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Latest in Tag: bangladesh
Egypt, Bangladesh to launch direct flights in April targeting intra-regional trade stimulation
Egypt-Bangladesh trade exchange registers $132.5m in 2020: FEDCOC’s Ibrahim Al-Araby
India, Bangladesh celebrate 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations
In 1971, India recognized Bangladesh as an independent and sovereign state. This year also marks the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence.
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins elections
At least 16 people were reported to have been killed in violence among rival’s supporters
Royal for International Trade to enter 5 markets, including Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh
Royal for International Trade intends to export 20,000 tonnes of citrus fruits in 2017, up from 16,700 tonnes last year, a target growth of 20%. The chairperson of the company, Shady El Adawy, said that Royal exports its products to 20 companies worldwide, with plans to penetrate five new markets in 2017 as part of …
New video shows ‘IS’ planning more attacks in Bangladesh
A new video released by the so-called “Islamic State” features a group of Bangladeshi jihadists who are planning more attacks in the South Asian nation. Experts say the government needs concrete plans to fight terrorism.
Udo Steinbach: ‘The physical end of ‘Islamic State’ is approaching’
In Syria and Iraq, the ‘Islamic State’ group has been losing ground for months, but worldwide, its attacks are becoming more effective. Middle East expert Udo Steinbach detects change within the terrorist militia.
Bangladesh begins two days of mourning following terrorist attack that killed dozens
Bangladesh’s prime minister has decreed the next two days a mourning period. The world is reeling from a terror attack that left 28 people dead.
Bangladesh’s crackdown on Islamists ‘lacking political strategy’
Bangladesh has launched a security operation against Islamists, who have been accused of murdering secular activists. Analyst Siegfried Wolf tells DW a comprehensive political strategy against terrorism is still missing.
Bangladeshi Hindus seeking safety in India
The number of Hindus living in Bangladesh continues to shrink as many of them leave to seek refuge in neighboring India. Experts blame it on religious persecution and systematic oppression against the minority community.
Bin Laden in the jihadist world of ‘Islamic State’
Five years after the death of bin Laden, al Qaeda is being overshadowed by IS, which is expanding not only in Afghanistan and Pakistan but also in Bangladesh. DW examines the new challenges to the group in South Asia.
Hacker’s spelling slip foils billion-dollar bank heist
Last month, hackers plundered the accounts of Bangladesh’s central bank, making off with $80 million. It was one of the biggest banking heists in history – and it would’ve been a lot bigger were it not for a simple typo.
‘Islamic State’ claims responsibility for Bangladesh bombings: monitor
The “Islamic State” terrorist group has said it was responsible for the attack at an annual Shiite celebration, a monitoring group reported. At least one person died and dozens more were injured in the bomb blasts. The so-called “Islamic State” terrorist organization, also known simply as IS, carried out the bomb blasts that went off …
Islamists issue death threat against leading Bangladeshi blogger
Bangladeshi blogger Imran H Sarker says he has received a death threat from the “Islamic State” via Facebook. In an interview with DW, the blogger explained why he is taking the threat seriously. Dhaka-based blogger Imran H Sarker is one of the most widely read and popular bloggers in the country with nearly a million …
Finally an identity for India-Bangladesh enclave denizens
For decades, some 50,000 stateless people have lived in tiny enclaves in the border area between Bangladesh and India. But after a new agreement between the two countries, they will finally acquire citizenship. The enclaves are not visible on the world map. A closer and magnified look shows small dots in a zigzag on a …
New tiger count in Bangladesh raises alarm
Better counting methodology has revealed more realistic results for the remaining tiger population in Bangladesh’s Sundarbans. And the numbers are far from good: Only around 100 of the big cats still stalk the forests. The numbers of tigers that populate the world's largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh seem to be far fewer than previously thought. According to a recent survey,…
Cricket World Cup 2015
Fourteen teams are participating in the 11th Cricket World Cup hosted by Australia and New Zealand, which began on 14 February and will continue until 29 March. The teams will play a total of 49 matches in 14 different cities. Australian playing fields will host 26 matches in seven cities: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, …
Banglalink digital issues $300m bond
Reuters – Egypt’s Global Telecom Holding said on Monday its Bangladeshi subsidiary Banglalink Digital Communications Limited issued Bangladesh’s first international bond. Banglalink, wholly owned by Global Telecom, has priced a five-year $300m bond with the coupon at 8.625%, Global Telecom said in a statement. The transaction is expected to close on 6 May. “The notes …
Bangladesh Islamist sentenced to hang for war genocide
The 61-year-old Kamaruzzaman is the fourth person to be convicted by the much-criticised International Crimes Tribunal
OIC fear Myanmar violence may spread
Egypt foreign minister presents four-point plan to help solve crisis in Myanmar
New violence in strike-hit Bangladesh
“We suspect the cocktail was hurled from a moving vehicle,” Biplob Sarker, a senior policeman in Dhaka
One killed as police fire on Bangladesh protest
About 20 policemen were also injured in the clashes
India floods displace millions
More than one million persons displaced in Guwahati
Twenty one killed in two days of anti-US protest in Pakistan
Pakistani protesters clash with police, 21 killed on government-sanctioned “Love for the Prophet Mohamed Day”
Bangladesh blocks YouTube over anti-Islam video
Anti-Islam film continues to provoke more reactions from Muslim countries
Myanmar’s minority Muslims under attack
When asked where his parents were, the boy mustered, “I don’t know.” He was still very young, even at 17 years-old, to have made a perilous crossing at the Naf River alone, venturing from Myanmar to Bangladesh and fleeing the threat of the Burmese military the length of the trip. At a refugee camp outside …