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Bangladesh Police Return To Dhaka Streets After Weeklong Strike
Bangladeshi police resumed patrols of the capital Dhaka on Monday, ending a weeklong strike that left a law and order vacuum following the abrupt ouster of autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina.
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Ireland Strike After Making 214 In Bangladesh Test
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 5-58 for Bangladesh on Tuesday to help bowl out Ireland for 214 but two early strikes left the one-off Dhaka Test in the balance
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Harmanpreet Singh's Double Strike Hands India 3-1 Win Over Pakistan In Asian Champions Trophy Hockey
Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as Olympic bronze medallists India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 to register their second consecutive win and virtually qualify for the semi-finals of the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament in Dhaka on Friday.
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Can ISIS Strike India From East? Jamaat Terrorist Revealed Plans, Say Sources
The threat to India from ISIS may well come from the eastern border. The Jamaat-Ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh or JMB, a terror group which was behind the Dhaka Bakery Attack and aims to establish an Islamic caliphate in the country, has been coordinating with the ISIS to create terror in India, sources said.
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Live: Terror Strikes Bangladesh On Eid; Attackers Holed Up In School
Four persons including a policeman were killed and seven were wounded on Thursday after a bomb blast and gun-battle near a mass Eid prayer gathering in Bangladesh's Kishoreganj district. The attack - the first on Muslims during Eid in Bangladesh - took place 140 km from capital Dhaka, where seven terrorists attacked a popular cafe last Friday, kill...
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As Terrorists Strike Dhaka, India Calls For Quick Adoption Of Global Anti-Terror Pact
As terrorists struck a massive blow in Dhaka on Friday, India called for quick action to adopt the long-stalled Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and expressed disappointment that the General Assembly failed to push for its early adoption.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence of Top Islamist
Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence against a top Islamist leader for war crimes during the country's battle for independence, prompting his opposition party to call a general strike in protest.
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Islamists' Strike Hits Bangladesh Over Gruesome Murder
Dhaka police spokesman Masudur Rahman told AFP that three people including a woman have been arrested, but a motive for the killing was so far unclear.
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Asia Cup to go ahead in violence-plagued Bangladesh, Afghanistan added
Officials were expected to move the tournament out of Bangladesh following an outbreak of violent protests and strikes in the capital Dhaka ahead of elections Sunday.
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Bangladesh hit by general strike on eve of polls
Bangladesh's opposition began enforcing a 48-hour general strike on Saturday on the eve of elections as its leader remained confined to her home.
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Bangladesh factories agree to pay rise, but protests go on
Bangladeshi garment factory owners said on Thursday they had agreed to a proposed 77 percent rise in the minimum wage, but police used teargas and rubber bullets to break up new protests by stone-throwing workers calling for a bigger increase.
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Four more killed as police open fire during Bangladesh strike, death toll reaches 20
Police opened fire at Bangladesh protesters on a remote island today, killing two and bringing to 20 the death toll in demonstrations aimed at forcing the premier to make way for a caretaker government ahead of elections.
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Scores injured as violence rages in Bangladesh
Quite a few were injured as violence raged across Bangladesh on Tuesday, the last of a three-day strike called by opposition activists in a bid to pressure Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.
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Violent clashes in Bangladesh continue, death toll reaches 15
Fresh violence in Bangladesh has killed at least 15 people in the past four days as the opposition holds a nationwide strike demanding the prime minister to quit, police said.
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Fresh violence erupts across crisis-hit Bangladesh
Fresh violence erupted across Bangladesh on Monday leaving at least three people dead as the opposition enforced the second day of a nationwide strike amid a mounting political crisis.
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Bangladesh Police Return To Dhaka Streets After Weeklong Strike
Bangladeshi police resumed patrols of the capital Dhaka on Monday, ending a weeklong strike that left a law and order vacuum following the abrupt ouster of autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina.
-
Ireland Strike After Making 214 In Bangladesh Test
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 5-58 for Bangladesh on Tuesday to help bowl out Ireland for 214 but two early strikes left the one-off Dhaka Test in the balance
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Harmanpreet Singh's Double Strike Hands India 3-1 Win Over Pakistan In Asian Champions Trophy Hockey
Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as Olympic bronze medallists India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 to register their second consecutive win and virtually qualify for the semi-finals of the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament in Dhaka on Friday.
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Can ISIS Strike India From East? Jamaat Terrorist Revealed Plans, Say Sources
The threat to India from ISIS may well come from the eastern border. The Jamaat-Ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh or JMB, a terror group which was behind the Dhaka Bakery Attack and aims to establish an Islamic caliphate in the country, has been coordinating with the ISIS to create terror in India, sources said.
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Live: Terror Strikes Bangladesh On Eid; Attackers Holed Up In School
Four persons including a policeman were killed and seven were wounded on Thursday after a bomb blast and gun-battle near a mass Eid prayer gathering in Bangladesh's Kishoreganj district. The attack - the first on Muslims during Eid in Bangladesh - took place 140 km from capital Dhaka, where seven terrorists attacked a popular cafe last Friday, kill...
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As Terrorists Strike Dhaka, India Calls For Quick Adoption Of Global Anti-Terror Pact
As terrorists struck a massive blow in Dhaka on Friday, India called for quick action to adopt the long-stalled Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and expressed disappointment that the General Assembly failed to push for its early adoption.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence of Top Islamist
Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence against a top Islamist leader for war crimes during the country's battle for independence, prompting his opposition party to call a general strike in protest.
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Islamists' Strike Hits Bangladesh Over Gruesome Murder
Dhaka police spokesman Masudur Rahman told AFP that three people including a woman have been arrested, but a motive for the killing was so far unclear.
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Asia Cup to go ahead in violence-plagued Bangladesh, Afghanistan added
Officials were expected to move the tournament out of Bangladesh following an outbreak of violent protests and strikes in the capital Dhaka ahead of elections Sunday.
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Bangladesh hit by general strike on eve of polls
Bangladesh's opposition began enforcing a 48-hour general strike on Saturday on the eve of elections as its leader remained confined to her home.
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Bangladesh factories agree to pay rise, but protests go on
Bangladeshi garment factory owners said on Thursday they had agreed to a proposed 77 percent rise in the minimum wage, but police used teargas and rubber bullets to break up new protests by stone-throwing workers calling for a bigger increase.
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Four more killed as police open fire during Bangladesh strike, death toll reaches 20
Police opened fire at Bangladesh protesters on a remote island today, killing two and bringing to 20 the death toll in demonstrations aimed at forcing the premier to make way for a caretaker government ahead of elections.
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Scores injured as violence rages in Bangladesh
Quite a few were injured as violence raged across Bangladesh on Tuesday, the last of a three-day strike called by opposition activists in a bid to pressure Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.
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Violent clashes in Bangladesh continue, death toll reaches 15
Fresh violence in Bangladesh has killed at least 15 people in the past four days as the opposition holds a nationwide strike demanding the prime minister to quit, police said.
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Fresh violence erupts across crisis-hit Bangladesh
Fresh violence erupted across Bangladesh on Monday leaving at least three people dead as the opposition enforced the second day of a nationwide strike amid a mounting political crisis.
