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Bangladesh rebuilds brick sector but reforms bypass workers
Context
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What’s the context? Bangladesh's drive to phase out clay bricks may clean the air but offers little help to vulnerable seasonal workers. Bangladesh aims to close clay kilns to cut pollution Risky work and poor pay for migrant labourers Workers...
On the banks of the Naf River, DW spoke with several Bangladeshi fishermen who were held captive by rebels based in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Deutsche Welle
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July 31, 2025
The trickling sound of the Naf River, which separates Bangladesh from Myanmar, echoes through the verdant lanes leading to Mohammad Siddiqui's hut. Just opposite his quarters in the Bangladeshi border town of Teknaf, the mountains of Rakhine state...
How not to identify an illegal immigrant
The Hindu
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July 31, 2025
Bengali Basti area of Vasant Kunj in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Ashna Butani In the winter of 2024, when Delhi was receiving ‘cold wave’ alerts, my phone would beep multiple times a day to alert me about the detainment of “illegal” Bangladeshi...
Govt needs to put in work to stem decline in cultural activities
New Age Bangladesh
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A SOMEWHAT decline in cultural activities by institutions has been apparent, especially in outdoor rather than indoor programmes, in a year of the interim government as many organisations say that they go slow because of security reasons. A...
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...
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...
Major Sadique in custody for alleged training of AL activists: Army HQ
Bangladesh Post
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Bangladesh Army has taken Major Sadique into custody following a claim that surfaced recently on social media and various news platforms that he was involved in providing training to Awami League activists. Brigadier General Md Nazim-Ud-Daula,...
Kolkata: 28-year-old Bangladeshi model held in Bikramgarh for cheating, impersonation
Hindustan Times
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July 31, 2025
Kolkata: A 28-year-old Bangladeshi model and actor was arrested from the Bikramgarh area of south Kolkata on Wednesday in connection with a cheating case, police said. A first information report (FIR) was registered under cheating and criminal...
Enormous prospects to scale up trade ties with Bangladesh: S Africa
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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South African High Commissioner to Bangladesh Prof Anil Sooklal on Thursday said the relationship between Bangladesh and South Africa is not at its potential that it should be, especially on the trade front, stressing that there is “so much of...
One-third of Bangladesh's children trapped in multidimensional poverty: report
Xinhua News Agency
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DHAKA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- With almost three out of 10 children (28.9 percent) living in multidimensional poverty, significantly higher than the rate for adults (21.44 percent), children are disproportionately impacted by deep-rooted challenges of...
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...
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...
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...
One-third of children face multidimensional poverty: UNICEF
BDNews24
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Almost one in three children in Bangladesh are living in multidimensional poverty, according to new findings released by the General Economics Division (GED), with support from UNICEF and the European Union. In a media statement issued on...
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....
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...
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...
Ganosamhati calls for overhaul of state structure
Daily Star
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August 1, 2025
Sat Aug 2, 2025 02:15 AM Last update on: Sat Aug 2, 2025 04:26 AM DU Correspondent Sat Aug 2, 2025 02:15 AM Last update on: Sat Aug 2, 2025 04:26 AM The existing state structure of Bangladesh does not serve the people but protects the interests of...
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 —...