Tamim withdraws retirement after meeting with Prime Minister
Tamim Iqbal has withdrawn his retirement after meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, confirmed Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan to the media Friday.
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Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafe bin Mortaza pose for a photo alongside Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban Friday FacebookQuader inaugurates metro rail test run on Agargaon-Motijheel route
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader inaugurated the test run of Agargaon to Motijheel section of metro rail on Friday.
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Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneRussia: US, EU politicians interfering in Bangladesh's internal affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has described the recent calls from European and American politicians for free and fair elections in Bangladesh as an attempt to interfere in Bangladesh's internal affairs.
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UNBJamaat, other religious groups stage protest over Quran burning in Sweden
Several like-minded religious groups on Friday held a rally in the capital protesting the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden.
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Bangla TribuneDhaka bus drivers plagued by unstable income, lack of labour policies
Facing uncertainty in their income and a lack of stability in their overall quality of life, bus drivers, and assistants involved in the public transport system have been impacted by the lack of fair labour policies in the country.
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Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneIndia court refuses stay on Rahul Gandhi defamation conviction
Top Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's efforts to overturn his expulsion from parliament were again blocked on Friday when a court refused to stay his jail sentence for defamation.
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Rahul Gandhi, a leader of India's main opposition Congress party, addresses the crowd at a public rally held during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March), in Panipat, India, January 6, 2023 Reuters