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Death sentence recipient Nazrul worked as cleaner at same mosque
Death sentence recipient Nazrul worked as cleaner at same mosque

Death sentence recipient Nazrul worked as cleaner at same mosque

Nazrul Islam, whose death sentence was executed on charges of ‘immoral’ activities in a mosque in Makkah of Saudi Arabia along with Sithi Akhtar, used to work as a cleaner at the same mosque. While talking to family members over phone before the execution of the death sentence he had informed that he had a love affair with Sithi Akhtar. However he did not give the family any detailed information about the charges on which he had been detained.

'Bangladesh First' resets past subservient foreign policy
'Bangladesh First' resets past subservient foreign policy

'Bangladesh First' resets past subservient foreign policy

The BNP-led government's 'Bangladesh First' foreign policy marks a shift from the deposed Awami League government's subservient foreign policy towards people-centric diplomacy that prioritises national interests, sovereign decision-making and balanced international partnerships.

PM urges Hindu community to celebrate Durga Puja with sense of security
PM urges Hindu community to celebrate Durga Puja with sense of security

PM urges Hindu community to celebrate Durga Puja with sense of security

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Friday urged the country’s Hindu community people to enthusiastically celebrate Sharadiya Durga Puja across the country, saying that everyone has the right to security irrespective of religion.

Bangladesh ranks 84th among 122 countries in Global Hunger Index
Bangladesh ranks 84th among 122 countries in Global Hunger Index

Bangladesh ranks 84th among 122 countries in Global Hunger Index

The pace of progress of Bangladesh in ending hunger has slowed. Since 2018 the improvement in the score of Bangladesh in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has been only 4 percent. Whereas between 2000 and 2018 the improvement had been more than 42 percent.

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