Bangladesh plans madrassa reforms
Bangladesh is planning to to integrate thousands of Islamic religious schools into the mainstream education system.
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Bangladesh ‘attacker’s’ penis cut off
Police in southern Bangladesh say a woman cut off a man’s penis during an alleged attempt to rape her and took it to a police station as evidence.
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Bangladesh economy growth ‘best in decades’
Bangladesh’s economy has grown at its highest rate in decades, driven by resurgent exports and a strong performance by the usually sluggish farm sector, officials said Tuesday.
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Bangladesh hikes development budget by 28%
Bangladesh on Sunday boosted its development spending by 28 percent to a record 6.4 billion dollars for the new fiscal year, aimed at increasing economic growth to a record seven percent.
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Crime casts long shadow over Athens
Greece’s debt crisis, shrinking economy and surging unemployment have transformed Athens, once considered one of Europe’s safest capitals, into a city of fear. Manolis Kandaris’ wife was in labor and he wanted to get her to a hospital, fast. So he reached for the car keys, fetched the video camera and dashed out to get his clunky Citroen running.
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Bangladeshi woman chops off man’s penis during alleged rape attempt
London, May 31 (ANI): A Bangladeshi woman cut off a man’s penis to thwart an alleged rape attempt and took it to the police as evidence.
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Bangladeshi woman cuts off would-be attacker’s penis
That’s one tough mother.
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Mortaza to start rehabilitation after knee surgery
A lengthy rehabilitation awaits Bangladesh fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza as he underwent surgery on his knee after injuring it during a domestic game in December last year and missing the World Cup
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Getting into politics
In this week’s podcast we start a new occasional series exploring the political effects of literature. For our first programme we look to the Indian subcontinent where a new generation of novelists are unafraid to tackle even the most dangerous issues. Tahmima Anam’s The Good Muslim illuminates the dangers of religious extremism in Bangladesh. Mirza Waheed’s The Collaborator ventures into the …
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Dhaka told new gas field is empty by Chevron
At a time when Bangladesh is facing severe gas crisis, the discovery of an empty gas well in the country by US oil giant Chevron has sent shockwaves through government circles in Dhaka.
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Border haat to be inaugurated on June 15
Shillong, May 30 : A border haat (market) at Dangar along the Meghalaya-Bangladesh border would be inaugurated on June 15.
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Reckless hill-cutting risks thousands in Bangladesh
Thousands of poor people living on hill slopes have been exposed afresh to life risks at the advent of monsoon due to rampant hill cutting while officials said landslides killed some 500 people in south-eastern hill districts of Chittagong region of Bangladesh in the past 10 years.
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