Bangladesh
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<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/youth/education/campus/news/cu-admin-identifies-2-molesters-3076956" hreflang="en">CU admin identifies 2 molesters</a>
The administration of Chittagong University yesterday claimed to have identified two persons who sexually assaulted a female student on the campus on Sunday night.
22 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/rohingya-influx/news/rohingya-genocide-case-proceed-3076971" hreflang="en">Rohingya genocide case to proceed</a>
The World Court yesterday rejected Myanmar’s objections to a genocide case over its treatment of the Muslim Rohingya minority, paving the way for the case to be heard in full.
22 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/need-1-week-assess-situation-3076976" hreflang="en">Need 1 week to assess situation</a>
Admitting that the Power Division could not impose schedule-wise power cuts across the country, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday sought one week’s time to address the issue.
22 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/wasfia-first-bangladeshi-conquer-k2-3076981" hreflang="en">Wasfia 1st Bangladeshi to conquer K2</a>
Renowned Bangladeshi mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen conquered the treacherous K2 in Pakistan, becoming the first person from Bangladesh to summit the second-tallest mountain in the world.
22 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/cu-sexual-assault-fingers-pointed-bcl-men-3076216" hreflang="en">CU sexual assault: Fingers pointed at BCL men </a>
Those who sexually assaulted a female student on Chittagong University campus on July 17 night are members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, said police sources and CU BCL insiders.
21 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/noab-hikes-newspaper-price-tk-2-jul-25-3076201" hreflang="en">Noab hikes newspaper price by Tk 2 from Jul 25</a>
All newspapers owned by the members of Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (Noab) will see a price increase of at least Tk 2 per issue from July 25.
21 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/yet-start-mega-projects-consider-putting-them-hold-3076221" hreflang="en">Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold</a>
Given the current economic situation, the government should consider suspending mega projects the physical work of which has yet to begin, economist Debapriya Bhattacharya said yesterday.
21 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/you-cannot-remain-silent-3076231" hreflang="en">‘You cannot remain silent’</a>
The High Court yesterday came down hard on Bangladesh Railway for mismanagement, ticket scalping and carrying passengers on the train roofs.
21 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/power-crisis-may-worsen-3075341" hreflang="en">Electricity crisis may worsen</a>
The government’s plan for one to two hours of daily power cuts is failing, especially in the north, and the signs are that the electricity crisis may worsen across the country in the coming days.
20 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/ecs-dialogue-parties-runs-snag-3075346" hreflang="en">EC’s dialogue hits a snag as BNP skips it</a>
The BNP yesterday skipped Election Commission’s dialogue seeking recommendations of political parties on how to hold a free and fair general election.
20 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/asia/south-asia/news/rajapaksa-ally-elected-lanka-president-3075371" hreflang="en">Rajapaksa ally elected Lanka president</a>
Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lanka’s new president by the country’s parliament yesterday, with the backing of the party of the ex-leader -- who fled abroad after his palace was stormed by protesters.
20 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/accidents-fires/news/road-crash-claims-six-more-lives-3075361" hreflang="en">Road crash claims six more lives</a>
A toddler, her mother, and aunt were among six people who died after a bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw in Bakerganj, Barishal, yesterday afternoon.
20 Jul 2022
<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/govt-now-has-cold-feet-3075356" hreflang="en">IMF’S $4.5B loan: Govt now has cold feet</a>
The government is stalling on taking the $4.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to ease the pressure on the foreign currency reserves after seeing the conditions that would be attached.
20 Jul 2022