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India Is Not Grazing Ground For Infiltrators: Udit Raj Slams Syeda Hameed Over Bangladeshis Remark
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Congress leader Udit Raj has lashed out at former Planning Commission member Syeda Saiyidain Hameed over her controversial remarks defending Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam, calling her statement“wrong” and...
Kairan Quazi, who joined Elon Musk at 14, is leaving engineering for finance, says: "After two years at SpaceX, I felt…
The Times of India
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August 25, 2025
Teen prodigy Kairan Quazi is trading rocket science for Wall Street, leaving SpaceX to join billionaire Ken Griffin's Citadel Securities as a quantitative developer at just 16 years old. The move marks a significant career pivot for the...
Meet Kairan Quazi: A 16-year-old Bangladeshi boy who left Elon Musk’s SpaceX to join THIS global trading firm
Financial Express
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Kairan Quazi, the prodigy from Bangladesh, made headlines when he joined Elon Musk’s Space-tech start-up. Elon Musk left the world amazed when he hired a 14-year-old prodigy from Bangladesh as a software engineer for SpaceX. Kairan Quazi joined...
Pakistan refuses to apologise for 1971 Bangladesh genocide when Pakistan Army killed ... lakh, raped ... lakh women, details here
DNA India
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The ongoing and long-drawn issue of Bengali nationalism in Pakistan and the demand for a separate country took a concrete shape when the main opposition Awami League won 288 out of 300 seats in the provincial elections held in East Pakistan on...
Jack Technology unveils C5c overlock machine in Dhaka
Textile Focus
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August 25, 2025
Jack Technology Co., Ltd., a leading global sewing machine manufacturer, has launched its C5c Overlock Machine in Bangladesh. The event took place at the Jonaki Convention Hall, New Paltan, Dhaka. The inauguration was attended by Mr. Hatem,...
Poverty deepens sharply in Bangladesh: PPRC
Bangladesh Post
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Poverty in Bangladesh has deepened sharply over the past two years to 27.93 percent, up from 18.7 percent in 2022, with one in four people (27.93%) living below the upper poverty threshold, according to a survey conducted by the Power and...
Evictions in Assam, SIR in Bengal? Migrants Pay for BJP's Anti-Bangladeshi Push
The Quint
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August 25, 2025
Eight months pregnant Sunali Bibi from Birbhum, West Bengal, along with her husband and eight-year-old son, were detained in Delhi on suspicion of being illegal Bangladeshis earlier this year amid a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the national...
OPINION - Why proportional representation would be a disaster for Bangladesh
Yeni Safak
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August 25, 2025
Proportional representation might appear to cure Bangladesh’s winner-take-all distortions, yet in a patronage-soaked, institutionally weak democracy it would almost certainly parliament into quarrelling factions, paralyze policymaking, and invite...
ACC sues Obaidul Quader, former top officials over Karnaphuli Tunnel corruption allegations
Daily Star
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August 28, 2025
Thu Aug 28, 2025 05:17 PM Last update on: Thu Aug 28, 2025 07:13 PM Tk 585 crore lost due to irregularities in Bangladesh’s first under-river tunnel Star Online Report Thu Aug 28, 2025 05:17 PM Last update on: Thu Aug 28, 2025 07:13 PM The...
Bangladesh-born Shariful Khan becomes brigadier general in US Air Force
BDNews24
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Shariful M Khan has become the first Bangladeshi-origin officer to rise to the rank of brigadier general in the United States military. He was promoted to the rank at a ceremony at the Pentagon on Aug 20, according to M Osman Siddique, the first...
Seminar on “Bi-annual Economic State & Future Outlook of Bangladesh Economy-Private Sector Perspective” held at DCCI
Textile Focus
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August 25, 2025
Due to recent reciprocal tariff measures imposed by the USA along with global political instability, deterioration of domestic law and order situation, a decline in private sector credit flow, uncertainty in energy supply to industries, and...
Back from Bangladesh, Bengali worker wants justice. Family alleges BSF cover-up
Scroll.in
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The phone calls came a day before a crucial court hearing. On August 13, the Calcutta High Court was to hear Jiyem Sekh’s petition asking the government of India to explain why his son Amir Sk had been forcibly sent to Bangladesh. Amir, a 19-year...
Not on same page with Pak FM Ishaq Dar on 'unsettled 1971 issues', says his Bangladesh counterpart
The Economic Times
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August 24, 2025
Bangladesh's foreign adviser on Sunday raised "unsettled" issues, including an apology for the 1971 war, with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar but said he was not on the same page with the senior most leader Islamabad sent to Dhaka since...
BUET police attacks: RUET shut, RU students block roads in protest
BDNews24
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Published : 28 Aug 2025, 06:15 PM Updated : 28 Aug 2025, 06:15 PM Students of the Faculty of Engineering at Rajshahi University have staged demonstrations, blocking roads in protest against police attacks on BUET peers in Dhaka and to press their...
Bangladesh’s BIGD Poll Risks Becoming a ‘Literary Digest’ Moment
The Diplomat
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August 22, 2025
In 1936, The Literary Digest conducted the largest political poll in history. Mailing and phoning millions of Americans, it gathered more than 2 million responses and confidently predicted Franklin Roosevelt’s defeat in the presidential election...
18km of Dhaka Bypass Expressway opens to public
Daily Star
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August 24, 2025
Mon Aug 25, 2025 02:05 AM Last update on: Mon Aug 25, 2025 02:09 AM Our Correspondent, Gazipur Mon Aug 25, 2025 02:05 AM Last update on: Mon Aug 25, 2025 02:09 AM Eighteen kilometres of the 48km Dhaka Bypass Expressway were opened to traffic...
Cashless Bangladesh Summit set for Aug 27
Daily Star
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August 24, 2025
Sun Aug 24, 2025 09:03 PM Last update on: Sun Aug 24, 2025 09:01 PM Star Business Desk Sun Aug 24, 2025 09:03 PM Last update on: Sun Aug 24, 2025 09:01 PM Mastercard, in collaboration with the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of...
From Shrimp to Spices: Trump's Tariffs Plunge Indian Industries into 'Trauma' | Opinion
Asianet Newsable
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August 28, 2025
Donald Trump doubles U.S. tariffs on Indian imports to 50%, impacting textiles, seafood, and jewelry. Shrimp farmers, spice exporters, and carpet makers face losses. Exceptions include pharmaceuticals, electronics, and smartphones.US President...
Pakistan, Bangladesh sign visa-free travel pact, launch knowledge corridor
India Today
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August 24, 2025
In a major diplomatic breakthrough, Pakistan and Bangladesh have signed a visa-free travel agreement for holders of government and diplomatic passports -- a move set to ease official travel and deepen the bilateral engagement between the two...
Strategic education policy is key to a job-ready Bangladesh
Daily Star
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August 24, 2025
Bangladesh's higher education sector was once envisioned as a driver of socio-economic progress, but it now faces a troubling paradox: producing too many graduates in certain fields while leaving critical shortages in others. At the core of this...