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Bangladeshi man arrested for beating tiger to death
Bangladeshi man arrested for beating tiger to death DHAKA - Police in southeastern Bangladesh arrested a man Thursday for beating an endangered Bengal tiger to death after it strayed into a village, a forest official said.
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Only 2 out of 30,000 NGOs working for "suffering" Pak refugees in Bangladesh
South East Asia News.Net Saturday 4th July, 2009 Karachi, July 4 : Only two out of 30,000 Bangladeshi non-governmental organisations are working for the welfare of the Pakistani refugees living in 66 camps in that country, it has been claimed.
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Bangladesh floods maroon thousands, landslides kill 6
Torrential rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing six people and stranding half a million in their homes in Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday.
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Dhaka nabs militant who set up terror unit in India
Abdur Rahim alias Shahadat who played a key role in strengthening the banned Islamist militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh in bordering districts of India's West Bengal state has been arrested, the police said.
Bangladesh, United States to hold bilateral talks
Bangladesh and the United States are going to hold their first-ever bilateral talks in September to discuss entire range of issues between the two countries, local news agency UNB reported on Wednesday.
Bomb threat halts trading in Bangladesh's main bourse
TRADING in Bangladesh's main bourse, the Dhaka Stock Exchange here, was suspended for nearly an hour today following a bomb threat in the afternoon, officials said.
Reduce taxes on hilsa fish, say Bangladesh, Indian traders
Tajikistan News.Net Friday 3rd July, 2009 Bangladesh's exporters have made common ca use with Indian importers to urge Dhaka to reduce taxes on the prized hilsa fish and place it on par with frozen shrimp and other marine products it exports to other countries.
Police, garment workers continue clash in Bangladesh, another 1 killed
Police and garment workers continued fight on the second day on Sunday over the workers' outstanding payment, leaving another worker dead and 100 wounded in police firing at Savar, about 30 kms north of capital city Dhaka.
Bangladesh garment worker killed in clash
DHAKA: A garment worker was shot and killed on Saturday as thousands of factory employees protesting wage cuts clashed with law enforcement officers near the Bangaldeshi capital, police said.
Manipur dam will not harm Bangladesh: India
IMPHAL: India's Tipaimukh dam project, coming up in Manipur on the river Barak that flows into Bangladesh, will not harm that country as feared by its politicians and civil society, say officials here.
Dhaka may give gas exploration contracts to foreign companies
The CCEA headed by Finance Minister AMA Muhith, officials said, will decide as per the proposal to the prime minister that includes a detailed account of the process adopted in selection.
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton talked to Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni over telephone yesterday evening and discussed bilateral issues.
Why not crossfire illegal? HC asks govt to reply in four weeks
The High Court yesterday issued a rule upon the government to show cause within four weeks as to why the extra-judicial killings 'in the name of crossfire or encounter' by the law enforcing agencies, should not be declared illegal and without lawful authority.
BANGLADESH: Some 1,000 Rohingyas evicted from makeshift huts
DHAKA, : Over the past two months the local authorities in Cox's Bazaar District, southeastern Bangladesh, have torn down scores of makeshift huts belonging to an estimated 1,000 Rohingya refugees.
Agitating workers set fire to factory in Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 29 : Agitating workers Monday set fire to a garment factory located on the outskirts of the capital, where violence over the past two days has left two workers dead and 200 injured.
Expat Bangladeshis spend more calling home than others
The survey '"Teleuse at the bottom of the pyramid", conducted by LIRNEasia, a regional ICT policy research institute, found 87 percent of Bangladeshi migrants called home at least once a week, while 34 percent called home daily.
Bangladeshi woman whipped over 200 times, critical
Tajikistan News.Net Monday 29th June, 2009 A widow was whipped 202 times and a man 101 times following a fatwa by a religious leader for their alleged involvement in 'anti-social activity' in a village in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting local protests and action by the police.
Dhaka, London partner in fighting terrorism
Bangladesh and UK yesterday launched a joint working group to enhance counter terrorism cooperation between the two countries for building capacity of combating terrorism.
Dhaka opposition seeks probe against former caretaker government
Bangladesh's main opposition party has approached the UN seeking a probe against the previous caretaker government for alleged human rights abuses.
Textile workers protest wage cuts, two killed
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas yesterday when protesters clashed with Bangladeshi security forces for a second day, as an estimated 50,000 garment workers rallied over wage cuts and unpaid salaries.