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2 militants held after gunfight with RAB in Rohingya camp

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday morning detained two members of Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya, after a reported gunfight in Cox's Bazar.

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File photo of a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Reuters

California mass shooter dead, motive unclear

The gunman believed to have killed 10 people during Lunar New Year celebrations in California shot himself dead as police moved in to arrest him, the local sheriff said Sunday.

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FBI agents gather in front of the location of a shooting during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California, US, January 22, 2023 Reuters

Why has BTRC chosen Bijoy for Android phones?

A significant number of smartphone users of the country have been left confused and flustered over the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission's (BTRC's) decision to mandate the inclusion of the Bijoy Bangla keyboard app on both imported and locally manufactured Android smartphones.

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Indefinite transport strike in Sylhet from Monday

Sylhet District Transport Oikya Parishad has called for an indefinite strike starting from Monday demand the release of Chhatra Dal leader Ali Akbor Rajon who was arrested in a sabotage case.

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File photo: Due to a transport strike, buses do not leave terminal in Sylhet on Monday, April 29, 2019 Dhaka Tribune

UN expert lauds Bangladesh's role in global discourse on safe, orderly, regular migration

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights on Migrants Felipe Gonzalez Morales on Sunday appreciated Bangladesh's proactive role in the global discourse on safe, orderly and regular migration.

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UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights on Migrants Felipe Gonzalez Morales with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen UNB

Hyundai opens its first manufacturing plant in Bangladesh

On Thursday, January 19, a ceremony at the Bangabandhu Hi-Tech Park marked the opening of the Fair Technology-Hyundai facility.

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