Shahana”) as its submission for…
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Trump Releases Flurry of Tariff Announcements for Bangladesh, Cambodia and More
After setting a new Aug. 1 deadline for ongoing trade negotiations over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump began informing America’s…
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Tariffs Could Wreck What Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Have Gained
It was always going to be a hard year for Bangladesh. Last summer, amid an economic collapse, protesters toppled a tyrant and pushed the…
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Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for British MP Tulip Siddiq
Bangladeshi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the British MP and former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq. The country's…
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‘A Big Shock’: How Bangladesh Woke to News of Trump Tariffs
Mohiuddin Rubel, a former director at the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, was fast asleep at home in…
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Champions Trophy 2025 results: India cruise past Bangladesh in dominant win
Shubman Gill scored a superb unbeaten century after Mohammed Shami took 5-53 as India began their Champions Trophy campaign with a…
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Busan Winner, Bangladesh Oscar Entry ‘The Wrestler’ Heads to EFM With Indywood (EXCLUSIVE)
Indywood Distribution Network has picked up international sales rights to “The Wrestler” (“Boli”), Bangladesh‘s submission for the 97th…
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Bangladesh scuffle picture misrepresented as Myanmar unrest
Misrepresented images continued to swirl on social media around the unrest in Myanmar's western Rakhine state that is riven with ethnic…
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Clip of vandalised mosque in India falsely linked to attack against minorities in Bangladesh
Minorities in Sunni Muslim-majority Bangladesh have encountered a string of attacks after long-time autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina was…
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Video shows mosque demolition documentary screening in India, not Bangladesh
As Muslim-majority Bangladesh saw a spate of reprisal attacks against its minority Hindu community, a video was shared online with a false…
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Video shows attack on Muslim shrine, not 'Hindu temple in Bangladesh'
As religious tensions spiked in Bangladesh following the arrest of a Hindu leader, social media users in neighbouring India falsely…
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Bangladesh asks India for extradition of former prime minister
Bangladesh's interim government has asked neighbouring India to extradite fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The request was…
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Muslim lawyer killed in Bangladesh violence was not part of arrested Hindu monk's legal team
Supporters of an arrested Hindu monk calling for the protection of Bangladesh's Hindu minority clashed with the police in the port city of…
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Old video of Pakistan temple attack falsely linked to anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh
Religious tensions soared in Bangladesh in the chaotic aftermath of autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina's toppling, with Hindus targeted in…
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Video of Indian temple ritual falsely linked to Hindu attacks in Bangladesh
Following reports of attacks against Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, a video spread in social media posts that falsely claimed it…
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Bangladesh wants to renegotiate Adani power deal unless court cancels
BANGLADESH wants to sharply lower prices under a power purchase deal with India’s embattled Adani Group unless it is cancelled by a court,…
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Indonesian fishermen rescue 116 Rohingya refugees
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian fishermen on Saturday rescued 116 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children,…