Bangladesh
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Buffalo named ‘Donald Trump’ draws crowds at Bangladesh zoo
With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kg build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national zoo last week. The rare albino buffalo…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC refuses relief in Bangladeshi Aadhaar cards case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a man accused of facilitating Aadhaar and PAN cards for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, observing that such acts strike at the…
- World
Bangladesh saves ‘Donald Trump’ from Eid sacrifice
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities have stopped the sacrifice of a rare albino buffalo named “Donald Trump”, known for its flowing blond hair resembling the signature hairstyle of US President Donald Trump, and decided…
- World
Trumped by fate: Viral ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo to be sacrificed this Bakrid
‘Donald Trump,’ the rare four-year-old albino buffalo from Bangladesh who became massively famous for his blonde hair across his forehead, will be sacrificed this Eid al-Adha (Bakrid), his farm owner, Ziauddin Mridha,…
- India
‘Smart border’ project along Pakistan, Bangladesh to curb infiltration: Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, May 22, said the government will launch a “smart border” project next year to make the 6,000-kilometre front with Pakistan and Bangladesh impenetrable…
- India
Hindu landlord pushes back after Bajrang Dal targets Muslim tenant in Dehradun
Bajrang Dal leader Aman Swedia, notorious for targeting Muslims in Dehradun, barged into a residential property earlier this week, claiming that a Muslim man was living there on rent under a Hindu…
- India
Bangladesh seeks China’s support in Teesta river restoration project
Beijing: Bangladesh’s new government, headed by Tarique Rahman, has formally sought China’s involvement and support for the Teesta River restoration project, a move that may cast shadow on New Delhi-Dhaka ties. The…
- India
We literally push ‘illegal’ immigrants back into Bangladesh at night: Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has sparked fresh controversy after openly describing how authorities carry out “pushbacks” of alleged illegal immigrants — shoving them across the border into Bangladesh at night,…
- India
Assam: 20 ‘illegal immigrants’ pushed back to Bangladesh, says CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, April 26, said 20 foreign nationals were apprehended in the state and pushed back to Bangladesh. “Rude people don’t understand soft language… We…
- India
SC gives Centre final chance to clarify its stance on Bangladesh deportation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, granted the last opportunity to the Centre to apprise about its stand on a plea seeking to bring back some people who were…
- World
Boat carrying 250 Rohingyas and Bangladeshis sinks in Andaman Sea
At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations’ refugee…
- World
Bangladesh’s influential former army general arrested
Dhaka: An influential former military general who played a key role in 2007 in installing an army-backed interim government replacing a caretaker one, which was presumed to be inclined to the BNP,…
- India
Bangladeshi held in Bengal for aiding killers of Sharif Osman Hadi to escape
Kolkata: The West Bengal Police’s STF arrested a Bangladeshi for allegedly helping the suspected killers of Sharif Osman Hadi, a youth leader from the neighbouring country, flee to India after committing the…
- Sports
Pakistan set to have its youngest-ever coach for Test cricket
Karachi: The Pakistan Test squad is set to have its youngest-ever head coach with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) offering the role to former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. The PCB is awaiting his…
- India
Bengal SIR: Maximum ‘under adjudication’ cases in Bangladesh-bordering districts
Kolkata: As the final voters’ list in West Bengal, prepared under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, was published on Saturday, official statistics showed that the maximum number of “under adjudication”…