Bangladesh News [05.07.2011]

UBC student maimed in Bangladesh by hubby heading to Vancouver for medical assessment A University of British Columbia (UBC) student maimed in an attack in Bangladesh will return to Vancouver, where physicians will assess her condition. Big News Network.com - Comment on this

Son of Former Bangladesh PM Charged in Grenade Attack Son of Former Bangladesh PM Charged in Grenade Attack Big News Network.com - Comment on this

Daily flays Indian PM over Bangladesh comment Dhaka, July 5 (IANS) A Bangladeshi daily Tuesday blasted Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reported comment that a quarter of Bangladesh's population is anti-India, saying it was ... KeralaNext - Comment on this

Woman, her two kids set afire in Bangladesh for dowry Dhaka, July 5 (IANS) A woman was badly burnt and her two children, aged three and five, were killed when their home was set on fire in a Bangladesh village ... KeralaNext - Comment on this

Arrests mark half-day hartal in Bangladesh's capital Dozens of activists were arrested during a half-day strike in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Sunday enforced protesting the government's gas exploration deal with a foreign company ... Global Times - Comment on this

Bangladesh migrant workers send home $11.65 bln Bangladesh Bank spokesman A.F.M. Asaduzzaman told AFP. "It is the highest remittance figure in the country's history," he said. He added that concerns that cash flows would be ... General Sources - Comment on this

Bangladesh ends Pakistan's campaign for 2014 football World Cup The Pakistani football team's campaign for the 2014 World Cup ended on Sunday night in its eastern border city of Lahore when the team played a qualifying round match tied against ... People's Daily - Comment on this

Backlash shadow on Krishna Bangla visit New Delhi, July 4: S.M. Krishna begins a two-day visit to Dhaka from Wednesday under the shadow of Manmohan Singh’s purported remarks about “anti-Indian” sentiments in Bangladesh, with ... The Telegraph - Comment on this

Bangladesh bans film over villain's dress sense Bangladeshi censors have banned a film in which the main villain is shown wearing a jacket associated with the ruling Awami League party, saying it could trigger violence. The film Ridoy ... General Sources - Comment on this

Bangladesh buying 165 tanks to carry oil by rail On Monday July 4, 2011, 9:27 am EDT DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- Bangladesh signed a $16.5 million contract with an Indian company Monday to buy 165 tanks it will use to carry oil to power plants ... General Sources - Comment on this

Bangladesh gets go-ahead to export halal food DHAKA - Bangladesh will soon start exporting halal food after Malaysia's Department of Islamic Development approved the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh (IFB) as a halal certification body, ... General Sources - Comment on this

Landslide kills at least 12 people in Bangladesh CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh — A landslide triggered by days of incessant rain killed at least 12 people Friday in southeastern Bangladesh, a fire official said. A big chunk of earth from a ... The Seattle Times - Comment on this

53 Indians released from Bangladeshi jail DHAKA: At least 53 Indian nationals held on various charges, including smuggling and trespassing, have been released from a jail in Bangladesh , a media report said. The jail in Satkhira ... Times of India - Comment on this

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