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India forcibly expels ethnic Bengalis unlawfully, says HRW

Indian authorities are forcibly expelling ethnic Bengali residents, mostly Muslims from West Bengal state, to Bangladesh without basic due process, Human Rights Watch said in a press release on Wednesday.

Prof Abul Barkat granted bail in July uprising murder case

A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to former Janata Bank chairman Professor Abul Barkat in a murder case filed over the killing of businessman Abdul Wadud during the July

Returned from Delhi in protest against airport harassment: Info adviser

Prime minister’s adviser on Information and Broadcasting Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday said that he returned to Bangladesh without entering India in protest against harassment after being made to wait

Licensed arms owners demand withdrawal of ‘irrationally high’ advance tax on firearms

Licensed Legal Firearms Owners on Tuesday demanded the immediate withdrawal of a proposed advance income tax on legally held weapons, calling it irrational, internationally unprecedented and a threat to public

Shaheed Zia brought media to open sky from dark lane: Swapon

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today said Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman had freed media removing all barriers to it. He said if Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman had not

PM praises young innovator Sajjadul’s eco-friendly inventions

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday learned about a range of environmentally friendly products developed by Sajjadul Islam, a student and young innovator from Moulvibazar, during a meeting at the

Addl 20MW electricity export to Bangladesh blocked by India

Nepal will export only 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Bangladesh from June 15, as India has not granted approval for an additional 20 MW export, energy officials said. The

BSF picks up Bangladeshi national near Darshana-Gede check post in Chuadanga

India’s Border Security Force detained a Bangladeshi youth from Darshana border area in Chuadanga on Saturday evening, officials said. The detainee was identified as Zulfiqar Ali, 22, son of Kalu