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Mujib's 'Joy Bangla' is no more Bangladesh's national slogan

The Bangladesh Supreme Court has stayed a high court verdict that declared 'Joy Bangla' -- popularised by Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman -- as the country's national slogan. Rahman's daughter......

Bangladesh To Remove Mujib's Image From Taka Notes

Bangladesh Bank is printing new notes, including in them features of the July uprising, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported on Thursday, referring to the student-led protests that forced then......

Acknowledge uprising, Yunus's key advisor tells India

India should unequivocally recognise the July-August uprising, which toppled prime minister Sheikh Hasina's regime, to start bilateral ties afresh, a key aide of Bangladesh's interim government......

Remove secularism from Constitution: Bangladesh's top legal official

Bangladesh's top legal official has proposed to remove the words 'secularism' and 'socialism' from the Constitution apart from a provision prescribing capital punishment for regime change through......

Nearly 650 people killed in Bangladesh violence: UN report

Nearly 650 people have been killed in the recent unrest in Bangladesh between July 16 and August 11, the United Nations Human Rights Office has said in a preliminary report, suggesting a thorough,......

India battles big pharma over cough syrup abuse, reducing supplies

Cipla stopped making the product last year; Abbott Laboratories and Pfizer have had to reduce batch sizes by up to half. Indian regulators are privately pressuring major drug firms to better police......

Modi to charm Dhaka with visa on arrival, $2-bn line of credit and Tagore poetry

Bangladesh, along with India, had identified 15 projects to promote connectivity among South Asian neighbours Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to use the smattering of Bengali he had......

'I Was Fated To Play Jinnah'

'I have no idea why I was so many film-makers' choice for Jinnah. I assume it is because I was born and bred in Mumbai and speak English.' 'There's also my name, people tend to believe that a......

'How many of us really know our prime minister?'

'We think we know him because he's written about every day.''But how many of us know him as a person?' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi performs puja at the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha,......

Forget football, these Brits are obsessed with kabaddi!

IMAGE: George Wellington tackles a player during a Kabaddi match at the London School of Economics. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters The mention of kabaddi often leaves Britons scratching their......

49 ODI Centuries: Record Stands Tall

Sachin Tendulkar's journey in One Day International cricket is nothing short of a fairytale. From being the youngest Indian cricketer to make his international debut in 1989 to becoming the first......

Ban over, Shakib looks to start afresh at KKR

IMAGE: Shakib-Al-Hasan says he is ready to fit into any role for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Photograph: BCCI Returning to action after serving a one-year ban, Bangladesh star all-rounder......

Bangladesh's Mominul tests positive for COVID-19

IMAGE: Mominul Haque coronavirus positive result came close on the heels of another senior player Mahmudullah Riyad contracting the virus. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters Bangladesh......

Bangladesh's Mahmudullah to miss PSL after testing positive for COVID-19

IMAGE: Bangladesh T20 captain Mahmudullah. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Bangladesh's T20 International captain Mahmudullah has tested positive for COVID-19 and is set to miss the Pakistan Super......

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