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Study links surge in lightning disasters in Bangladesh to transboundary air pollution
Mongabay
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July 11, 2025
Air pollution — especially from transboundary dust and sulfate particles — is intensifying lightning activity in Bangladesh, particularly during the pre-monsoon season. Studies show that these pollutants, mostly coming in from northern and western...
150,000 Rohingya fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in 18 months: UN
Dunya News
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World World 150,000 Rohingya fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in 18 months: UN Close Movement of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh is the largest from Myanmar since 2017: UNHCR spox Published On: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:31:43 PKT (AFP) – Bangladesh...
Bangladesh Saw 2,442 Cases Of Communal Violence In 330 Days: Minority Advocacy Group
News18
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July 11, 2025
Last Updated:July 11, 2025, 06:05 IST This timeframe coincides with the height of political unrest that led to the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government The BHBCUC highlighted that these incidents, primarily targeting...
India News | Books Discontinued in Rajasthan Schools as They Glorified Nehru-Gandhi Family, Says Minister
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Jaipur, Jul 11 (PTI) School students in Rajasthan will no longer study two-part supplementary textbooks with state Education Minister Madan Dilawar arguing that these reading materials are not required because they glorify the Nehru-Gandhi family...
‘They wanted birth, school certificates…even checked phones for Bangladesh contacts’: Bengal Migrants released from detention in Odisha
The Indian Express
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July 11, 2025
“When we showed them our voter ID cards and Aadhaar cards, they said it was not enough. They wanted birth certificates and school documents. They even seized our phones and checked for phone numbers from Bangladesh.”Ajimuddin Sheikh (22), a mason...
World Reuters Support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh risks collapse, UN refugee agency says
Yahoo News
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Essential services for the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh are at risk of collapsing unless more money is found, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday, with its appeal for $255 million...
Support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh risks collapse, UN refugee agency says
WKZO - Michigan
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Essential services for the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh are at risk of collapsing unless more money is found, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday, with its appeal for $255 million...
Nearly 1,50,000 Rohingya fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in 18 months: United Nations refugee agency
The Hindu
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July 11, 2025
Rohingya refugees wait at the World Food Programme distribution center to purchase grocery items at the refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh has, over the past 18 months, registered the biggest influx of...
UK Lawmakers Highlight Plight Of Hindus In Bangladesh, Call For Strong Action Against Yunus Govt
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) London, July 11 (IANS) Several top politicians from the United Kingdom, past and present lawmakers, human rights activists and members of the country's various religious communities have urged the government led by Prime Minister...
Former Bangladesh police chief admits to crimes against humanity amid crackdown trial
Daily Times
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July 11, 2025
DHAKA – Former Inspector General of Police, Chowdhury Abdullah Mamun, has confessed to committing crimes against humanity during a violent government crackdown on student-led protests in 2024. The shocking admission came during the reopening of...
Dhaka saw 2K minority violence cases in 330 days: Rights group
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 10, 2025
Bangladesh witnessed 2,442 incidents of communal violence over a span of 330 days from August 4 last year, when political unrest peaked, leading to the ouster of PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government, a minority advocacy group in the country...
Calcutta HC Seeks Report From Union Home Ministry On Charges Of Migrant Workers From Bengal In Delhi Being Deported To Dhaka
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, directed the Union Home Ministry to submit to the court a report on allegations that some migrant workers from West Bengal residing in New Delhi have...
Dhaka’s rooftops could feed the city, but law keeps getting in the way
Daily Star
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July 10, 2025
Deep in the heart of Dhaka, where multistorey complexes rise like concrete forests and parks are a luxury, a quiet revolution is taking root: rooftop farming. This is more than just an attractive concept or a design feature—it is a green,...
Tripura Court Sends Bangladeshi Woman, Indian Lover To 14-Day Judicial Custody
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Agartala, July 11 (IANS) A Tripura court has remanded a 35-year-old Bangladeshi woman and her Indian lover to 14-day judicial custody after they were arrested in the state's Sepahijala district, officials said on Friday. A police...
Asia Cup cricket's fate hangs on ACC meeting in Dhaka; BCCI's request to Asian Cricket Council under review - Reports
Mint
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July 11, 2025
The fate of the men's cricket Asia Cup 2025 will be decided in an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting, scheduled to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 25-26, according to a Times Now report. India are originally the hosts of the Asia Cup 2025,...
Trade future in focus on day 2 of US-Bangladesh talks
BDNews24
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Bangladesh and the US have engaged in a second round of tariff negotiations, focusing on the "trajectory of current and future trade relations" amid tensions over Washington’s planned duty hike on Bangladeshi goods. Both sides presented their...
The Devastating Impact of U.S. 35% Tariff on Bangladesh’s Garment Industry
Textile Focus
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July 11, 2025
Author: Tariq Hameed, Global Sales Manager, Delta Kimya In early 2025, the United States imposed a 35% tariff on Bangladeshi garment exports, a sharp increase from the previous average of 15%. This policy, part of a broader “reciprocal tariff”...
General : Bangladesh Gains China, Canada Backing On Investment, Humanitarian Aid
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
By Ahmad Aidil Syukri Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- China and Canada have expressed interest in strengthening cooperation with Bangladesh in trade, investment and humanitarian aid, particularly in supporting the displaced Rohingya...
35% tariff: Bangladesh, US 'reach general consensus on some issues' on second day of talks; final round today
The Business Standard
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July 11, 2025
The second day of the three-day Bangladesh-United States tariff negotiation has concluded, with both sides engaging in detailed discussions on the present and future course of bilateral trade. While a number of issues saw a general consensus, some...
Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh by ‘Bangladesh Nationalist Party’ : Sheikh Hasina
Sanatan Prabhat
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July 11, 2025
Dhaka (Bangladesh) – Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party, the Awami League, has accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of inciting violence against Hindus and other minorities, intimidating them, and forcing them to leave the...