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    Bangladesh to launch vaccination drive for cricket players

    28 Jan 2021

    The board did not spell out how it would get the vaccines. But BCB president Nazmul Hassan is also chief executive of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, which has signed a deal to procure 30 million vaccine doses from India for the Bangladesh government.

    Anger brews over prison death of Bangladesh writer

    27 Feb 2021

    Demonstrators demanded the scrapping of Bangladesh’s hardline Digital Security Act (DSA) under which Ahmed was imprisoned. The law has been used to crack down on dissent since it was enacted in 2018.

    Eid Al Adha celebrated around the world

    01 Aug 2020

    In many countries, worshippers performed Eid prayers wearing face masks and observing social distancing in a bid to contain the spread of the pandemic.

    Bangladeshi teen wins children's Peace Prize for fighting cyberbullying

    14 Nov 2020

    A 17-year-old Bangladeshi boy Sadat Rahman won the International Children’s Peace Prize for stronger global action against cyberbullying and online crime involving children.

    Death toll from Bangladesh mosque explosion rises to 24

    06 Sep 2020

    A 7-year-old boy who went to pray with his father in Narayanganj district was among the dead. The father's condition is critical.

    Thousands stage anti-France protest in Bangladesh

    02 Nov 2020

    A rally which started at Bangladesh's biggest mosque was stopped from getting close to the French embassy where security has been stepped up.

    Myanmar bars Rohingya candidate from election

    12 Aug 2020

    A 2017 military operation drove 750,000 Rohingya out of the country into sprawling refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, prompting genocide charges at the UN's top court.

    Onion prices spike in Bangladesh after India bans exports

    15 Sep 2020

    Onion prices in Bangladesh jumped by more than 50% on Tuesday, following a ban on exports by largest supplier India after its crop was damaged and harvesting delayed by excessive rain, industry officials told Reuters.

    Bangladesh weighs death penalty for rapists as protests flare

    10 Oct 2020

    Protests rocked Bangladesh on Saturday as hundreds of people took to the streets to demand justice after a series of rapes and sexual assaults that have spurred the government to seek capital punishment for offenders.

    Bangladesh and Lanka bank on pacers for much-awaited Test victories

    20 Apr 2021

    Lanka’s Lakmal and Kumara are expected to share the new ball with Fernando, a left-arm seamer who would provide variety whereas Bangladesh’s rookie pacer Shoriful made his limited over debut during the recent tour in New Zealand but has yet to play any Test.

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