Tag: India

Kurigram: 5 Indians freed after jail term for illegal entry

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Kurigram district jail authorities on Tuesday released five Indian nationals who had been jailed for illegally entering Bangladesh with drugs. The five Indians are Alam Mia, son of Dudu Mia from Bengal's Cooch Behar district, Md Nuruzzaman, son of Surut Mia from Dhubri district in Assam, Selim Mia, son of Nur

FM Momen rues long delay in Teesta deal with India

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Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has reiterated the importance of signing Teesta water sharing agreement with India, saying it is “unfortunate” and “a shame” that the deal remains stuck for 11 years. "It is unfortunate that we could not get the Teesta water sharing deal through for 11 years. It's a

Jaya Ahsan wins Anandalok Best Actress award in India

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Jaya Ahsan has won the Anandalok Best Actress award for her performance in "Binisutoy", in India. "It is my greatest pleasure to receive the Anandalok Best Actress award for 'Binisutoy'. Anandalok organised the award ceremony after 10 long years," shared the renowned actress, on her verified Facebook profile "Atanu Ghosh's 'Binisutoy' inspires

Fugitive businessman PK Halder held in India

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Fugitive Bangladeshi businessman and former NRB Global Bank Managing Director Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder, along with five others, were detained in Ashoknagar of the Indian state of West Bengal on Saturday. India's economic intelligence agency Directorate of Enforcement (ED) carried out search operations at various residential buildings linked to

Emirates to operate 170 weekly flights to India from April

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Emirates will re-introduce pre-pandemic flight frequencies to its destinations in India from 1 April 2022. The airline will be operating 170 weekly flights to nine cities in the country. The move comes on the back of the decision by the Indian government to restore international flights to and from the country

Women’s World Cup  : Bangladesh lost to India by big margin

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Bangladesh lost to India by 110 runs at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Tuesday in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup.  India won the toss and batted first. They posted a moderate total of 229 runs for seven wickets in 50 overs.  For them, Yastika Bhatia was the highest-run getter with a fifty

India unsure of Russian arms to meet China, Pakistan threats

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India is exploring ways to avoid a major disruption in its supply of Russian-made weaponry amid U.S. sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightrope walk could become more difficult due to a continuing border standoff with China. Experts say up to 60% of Indian defense equipment

Nadal ekes out Indian Wells win as No. 1 Medvedev cruises

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Rafael Nadal pulled off another great escape Saturday, rallying from two breaks down in the third set to beat young American Sebastian Korda in the second round at Indian Wells. As newly minted number one Daniil Medvedev  the man Nadal beat with an epic comeback in the Australian Open final cruised

7 dead in India slum fire

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A major fire swept through a slum in the Indian capital in the small hours of Saturday, claiming seven lives and destroying 60 thatched huts thus rendering hundreds homeless. The fire broke out at the slumtown in Delhi's Gokalpuri area around 12.45am when most of the residents were fast asleep, police

Jadeja hailed as great all-rounder after Test-winning exploits

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Ravindra Jadeja was hailed Monday as one of the world's best all-rounders after his swashbuckling unbeaten 175 with the bat and nine-wicket haul with the ball propelled India to a first Test victory over Sri Lanka inside three days. The left-hander's match-defining knock in Mohali, his best in Tests, and figures