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Bangladesh minority group condemns communal violence in northern Gangacora
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 30, 2025
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 30 (ANI): A delegation led by the Acting General Secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, Manindra Kumar Nath, visited Hindupara, which has been hit by communal violence, in Aldadpur village, Betgari...
Mizoram Begins Collecting Biometric Data Of Myanmar, Bangladeshi Refugees
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Aizawl, July 31 (IANS) Following the direction of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Mizoram government started the process to collect biometrics and biographic data of Myanmar and Bangladeshi refugees taking shelter in the...
Bangladesh: Year since Hasina Fled, Rights Challenges Abound
Human Rights Watch
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July 31, 2025
(New York) – The interim Bangladesh government of Mohammed Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda a year since tens of thousands of people took to the street to successfully depose their authoritarian...
India News | Biometric Enrolment for Myanmar and Bangladesh Refugees
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
Aizawl, Jul 31 (PTI) The biometric enrolment of over 34,000 people from Myanmar and Bangladesh, who took refuge in Mizoram, is underway, officials said on Thursday. The Serchhip and Lunglei administrations began the enrolment drive in their...
India News | Biometric Enrolment for Myanmarese, Bangladeshi Refugees Underway in Mizoram
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
Aizawl, Jul 31 (PTI) The biometric enrolment of over 34,000 people from Myanmar and Bangladesh, who took refuge in Mizoram, is underway, officials said on Thursday. The Serchhip and Lunglei administrations began the enrolment drive in their...
1 in every 4 Bangladeshis lives in multidimensional poverty: Report
Bangladesh Post
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One in every four people in Bangladesh is living in multidimensional poverty, according to a report. The Mmatest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2019 report is the latest in this regard. The data reveals that 24.05% of the population —...
1 in 4 Bangladeshis live in multidimensional poverty: Report
The Business Standard
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July 31, 2025
Nearly one in four people in Bangladesh – 24.05% of the population or approximately 39.77 million individuals – are living in multidimensional poverty, according to the country's first-ever National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report. The...
‘Why would we hide bodies of children?’
Daily Star
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July 31, 2025
Brig Gen Nazim-ud-Daula, Director of Military Operations Directorate (MOD) at the Army Headquarters, today rejected allegations that army personnel beat up teachers or attempted to hide bodies of the victims during the rescue operation at...
NCP's countrywide march ends in Dhaka
BDNews24
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The “July March” of the National Citizen Party (NCP) has returned to Dhaka, concluding its month-long procession after meeting supporters of the July Uprising across the country. NCP leaders and activists of the capital welcomed the top leaders...
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Authoritarian drift in Dhaka: India’s role in upholding minority rights and democracy
Firstpost
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July 31, 2025
As South Asia grapples with rising authoritarianism and political instability, India’s role as a democratic stabiliser is being increasingly tested. Nowhere is this more evident than in Bangladesh, where a deepening governance crisis under the...
Turning your nose? How ‘shutki’ can be a mainstay of Bangladesh’s robust fisheries export sector
United News of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh’s traditional dried fish industry, locally known as shutki, is gaining renewed attention as a potent earner of foreign currency, with exports showing signs of strong growth that marks it out as a highly promising item in the country's...
Year since Hasina fled, rights challenges abound in Bangladesh, says HRW
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 31, 2025
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 31 (ANI): The interim Bangladesh government of Mohammed Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda, a year since tens of thousands of people took to the streets to successfully depose their...
Death toll in Bangladesh military plane crash rises to 27
Global Times
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The death toll from the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft on a school and college campus on Monday has risen to 27, with 25 of the victims being children. The other two victims include the aircraft's pilot and a female...
Dhaka renews call for full membership of Palestine in UN
Bangladesh Post
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Bangladesh has reiterated its call for the full recognition and membership of the State of Palestine in the United Nations. “The implementation of the two-State solution must begin now. We must act with urgency and courage to uphold international...
A Demand to impose ‘Jizya’ Tax on Hindus and Other Non-Muslims in Bangladesh
Sanatan Prabhat
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July 31, 2025
(Jizya tax is a tax historically collected from non-Muslims for their protection under Islamic rule.) Dhaka (Bangladesh) – Non-Muslims living in Bangladesh should be made to pay the ‘Jizya tax’. Since Muslims pay ‘Zakat’ (A portion of their wealth...
Cultural activities needed to build inclusive, discrimination-free society: seminar
New Age Bangladesh
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Cultural Correspondent 31 July, 2025, 00:45 Cultural activists said on Wednesday that following the 2024 student-led mass uprising, cultural activities were needed to build an inclusive and discrimination-free society. They made the remarks at a...
Religious Fanaticism Knows No Bounds In Bangladesh Under Yunus
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Dhaka: The entire world is silently watching the ongoing Hindu genocide in Bangladesh. Since August 2024's jihadist-backed coup to oust former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Hindus in Bangladesh have been confronting a...
Cultural progs decrease across country
New Age Bangladesh
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ONE YEAR OF JULY UPRISING MA Aslam Molla 30 July, 2025, 23:57 Cultural activists have said that the activities of cultural institutions and organisations across the country decreased after the student-led mass uprising in July and August in 2024....
ICCI invites Bangladesh to boost investment in Pakistan
Daily Times
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July 31, 2025
During a business visit to Bangladesh, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Nasir Mansoor Qureshi urged Bangladeshi companies to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan. He highlighted sectors such as textiles, IT,...
Hasina, Rehana, their children among 100 indicted in six cases over Purbachal plot graft
Bangladesh Post
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Two separate courts in Dhaka on Thursday framed charges in six cases filed against 100 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over irregularities in allocations of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project. Of the six cases,...