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India suspects coup in Bangladesh, JeI plans to de-stabilise Sheikh Hasina government

India, worried over plans by radical Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) to destabilise the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh, is expected to appraise the Obama administration about the machinations of the terror groups in the eastern neighbourhood and the necessity to support the Awami League regime during Narendra Modi’s US trip beginning Thursday. Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/43376712.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Bangladesh court reduces death sentence of Islamist party leader

Bangladesh’s top court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of an Islamist party leader convicted of war crimes to life imprisonment. A five-member bench of Appellate Division of Bangladesh’s Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain, pronounced the verdict at 10:06 a.m. local time by majority view amid tight security, reports Xinhua. The […]

Mamata to meet Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh

In the wake of allegations against one of the MPs of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) for providing money raised from the Saradha Group to Jamaat-e-Islami-Bangladesh (JMB), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Abida Islam, Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata. The Chief Minister will meet the Mr. Islam at the State […]

IS beheads British hostage David Haines, Cameron calls it an act of ‘pure evil’

The Islamic State claimed the beheading of a British aid worker on Saturday, an act slammed as “pure evil” by Prime Minister David Cameron who vowed Britain would do all it could to catch the killers. President Barack Obama offered US support for its “ally in grief”, while Cameron faced growing calls to allow Britain’s […]

Hundreds mourn death of Bangladesh singer Firoza Begum

Tributes have poured in for legendary Bangladeshi singer Firoza Begum who has died in Dhaka at the age of 84. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed shock and grief at her death, reports BBC. Local media reported that hundreds paid their last respects at her coffin at national monument Shaheed Minar. […]

China-proposed Silk Road revival to boost trade among nations, continents: Bangladeshi economist

China’s initiatives of reviving the ancient Silk Road through a network of roads and maritime linkages will bolster trade and cultural ties among the Bay of Bengal littorals and over the land mass of Asia and the other continents, according to a noted Bangladeshi economist and business leader. Abdul Awal Mintoo, who held many key […]

India hands over list of 71 insurgents camps to Bangladesh

Bangladesh today said it will take “necessary” steps on a list handed over by India on 71 insurgent camps being run in the country. “We will check the list and take necessary steps,” said Border Guard Bangladesh Director General Major General Aziz Ahmed after his return home from a five-day meeting with the Border Security […]

Bangladesh cricket star Shakib’s ban lifted‏

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Tuesday reduced the suspension of all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan by over three and a half months, paving the way for his return to the cricket from next month. BCB President Nazmul Hasan told journalists that Shakib Al Hasan could play international and domestic cricket matches from Sept. 15. BCB has taken […]

No major summer flooding expected in Bangladesh–official

DHAKA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s flood warning center said Tuesday that there is no possibility of heavy flooding in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country despite steady rains in parts of Bangladesh, which has led to further elevated rivers and canals, and fears of widespread major flooding. “There is no possibility at all that […]