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Bangladesh Starts Construction Of First N-power Plant
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the construction work of the country's first nuclear power plant Wednesday. The Bangladesh government had floated a $265-million tender for the plant's design and a Russian firm won the bid, Xinhua reported. Officials said construction of the plant's core structure would start after the finalisation of the design. "We've asked Russia to ...
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Many Die In Yet Another Bangladesh Garment Factory Blaze
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DHAKA, Bangladesh - Several factory workers were killed when a deadly blaze engulfed a four-storey building in a garment industry zone near the Bangladesh capital Wednesday, officials said. Fire services were still battling the blaze in the dyeing mill in Gazipur till early morning Wednesday. Abdul Baten, a police superintendent, said 10 deaths had been confirmed by midnight. Officials ...
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Hesson Backs Indian-born Sodhi As Long-term Spin Option For New Zealand Following Bangladesh Debut
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Indian-born New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi can reportedly carve out a place for himself in the squad for the long-term if he continued to impress his selectors like he did with his debut performance in a trying surface during the drawn first Test against Bangladesh. Sodhi took 3-169 from 39.1 overs and impressed coach Mike Hesson with his performance even though it was far from being a dominant ...
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India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty Takes Effect
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The extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India came into effect on Wednesday with the handing over of the instruments of ratification of the much-awaited pact. The two countries will now be able to exchange convicts or undertrials as and when required. Bangladesh Home Secretary C.Q.K. Mostak Ahmed and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran signed the ...
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HRW Urges Bangladesh To Review Mass Trials For 2009 BDR Mutineers
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) of Asia has urged the government of Bangladesh to order a re-trial of 847 military personnel accused of murder, sexual assault, and other atrocities during the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny, claiming fair trial standards were violated in the case. Asia director at HRW Brad Adams said Bangladeshi authorities should commission a review of BDR trials and verdicts ...
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Jagdambika Pal Takes On Kejriwal For Meeting Tauqeer Raza Khan
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Congress leader Jagdambika Pal on Wednesday criticised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal for meeting controversial cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan, who had issued a fatwa against Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen. "As today Arvind Kejriwal called Tauqeer Raza Khan in its campaign so it might be possible that he would call Baba Ramdev tomorrow for its campaign, so what is the difference ...
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BNP Brings Life To A Standstill In Bangladesh With 84-hour-long Strike
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The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP's) 84-hour-long nation-wide strike will end at 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday. The strike, marked by sporadic incidents of violence, brought life to a complete standstill. BNP activists hurled bombs at buses, torched and vandalised vehicles and fought cops during the strike-cum-shutdown. "It was like wading through a morass of violence. We ...
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21 killed in Bangladesh polls hit by violence, opposition boycott:

The ruling Awami League was today poised to win Bangladesh's general election marred by deadly clashes, a low turnout and a boycott by opposition parties, even as 21 people were killed in poll-related violence. Ref. Source 4