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The Latest Breaking News from Bangladesh

Bangladesh rebel group’s offer of peace talks with gov’t welcomed

United People’s Democratic Front, based in country’s Chittagong Hill Tracts in south, submits a 66-page peace proposal.

Al Jazeera

Govt to airlift injured MBBS student from Bangladesh to AIIMS: J&K BJP chief Raina

During his visit to Rajouri district, J&K Bharatiya Janata Party president Ravinder Raina met the student’s father Mohmmad Askam Lone

The Hindu

Malaysia firms turn down orders as migrant labour shortage hits

Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that threatens the country's economic recovery.

Reuters

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No compromise on honour of the Prophet: Bangladesh Information Minister Hasan Mahmud

Dhaka yet to commit on Prime Minister Hasina’s visit to India

The Hindu

Bangladeshi held in document scam in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Probing an ATM theft on Bengaluru's outskirts, police unearthed a network of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants which facilitated fake documents. Prime accused Sydul Akoon, who hails from Bogura in Bangladesh, and his eight aides helped illegal immigrants get Aadhaar, PAN and voter ID cards in Bengaluru. Akoon also ran a…

The Times of India

Kolkata police plan strict evaluation of field officers’ mental state before assigning weapons

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police is planning to carry out more stringent evaluation of field officers before allowing them to carry weapons. “The incident on Friday where 28-year-old Kolkata Armed Police constable Chodup Lepcha on his first day of duty outside the Bangladesh deputy high commission near Park Circus opened indiscriminate…

The Times of India

9 arrested for helping illegal Bangladeshi immigrants obtain identity documents

Aadhaar, PAN, voters ID cards, fake letterheads, and seals seized from accused

The Hindu

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Homeland star David Harewood begs Brits to help solve child poverty crisis

David Harewood choked back tears as he told of his meeting with 11-year-old Hassan, a Bangladeshi street kid who lost his father, two brothers and sister in a freak flood

Daily Mirror

Islamist protests cast a shadow over PM Hasina’s planned India visit

Since 2019, top level visits from both sides were shadowed by India’s “internal” developments

The Hindu

Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam

Thousands of people have marched in Bangladesh’s capital and in parts of India to urge Muslim-majority nations to cut ties with India and boycott its products unless it punishes two governing party officials for comments deemed derogatory to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad

The Independent UK

South Asia protests over prophet remarks by India’s BJP officials

Thousands of Muslims in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan rally over derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad by BJP members.

Al Jazeera

Survivors of Bangladesh container depot fire seek compensation

The government and depot owners promise compensation for kin of dead and injured as police file case against officials.

Al Jazeera

‘If you look at the bigger picture of change, aid has been close to irrelevant’

Stefan Dercon, former UK government adviser, discusses his new book – and his belief that wealthy elites, rather than foreign cash, rescue countries from poverty

The Guardian - UK

Citizenship Amendment Act will not help us: Bangladesh Hindu leader

He says main aim of Hindu community is to have a Minority Affairs Ministry

The Hindu

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Bangkok Post

Thailand's women cricketers making a mark internationally

Thailand's national women cricketers have become one of the most rapidly improving teams in the world of cricket. Their string of accolades includes a historic win last year over Bangladesh at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.

Reuters

Bangladesh police open investigation into deadly container depot fire

Police in Bangladesh on Wednesday opened an investigation into eight officials from a shipping container depot after a blaze killed at least 44 people, including 10 firefighters, and injured around 200 others, officials said.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh scrapping rights group’s licence a ‘chilling message’

Bangladeshi and global rights defenders slam the government’s move to deregister top NGO Odhikar.

The Hindu

Bangladesh played major role in ensuring peace in India's northeast: Ex-NSG chief

“Bangladesh so far has been an outstanding and amazing partner of India on security issues. No one has done as much for the northeast as Bangladesh,” said former director-general of NSG Jayanto Narayan Choudhury

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Benzinga

What's In Ryan Cohen's Portfolio? Just These Two Stocks

Ryan Cohen, the activist investor behind GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) made himself famous in 2017 when he sold Chewy.com (NYSE: CHWY), the e-commerce company he founded in 2011, for a record $3.35 billion to t

The Hindu

Al-Qaeda in Indian subcontinent threatens to attack India after Prophet controversy

The group is believed to have members in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and has carried out attacks against atheists and doctors.

The Hindu

India acted under pressure from Gulf governments: Awami League leader on Prophet controversy

Khandakar Golam Maula Nakshbandi of Bangladesh Awami League said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has zero tolerance for religious extremists and has acted quickly in the recent past

The Independent UK

Thailand urged to let UN evaluate refugee status of Rohingya

Human Rights Watch says 59 ethnic Rohingya left on a Thai island after a dangerous boat journey from Bangladesh should be given the opportunity to determine if they are refugees

Reuters

Deadly Bangladesh container depot fire brought under control

Firefighters in Bangladesh brought a blaze at a container depot under control on Tuesday, three days after fiery explosions killed at least 43 people at a facility that a senior fire service official suspected had not followed safety guidelines.

The Times of India

Mujib documentary: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina opens up on father’s Kolkata connect

KOLKATA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has recounted Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Kolkata days for film-maker Goutam Ghose’s documentary.

The Hindu

A ‘silver’ moment to propel a Bay of Bengal dream

After 25 years, BIMSTEC can do much better as a grouping, addressing shortcomings in trade and connectivity

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