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About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea

Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding

The Guardian - UK

Has Bangladesh’s revolution been a success?

Almost five months after thousands of protesters toppled Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian government, Bangladesh is still consumed by protests and struggling with an economic crisis. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Independent UK

Bangladesh cricketers rally round murder accused teammate Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh captain Shanto says the murder case filed in Dhaka against former lawmaker Shakib is ‘unexpected’.

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Bangladesh cricket team stands by Shakib Al Hasan amid murder allegation

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh cricket players have shown support for teammate Shakib Al Hasan, who faces a murder allegation linked to recent political unrest that resulted in the ousting of former premier Sheikh Hasina. The accusation comes from Rafiqul Islam, whose son was reportedly among those killed during the unrest. Despite…

The Times of India

Murder case filed against veteran Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan: Reports

Veteran Bangladesh cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named in a murder case filed by Rafiqul Islam, whose son Rubel was killed on August 7 during ongoing protests in Bangladesh. According to a report by the Dhaka Tribune, Rubel was shot in the chest and abdomen during a rally…

The Times of India

Assam delimitation proposal: an erosion of representation

The proposed exercise is allegedly based on communal lines of segregation, rather than on logical geographic boundaries of the State. The plan, which also involves reservations, may reduce the possibility of Muslims being elected, diminishing the existing political power of the minority community

The Hindu

Assam: 11 held over involvement in fake gold smuggling from Sonitpur

Police arrested 11 persons for their alleged involvement in fake gold smuggling in Assam's Sonitpur district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'I went on holiday with my family - and was the only one to come back alive'

Sadiqul Islam, 25, was in Bangladesh on holiday in July 2022 with his parents and two siblings when a freak gas leak killed his entire family - he may have been saved by a simple fan

Daily Mirror

Fire blazes through crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

At least 2,000 huts damaged in one of the 32 camps in Cox’s Bazar district where more than 1.2 million people live.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh opposition stages protests as it challenges PM Hasina

Opposition party mobilises tens of thousands of supporters in Dhaka to protest price rise and demand PM’s resignation.

Al Jazeera

Mum becomes fourth family member to die of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Mum Hosne Ara Islam, 46, has become the fourth member of a British family to have died after a mystery poisoning while on a trip to Bangladesh, after spending three months in hospital

Daily Mirror

Plea to bring Brit mum home after husband and children killed by carbon monoxide

Husnara Begum, from Cardiff, is currently in hospital after her daughter Samira, husband Rafiqul and son Mahiqul all died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in the Sylhet region

Daily Mirror

Third member of Cardiff family dies from ‘poisoning’ in Bangladesh

Death of Samira Islam, 20, follows deaths of Rafiqul, 51, and Mahiqul, 16, during holiday

The Guardian - UK

Cardiff father and son poisoned by gas in Bangladesh, say police

Rafiqul and Mahiqul Islam died after being found unconscious in the north-eastern region of Sylhet late last month

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'No concrete evidence' that Cardiff father and son were poisoned in Bangladesh, says medic

Rafiqul Islam and Mahiqul died after being found unconscious in the north-eastern region of Sylhet late last month

Daily Mirror

Boy, 13, dies and six kids in hospital after eating biscuits brought into class

Mahin Hossain, a 13-year-old boy, has died and six other pupils from Narayanpur Ashraful Madaris Qawmi Madrasa, a school in Bangladesh, are in hospital after eating biscuits brought into the classroom

The Independent UK

Hundreds gather for funeral of UK taxi driver and son who died in Bangladesh

Rafiqul Islam and Mahiqul were discovered unconscious in a flat with their family on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to British father and son found dead after suspected ‘poisoning’

The family’s community in Cardiff says it is in ‘shock’ and are praying for those in hospital.

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Pictured: British dad and son found dead after being 'poisoned in murder plot'

Local police superintendent Farid Uddin said that Rafiqul Islam, 51, and his son Mahiqul, 16, tragically died before they reached the hospital in Bangladesh where three other family members are being treated after a suspected poisoning

Daily Record

Dad and son found dead abroad and family unconscious in home after ‘poisoning’

Rafiqul Islam’s wife Hosne Ara, 40, their daughter Samira, 19, and son Sadikul, 21, were also found unconscious and are now being treated at a local hospital.

Daily Mirror

British dad and son found dead and family unconscious in home after 'poisoning'

Brit dad Rafiqul Islam, who is in his 50s, was found dead alongside his 16-year-old son Michael in Bangladesh's eastern city of Sylhet on Tuesday after what local cops believe was a poisoning incident

The Times of India

Spewing hate to please Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: All India United Democratic Front MLA Rafiqul Islam slams CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: Reacting sharply to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks on "Madrasa", All India United Democratic Front MLA Rafiqul Islam on Thursday said he is "spewing hate to please RSS" as he "fears losing his position". Earlier on Sunday, Sarma had said the word "Madrasa" should cease to exist…

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