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The Latest Breaking News from Dhaka

Letters to the Editor — September 8, 2022

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The Hindu

Over a million Rohingya migrants a 'big burden' on Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina, feels India can play major role

DHAKA: The Rohingya migrants are a "big burden" on Bangladesh and the country is reaching out to the international community to ensure they return to their homeland, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said adding that she feels India could play a major role in resolving the issue.

The Times of India

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit India next week

PM Hasina will hold talks with PM Modi, offer prayers at Ajmer Sharif

The Hindu

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Asia Cup: Sriram takes charge of Bangladesh team, Domingo exits T20 set-up

DHAKA: Bangladesh will not have a designated head coach for the Asia Cup but their board announced on Monday that technical consultant Sridharan Sriram, a former India all-rounder, will assist the team in the tournament.

The Times of India

Sridharan Sriram appointed Bangladesh coach for Asia Cup and T20 World Cup

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed former India all-rounder Sridharan Sriram as the coach for the national team for both the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE and the T20 World Cup in Australia.

The Times of India

Climate Migration: Flooding forces Bangladesh family to flee

Mohammad Jewel and Arzu Begum were forced to flee Ramdaspur village in Bangladesh last year when the Meghna River flooded and destroyed their home

The Independent UK

India and Bangladesh in talks for major river agreement ahead of PM Hasina’s visit

Joint River Commission meeting to decide on deals over Kushiyara and Ganga rivers

The Hindu

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Bangladesh Cricket Board to investigate Shakib Al Hasan's social media post endorsing betting company

DHAKA: Bangladesh's biggest cricketing star Shakib Al Hasan has once again courted controversy as country's cricket board is set to investigate an alleged social media post from him endorsing a sports betting company.

The Times of India

‘These ship-breakers work on a site laden with toxic waste’: Mithail Afrige Chowdhury’s best phone picture

The Bangladeshi photographer on workers in Dhaka who risk their lives dismantling old vessels for recycling or disposal

The Guardian - UK

Eid holidays in Bangladesh saw record road accident deaths: Group

At least 398 people were killed and 774 injured in 319 road accidents in fortnight between July 3 to 17, says a monitor.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan to miss white-ball tour of Zimbabwe

DHAKA (Bangladesh): After the conclusion of the Test series against West Indies, Shakib Al Hasan will skip Bangladesh's white-ball tour of Zimbabwe.

The Times of India

Kolkata-Dhaka travellers welcome new bridge

However, they want immigration process to be smooth

The Hindu

Two drunkards stab three people in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar

NEW DELHI: Three men were stabbed allegedly by two drunk miscreants over a petty issue inside a park in northwest Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place at around 9:30 pm on Monday night inside a park situated in Dhaka village of Mukherjee Nagar area,…

The Times of India

Bangla bridge to halve Kol-Dhaka train travel time

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the 6.15-km road-rail four-lane Padma Bridge, the country's biggest development project since its birth in 1971, that is expected to give the nation's development index a big boost and connect India directly to Dhaka, through road, rail and ports.

The Times of India

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Al Jazeera

PM Hasina opens Bangladesh’s longest bridge over River Padma

Experts say the 6.15km bridge, built at a cost of nearly $4bn, will connect the southwest of the country to Dhaka.

The Hindu

India, Bangladesh should work on river management: Jaishankar

Ready to extend assistance in management of annual flood in neighbouring nation, says External Affairs Minister

Reuters

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.

The Hindu

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

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

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The Hindu

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

Al Jazeera

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.

The Hindu

Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka resumes after two years

The cross-border bus from Agartala to Kolkata via Dhaka started its journey after a hiatus of over two years

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 Independent UK

Bangladesh's latest depot fire raises concern over safety

Authorities in Bangladesh are struggling to determine the initial cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 49 people and injured more than 100 others at a container depot

Reuters

Factbox-Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings

The deadly fire at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh on Saturday night was the latest in a string of major fire incidents.

WEKU

A fire at a depot in Bangladesh has killed at least 49 and injured more than 100

The blaze in the city of Chittagong broke out around midnight Saturday following explosions in a container full of chemicals. The cause could not immediately be determined.

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