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Hasina lost out as she failed to read warnings that came with protests

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August 06, 2024

Hasina lost out as she failed to read warnings that came with protests

The use of force over the five weeks’ protests, enhanced in the last week, only added to the mass fury.

March 07, 2023
Explosion at seven-storey building kills at least 17, injures over 100 in Bangladesh's Dhaka

The cause of the explosion could not be known immediately, but local residents suspected chemicals illegally stored inside the building, mostly used as an office and business complex, might have sparked the blast.
July 09, 2021
Fire at Bangladesh food factory kills 52

Officials fear more people might be trapped inside the facility situated 25 kilometres east of Dhaka
March 02, 2021
Weeks before assembly polls, D-company's fake currency operatives active on Indo-Bangla border

In the wake of Assembly polls in Assam and West Bengal, the vigil on the Indo-Bangladesh border has been stepped up to prevent cross-border smuggling of FICN.
March 06, 2019
Arundhati Roy barred from holding talk in Dhaka

This is the 10th edition of Chobi Mela, touted to be one of the most prestigious photography festivals in Asia.
January 14, 2019
Bangladesh garment makers agree for wage hike after protests

The revised wages are effective from December and will be adjusted from January, Munshi said.