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Political parties and Commission aligned, July Charter at final stage: Prof Ali Riaz
United News of Bangladesh
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Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Professor Ali Riaz on Thursday said there is no disagreement between political parties and the commission, as they all are working towards a common goal. “More importantly, the July Charter is...
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Bangladesh: Yunus urges India to extradite Hasina citing BBC audio leak report
Firstpost
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July 10, 2025
Bangladesh’s interim government has urged India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, accusing her of crimes against humanity. The appeal follows a BBC report featuring a leaked phone call in which Hasina allegedly ordered security...
Hindus in Bangladesh in distress, violence increased against...., 2442 cases reported in 330 days, anti-India Yunus to...
India.com
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July 11, 2025
Home News Hindus in Bangladesh in distress, violence increased against…., 2442 cases reported in 330 days, anti-India Yunus to… According to the 2022 census, Hindus are the largest minority community in Bangladesh at 7.95% of the total population,...
Bangladesh proposes to increase imports from US in tariff talks
The Statesman (India)
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July 10, 2025
Bangladesh has proposed to increase imports from the US on the first day of tariff talks between the two countries, a Bangladeshi official said on Thursday. “Bangladesh, on the first day of the tariff talks, has proposed to import more cotton,...
Tripura HC disposes PIL seeking action on cross-border infiltration from Bangladesh, Myanmar
The Business Standard
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July 11, 2025
The Tripura High Court has declined to issue immediate directives in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the alleged increase in illegal immigration from Bangladesh and Myanmar, calling the petition "premature" and advising the...
No more 'Sir': Bangladesh scraps Hasina-era rule for addressing women officials
India Today
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July 10, 2025
The interim government of Bangladesh has officially scrapped a directive that required female government officials -- including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina -- to be addressed as 'Sir.' The decision was made during a meeting of the Advisory...
Maharashtra: Powai police arrest Bangladeshi man for illegal stay
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 11, 2025
Acting on intelligence received around 9.30 pm on Tuesday, Assistant Police Inspector (API) Suyakant Paratkar led a team comprising constables and informants to set up a surveillance operation. By 10.50 pm, the suspect was spotted and apprehended...
Rajasthan minister seeks removal of books that glorify Gandhis; Congress slams ‘ideological attack’
The Indian Express
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July 11, 2025
A fresh political controversy has erupted in Rajasthan after School Education Minister Madan Dilawar announced plans to remove two books from the Class 12 syllabus, accusing them of disproportionately glorifying Congress leaders — particularly...
Ousted Bangladesh PM indicted on charges of crimes against humanity
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 10, 2025
A special tribunal has indicted Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her over a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. In February, the UN human...
Mohsin Naqvi convenes Asian Cricket Council meeting in Dhaka
Daily Times
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July 10, 2025
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Syed Mohsin Naqvi has called Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 24. According to sources, the notice for the meeting has already been sent to all member boards However, both the BCCI and...
Donald Trump or Al Capone? The alarming rise of America’s gangster politics
Weekly Blitz
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July 10, 2025
In his second term in the White House, Donald Trump is increasingly exhibiting characteristics reminiscent of a mafia boss rather than a democratic statesman. His behavior, marked by threats, vendettas, and political bullying, more closely mirrors...
Bangladesh urges India to act with 'conscience', 'moral clarity' on Sheikh Hasina extradition request
The Economic Times
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July 9, 2025
Bangladesh's interim government led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged India to be guided by "conscience and moral clarity" over its handling of the extradition request for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is facing...
Challenging the Fifteenth Amendment through legal doctrine
Daily Star
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July 10, 2025
The book, titled Revolutionary Constitutionalism and Why it was Essential to Declare the Fifteenth Amendment Unconstitutional, by Dr Sharif Bhuiyan, a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, is inspired by the July Revolution. It...
Ghana leaves mark at inaugural International Cybersecurity Olympiad in Singapore
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
From 22nd to 28th June 2025, the vibrant city of Singapore played host to the first-ever International Cybersecurity Olympiad (ICO)—a groundbreaking global competition held at the National University of Singapore (NUS), bringing together some of...
EC forms five committees to coordinate general election
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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To prepare for the 13th parliamentary election, the Election Commission has formed five special coordination and oversight committees, covering law and order, field administration, and other areas. The committees will be led by four election...
KLO chief accuses Mamata govt of ‘police, political terror’, TMC calls him BJP’s stooge
The Indian Express
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July 10, 2025
Accusing the TMC government of “political and police terror” against the Koch and Rajbanshis communities in West Bengal, Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) chief Jibon Singh has asked people to rise against ‘Kolkata Sarkar’.The TMC linked the...
HC questions legality of cancelling primary approvals for 10 renewable energy projects
The Business Standard
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July 10, 2025
The High Court has issued a rule questioning why the government's decision to cancel Letters of Intent (LOIs) for 10 renewable energy projects – where significant groundwork, including land acquisition, has already been completed – should not be...
Kusal Mendis leads Sri Lanka to 7-wicket win over Bangladesh in 1st T20
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 11, 2025
Former captain Dasun Shanaka made an impressive return to white-ball cricket after almost one year and limited Bangladesh to 154-5 after Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka won the toss and elected to field Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis plays a shot...
President Trump announces sweeping new tariff rates on key trading partners
JD Supra - California
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July 9, 2025
On July 7, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order extending the current pause on reciprocal tariffs through August 1, 2025, postponing implementation of country-specific reciprocal rates until that time. The pause on country-specific...
BTCCI signs MoU with TBCC to promote Dhaka-Bangkok trade
Bangladesh Post
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Bangladesh-Thai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BTCCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) yesterday at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hoetl, Dhaka with Thai-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce (TBCC), Thailand to foster closer cooperation between the...