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Bangladesh PM refuses to take in any more Rohingya
DHAKA, 29 July: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government cannot afford to allow in any more Rohingyas fleeing persecution in the neighbouring Myanmar. She said her country is already overpopulated and it is not Bangladesh’s responsibility to help all those coming in from across the border. Hasina made…
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High Security Prison In Bangladesh To Confine Militants
DHAKA, 14 July– Bangladesh has set up a high security prison near its capital Dhaka where top criminals including the Islamist militants and extremists will be confined. The prison, to be known as ‘Kashimpur High Security Central Jail’ was formally inaugurated by Bangladesh Home Minister Ms Sahara Khatun on Thursday…
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Five million drug addicts in Bangladesh
DHAKA– While Bangladesh has been facing a worst form of drug menace, a senior official of the government disclosed that the number of drug addicts in the country would be around five million at this moment. Khandaker Mohammed Ali, Director General (DG) of Narcotics Control Directorate of the government…
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Bangladesh fears fresh militancy with unrest in Myanmar
DHAKA, June 16 — The outbreak of sectarian violence in neighbouring Myanmar’s bordering Rakhine state apparently exposed frontier south-eastern region of Bangladesh to threats of militancy afresh, security officials and public representatives said. A report released today by Bangladesh National News Agency BSS said the government is very much concerned about…
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Dhaka: UNHCR must solve root cause of Myanmar refugee
DHAKA, June 13 — Bangladesh Wednesday (June 13) denied the idea of harboring Myanmar refugees into Bangladesh further as Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni is scheduled to hold dialogue with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) next week. The foreign minister, however, insisted that the meeting with the UNHCR’s second-in-chief would…
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Society
Bangladesh helps Myanmar solve sectarian violence
DHAKAㅡ Bangladesh is in close consultations with Myanmar to check the influx of Rohingya refugees following the sectarian violence in Rakhine state of the neighbouring country, Bangladesh foreign ministry officially stated in Dhaka today (June 12). “Bangladesh and Myanmar are maintaining close consultations to ensure that developments in the Rakhine state…
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Column
Bangladesh Scenario for Counter Terrorism
Bangladesh denounces terrorism in all its forms and manifestation. Bangladeshi media has already shown its strong commitment against terrorism. Much of it was done through investigative reporting which helped to create awareness among the policymakers and to shape public opinion conducive to the government’s counterterrorism efforts. But, the media itself…
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