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Bangladesh visa issuance in Assam drops over 60% amid political unrest
The Assam Tribune
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July 11, 2025
Guwahati, July 11: The issuance of Bangladesh visas in Assam has declined by more than 60 per cent, reflecting a significant reduction in cross-border movement and bilateral exchanges between the two countries. According to sources, the three visa...
Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina indicted over deaths of hundreds of students
CNN
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July 11, 2025
AP — A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year....
Bangladesh’s development model is failing its people
Daily Star
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July 10, 2025
On June 2, 2025, the Finance Division, in its Medium-Term Macroeconomic Policy Statement, forecast that Bangladesh's economy would surpass the $500 billion mark in FY2026-27. This optimistic outlook from the government comes at a time when several...
Bangladesh’s Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals to begin exporting medicines to Afghanistan
Ariana News
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July 10, 2025
In a move seen as a potential boost to Afghanistan’s fragile healthcare system, Bangladesh-based Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals has announced plans to begin exporting medicines to Afghanistan. The decision comes as part of a long-term partnership...
Bangladeshi tribunal indicts ex-PM Sheikh Hasina over 1,400 deaths
Press TV
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A special tribunal in Bangladesh has formally charged former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two senior officials with crimes against humanity linked to a violent uprising last year, which resulted in the death of nearly 1,400 Bangladeshis. The...
Dhaka’s drains, dengue, and denial
Daily Star
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July 10, 2025
What is the capital of Bangladesh known for? Ask this question on a dry winter morning, and you will hear a chorus: "Biryani!" "Traffic!" "Overpopulation!"—with someone perhaps adding "resilience" as a compliment or a curse. But ask the same...
Bangladesh Sends 300 Kg Haribhanga Mangoes to Tripura Chief Minister via Akhaura
Ukhrul Times
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July 10, 2025
Agartala, Jul 10: Cross-border diplomacy took on a deliciously personal touch as Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus chose to honour Tripura’s Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) with 300 kilograms of the nation’s celebrated Haribhanga mangoes,...
Bangladesh Hindu Atrocities: World watching in silence
Organiser Weekly
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Since the Islamist-backed regime change in Bangladesh in mid-2024, misleadingly branded by Western media as a “student uprising”, “colour revolution”, or “popular movement”, the nation has plunged into an abyss of religious intolerance and...
Bangladesh tribunal indicts ousted Prime Minister Hasina over deaths of protesters (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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July 10, 2025
Photo:AP Photo/Michel Euler, File FILE -Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Nov. 9, 2021, to meet French President Emmanuel Macron for bilateral talks on the sideline of the Paris Peace Forum...
Bangladesh tribunal indicts former leader Sheikh Hasina over protester deaths
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 10, 2025
A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. A...
Bangladesh Confirms Chikungunya Outbreak in Dhaka
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The reappearance of 138 chikungunya cases in the People's Republic of Bangladesh in 2024 after a 7-year absence indicated the potential for larger outbreaks in the future. In June 2025, the Institute of Epidemiology,...
A Bangladeshi scientist to TIME100 Health List of Global Health Influencers
Daily Star
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July 12, 2025
TIME has named Dr Tahmeed Ahmed, Executive Director of icddr,b, to the 2025 TIME100 Health, its annual list recognising the 100 most influential individuals in global health. This recognition highlights Dr Tahmeed's pioneering contributions to...
Harnessing AI to enhance traditional medicine
Daily Star
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July 12, 2025
On 11 July 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) released a new report titled Mapping the Application of Artificial Intelligence in...
Gopalganj violence: 3,000 named in 4 cases, 277 arrested
BDNews24
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Police have initiated four separate cases against more than 3,000 people in connection with attacks and clashes during the National Citizen Party’s (NCP) event in Gopalganj. The suspects in the cases include 358 activists from the Awami League and...
Brown Magic’s bold plan to reinvent Bangladesh’s magic scene
Daily Star
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July 13, 2025
When Farhanul Islam casually corrected someone's comment from "black magic" to "brown magic" on Facebook, he was not expecting it to define the rest of his career. But it got stuck and became more than a name. It became a brand, a persona, and a...
Dhaka Medical College to reopen Saturday, hostels to open Friday
The Business Standard
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July 9, 2025
After weeks of student protests and academic standstill, Dhaka Medical College (DMC) is set to reopen on Saturday (12 July). The college dormitories will also be open to students from 8am on Friday (11 July), according to an official notice issued...
Bangladeshi GAP-grown mangoes reach Switzerland for the first time
Fresh Plaza
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July 9, 2025
For the first time, mangoes grown in Bangladesh using Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) have been exported to Switzerland, marking a significant step for the country's fresh produce sector, as reported by BSS news. Cultivated in Dinajpur's...
Stateless for four years, doctor from Pakistan knocks on Gujarat High Court’s door for citizenship
The Hindu
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July 19, 2025
Nanikraz Khanoomal Mukhi, who had a sonography clinic in Pakistan’s Hyderabad, chose to move to India in 2009 for his children’s education and to escape possible religious persecution. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A 50-year-old doctor from...
Bangladesh reports more severe dengue cases, calls for early treatment
United News of Bangladesh
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Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Md Abu Jafor on Wednesday said the nature of dengue has changed, making it more challenging to treat patients. “The current strain of dengue is no longer manageable the...
Accused in Saif Ali Khan attack case seeks bail, calls FIR an ‘imaginary story`
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 19, 2025
Thirty-year-old Mohammad Shariful Islam was arrested two days after the January 16 attack from a jungle in Thane, where he had been hiding in a makeshift shelter. The 54-year-old actor had been stabbed multiple times in his 12th-floor apartment in...