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'They'll be the first to scream if...': Sanjeev Sanyal on demolition of Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh
Business Today
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July 16, 2025
Economist and historian Sanjeev Sanyal recently took to social media to share his take on the demolition of filmmaker Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh. The century-old ancestral house of Satyajit Ray's family in Mymensingh, Bangladesh,...
India Offers To Restore Satyajit Ray’s Ancestral Home After Demolition Order In Bangladesh
News18
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July 15, 2025
Last Updated:July 15, 2025, 23:07 IST The Indian government on Tuesday reminded the Bangladesh interim government that renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s ancestral is a symbol of Bangla Rennaissance. India has offered to restore, reconstruct and...
India Regrets Demolition of Satyajit Ray’s Ancestral Home in Bangladesh, Offers Help for Restoration
Asianet Newsable
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July 16, 2025
India expressed regret over the demolition of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, and offered to help restore it. The government urged Bangladesh to reconsider the plan, citing the site's cultural and historic value. New...
Jeetbuzz Casino Grabs Bigger Client Share in Bangladesh Online Casino Markets
Top News
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Online sports betting and casino gaming have redefined how audiences engage with games of chance and skill in the digital era. Modern platforms deliver not only high-octane entertainment but also secure financial environments, appealing bonuses,...
‘Profound Regret’: MEA Urges Bangladesh To Save Satyajit Ray’s Home, Mamata Says Demolition ‘Heartbreaking’
ABP Live
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July 15, 2025
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the reported demolition of the ancestral home of legendary filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The residence originally belonged to Ray’s...
Prof Yunus calls for unity to build ‘New Bangladesh’ inspired by July martyrs
United News of Bangladesh
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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called on all citizens to unite in building a new Bangladesh, inspired by the ideals of the July martyrs who dreamt of a nation free from discrimination, corruption and autocracy. "With renewed determination,...
Satyajit Ray’s Ancestral Home in Bangladesh Faces Demolition | India Steps In to Rebuild | News18
News18
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July 16, 2025
| Satyajit Ray ancestral home in Bangladesh is being demolished to replace it with new semi concrete structure, Indian government has stepped in to help with rebuilding the property In a shocking development, the ancestral home of legendary...
USB Certification Bangladesh Commemorates Turkey’s Democracy and National Unity Day
Textile Focus
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July 16, 2025
July 15 is commemorated in Turkey as Democracy and National Unity Day. It marks the anniversary of the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016, carried out by a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces allegedly linked to the Gülen movement. The coup...
US Mass Layoffs: Donald Trump Administration Fires 17 Immigration Court Judges Across 10 States, Says Union
Latestly
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July 15, 2025
Washington, July 16: Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents them, as the Trump administration pushes forward with its mass deportations of immigrants in the country. The...
Plastic dependency: The environmental cost of food delivery in Bangladesh
Daily Star
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July 15, 2025
Over the last couple of years, cities in Bangladesh have seen a rapid growth in online food delivery services. From local catering houses to global fast food chains, everything is a matter of a tap away. However, the unchecked use of single-use...
MACC arrests two Bangladeshis in KLIA bribery syndicate case
The Sun Daily
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July 15, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained two Bangladeshi nationals suspected of leading a syndicate that facilitated illegal entry for foreign nationals by bribing airport enforcement officers. The suspects, both...
Debt, dependence, and the illusion of development: How global economic governance chains Bangladesh to structural injustice
Weekly Blitz
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July 15, 2025
Debt, dependence, and the illusion of development: How global economic governance chains Bangladesh to structural injustice In the first half of 2025, Bangladesh’s economic narrative has oscillated between optimism and anxiety. On the surface, an...
Reconsider demolition: India offers help to Bangladesh with repair & reconstruction of Satyajit Ray's ancestral property
Mint
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July 15, 2025
The Government of India on Tuesday said that it is willing to co-operate with the Bangladesh government for the repair and reconstruction of the ancestral property of Satyajit Ray in Bangladesh's Mymensingh. “Given the building’s landmark status,...
26 ‘illegal’ Bangladeshi immigrants arrested in Meghalaya by BSF; four others held for aiding their illegal entry
Mint
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July 15, 2025
At least 26 Bangladeshis were apprehended by the Border Security Force near the international border in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district. Officials said on Tuesday they were arrested for entering Indian “without valid documents”. According to...
India tells Dhaka to reconsider Ray ancestral home demolition, offers help to repair
The Indian Express
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July 15, 2025
As the ancestral home of legendary filmmaker and Academy Award winner Satyajit Ray in Bangladesh is being demolished to make way for a new “semi-concrete structure”, the Indian government stepped in on Tuesday and volunteered to help in repair and...
America, meet the Trump-Mamdani voter
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“Trump and Zohran specifically? Gosh, I can’t think of a specific person,” says Alexa Avilés, a New York City Council member from Brooklyn, who is, like Mamdani, a democratic socialist. “I haven’t seen any data on that,” says Lis Smith, a...
Hindu official in Bangladesh kidnapped for ransom
Sanatan Prabhat
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July 15, 2025
After receiving the ransom, the official was tied up and thrown into a field Victimized Hindu officer Sushant Kumar Majumdar Dhaka (Bangladesh) – On the evening of July 12, Sushanta Kumar Majumdar, an inspector in the Food Department in Khulna...
Rohingya refugees in peril in Bangladesh as support wanes: UN
Al Jazeera
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The US and other Western countries have been reducing their funding, prioritising their defence spending instead. The plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh could rapidly deteriorate further unless more funding can be secured for critical...
QRCS concludes project to improve shelter conditions at refugee camps in Bangladesh
The Peninsula
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July 15, 2025
Doha: In collaboration with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded a project to improve shelter conditions at refugee camps, with 1,920 direct beneficiaries. The project involved comprehensive...
Rap, memes, graffiti: Bangladesh’s new political tools, a year after Hasina
Al Jazeera
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Dhaka, Bangladesh — On July 16, 2024, as security forces launched a brutal crackdown on student protesters campaigning against then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s increasingly authoritarian government, Bangladeshi rapper Massrur Jahan Alif —...