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Tanta second most populous city in the world: Statista
Egypt
September 23, 2022
Tanta second most populous city in the world: Statista
The city of Tanta ranked second on the list of the most densely populated cities in the world for 2022,…
Bangladeshis speak up about ‘rampant’ rapes in Islamic schools
World
August 29, 2019
Bangladeshis speak up about ‘rampant’ rapes in Islamic schools
Former Bangladeshi students are turning to social media to detail allegations of “rampant” sex abuse at the hands of teachers…
IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years
Middle East
April 30, 2019
IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years
The Islamic State group’s elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a propaganda…
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
SUNAMGANJ, Bangladesh (AP) — The father of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group in…
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
World
February 6, 2019
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – UN refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited camps in Bangladesh for Muslim Rohingya…
Bangladesh vote opens door for aggressive Hasina: critics
World
January 2, 2019
Bangladesh vote opens door for aggressive Hasina: critics
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — While Sheikh Hasina is set to begin her third consecutive term as Bangladesh’s prime minister following…
Zakir Naik says he has not broken any Indian laws
World
December 2, 2018
Zakir Naik says he has not broken any Indian laws
KANGAR, Malaysia (Reuters) – Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, wanted in his home country of India, said he has not…
Study: Bangladesh must do more to protect garment workers
World
April 24, 2018
Study: Bangladesh must do more to protect garment workers
The factory building had been expanded illegally, with additional floors stacked one on top of another. An engineer had declared…
Bangladesh to digitally map supply chain to tackle garment sector abuse
World
August 2, 2017
Bangladesh to digitally map supply chain to tackle garment sector abuse
Bangladesh, the second largest garment producing country in the world, will digitally map its entire garment industry in the first…
Cracks in building hamper search after Bangladesh factory fire
World
September 11, 2016
Cracks in building hamper search after Bangladesh factory fire
The fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 26 people has been extinguished,…