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Bangladesh power cuts may last two more weeks on fuel shortages

Bangladesh could face power cuts for two more weeks, its power minister said late on Sunday, as higher electricity consumption because of rising temperatures has caused a fuel shortfall for generation plants.

Reuters

Refugee influx into Mizoram from all around and new concerns

Mizoram has seen an influx of refugees from Myanmar and recently from Bangladesh and now Manipur in recent years.

The Hindu

Bangladesh call up uncapped duo for Afghanistan Test

In preparation for the upcoming one-off Test against Afghanistan, Bangladesh on Sunday has announced the inclusion of uncapped batsman Shahadat Hossain and fast bowler Mushfik Hasan in their squad. The match is scheduled to begin on June 14 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, with the Afghan Test side…

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Bangladeshi diplomat visits Odisha hospitals to look for injured train passengers

One Bangladeshi passenger admitted at a Bhadrak hospital was discharged after treatment. Another has been referred to SCB Medical College in Cuttack

The Hindu

Nepal wants to attract Indian investments in energy sector, seeks alternative air routes: Foreign Minister Saud

Nepal wants to attract more Indian investments in its energy sector specifically for the development of hydro-power, Nepal’s Foreign Minister N.P. Saud said on May 31, underlining that the Himalayan nation wants a power deal with India so that it can export electricity to Bangladesh as well by utilising the…

The Hindu

Stateless Rohingya could soon be the ‘new Palestinians’, top UN official warns

Special rapporteur Olivier De Shutter calls for action on neglected crisis after finding ‘absolutely terrible’ conditions on visit to Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

The Guardian - UK

UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says

A United Nations official says Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to feed them

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European team in Bangladesh probes genocide by Pakistan army in 1971

A European team was in Bangladesh for an international probe into countless killings by the Pakistani army in 1971 amid calls to declare the atrocities the worst genocide since World War II.

Radio France Internationale

Final call on Asia Cup venue to be taken after IPL final, says BCCI secretary Jay Shah

It has been learnt from ACC sources that PCB chairman Najam Sethi’s proposed hybrid model looks like a feasible solution although ACC had made no formal statements

The Hindu

Bangladesh promises free, fair polls after US warns of visa curbs

Dhaka assures free polls, due by January 2024, after US says it would restrict visas to Bangladeshis who undermine vote.

Al Jazeera

Heads of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan cricket boards to attend IPL final

AHMEDABAD: The heads of Sri Lanka Cricket (Shammi Silva), Bangladesh Cricket Board (Nazmul Hasan) and Afghanistan Cricket Board (Mirwais Ashraf) will attend IPL-2023 final, which will be preceded by a closing ceremony, at the monumental Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday, informed BCCI secretary Jay Shah.

The Times of India

Bangladesh promises free, fair elections in response to US visa curbs

Bangladesh will take steps to tackle and prevent unlawful practices or interference in its elections, authorities said on Thursday, a day after the United States threatened curbs on citizens of the South Asian nation who undermine them.

Reuters

Dravid gives pep talk to Indian women's team ahead of Bangladesh tour

Hours before leaving the Indian shores for the World Test Championship final, men’s team head coach Rahul Dravid spent some quality time at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and gave a pep talk to women cricketers ahead of their tour of Bangladesh.

The Hindu

Rahul Dravid gives pep talk to Indian women's team ahead of Bangladesh tour

BENGALURU: Hours before leaving the Indian shores for the World Test Championship final, men's team head coach Rahul Dravid spent some quality time at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and gave a pep talk to women cricketers ahead of their tour of Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh PM says 'very much sure' country able to repay IMF loan

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday she is confident that the country will be able to meet its commitments to the International Monetary Fund.

The Times of India

Indian women to play 3 ODIs and as many T20Is in Bangladesh

MUMBAI: For the first time since its loss in the semifinals of the ICC Women's World Cup in Cape Town on February 23 at the hands of Australia, the Indian women's cricket team will be in action when it tours Bangladesh in June, TOI has learnt.

The Hindu

India provides key railway infrastructure to Bangladesh

To further strengthen the bilateral relationship between India and Bangladesh, the Ministry of Railways in India handed over 20 Broad Gauge (BG) locomotives to it’s eastern neighbour.

Daily Mirror

British charity brings joy to hundreds of Bangladeshi babies born with a cleft

Thanks to the help given by the UK's CLEFT – Bridging the Gap to local doctors, children with the condition can benefit from world-class surgery and care

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Cyclone-hit Myanmar, Bangladesh need $375 million in aid - UN

The United Nations on Tuesday said it needed $375 million in funding to get food, medicine and other relief supplies to millions of people affected by a cyclone that devastated parts of Myanmar and Bangladesh.

The Hindu

Gujarat ATS busts al-Qaeda module, arrests 4 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on May 22 arrested four persons allegedly linked with terror outfit al-Qaeda and exposed al-Qaeda’s module to hire people to spread terror in India.

Daily Record

Two million people dead from extreme weather since 1970, major report finds

Research by the World Meteorological Organisation found economic damages from events like floods, storms and wildfires totalled £3.5trillion since 1970.

The Guardian - UK

UN not given access to Rohingya refugee camps after Cyclone Mocha

UNHCR says it’s awaiting permission from Myanmar government to distribute health supplies in Sittwe, where an estimated 90% of Rohingya homes have been destroyed

France 24

Myanmar reports 145 deaths caused by Cyclone Mocha, most among Rohingya

The death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145 in Myanmar, its junta said Friday, with most of the dead from the persecuted Rohingya minority.

Bangkok Post

The lethal price of sweatshop development

It has been ten years since an eight-storey commercial building housing several textile factories on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed on April 24, 2013. The collapse of Rana Plaza claimed the lives of 1,134 people and severely injured 2,000 more, most of them women.

The Hindu

Natural disasters caused 2.5 million internal displacements in India in 2022, report says

A report by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre states that India has had over 2.5 million internal displacements caused by natural disasters, most of which were caused by floods.

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