August 19, 2022 – Bangladesh News Gazette

Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets

·August 19, 2022

A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumors” and retweeting dissidents, according to court documents obtained Thursday, a decision that has drawn growing global condemnation.Activists and lawyers consider ...

Judicial

Electrocution leaves two siblings dead in Jashore

·August 19, 2022

Two minor siblings died after being electrocuted on the rooftop of their house in Bagherpara upazila of Jashore district on Friday.The ill-fated deceased identified as 14-year-old Abu Hossain Akash and his five-year-old sister Nusrat, were children of ...

Judicial

10 people remanded over Uttara girder crash

·August 19, 2022

A Dhaka court on Friday remanded 10 people on different terms in a case lodged over the death of five people after a girder of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project crashed on a private car in the capital's Uttara.The remanded accused are-Crane Operator ...

Government Policy

Requested India to help Bangladesh maintain stability, harmony: Momen

·August 19, 2022

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen Thursday said he requested the Indian government to do whatever necessary to help Bangladesh maintain stability and harmony."When I went to New Delhi, I told the Indian government that Sheikh Hasina must be sustained. Ba...

Government Policy

‘Game of Thrones’ prequel keeps dragons, adds diversity

·August 19, 2022

The prequel to “Game of Thrones” is set to forge its own storytelling path, with a new set of characters and a more diverse team behind the scenes.“House of the Dragon” takes place two centuries before the events of the original series, which ended its...

Government Policy

China’s response to Pelosi visit a sign of future intentions

·August 19, 2022

China's response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was anything but subtle — dispatching warships and military aircraft to all sides of the self-governing island democracy, and firing ballistic missiles into the waters nearby.The dus...

Government Policy

Tidal surges may inundate low-lying areas of coastal districts

·August 19, 2022

The low-lying areas of 15 coastal districts in Bangladesh, including their offshore islands and chars, are likely to be inundated by tidal surges, the weather department said on Friday.These districts are Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jhalakathi, Pirojpu...

Government Policy

Bomb threats put tiny Moldova, Ukraine’s neighbor, on edge

·August 19, 2022

For tiny Moldova, an impoverished, landlocked nation that borders war-torn Ukraine but isn't in the European Union or NATO, it's been another week plagued by bomb threats.On an overcast day outside the international airport serving Moldova's capital of...

Government Policy

Finnish PM: No drugs, just lots of dancing at ‘wild’ party

·August 19, 2022

Finland’s prime minister says she did not take any drugs during a “wild” party in a private home, adding she did nothing wrong when letting her hair down and partying with friends.A video posted on a social media shows six people dancing and mimicking ...

Government Policy

Heatwave may abate in next 24 hours

·August 19, 2022

Large parts of Bangladesh are in the grip of a blistering heatwave but that may abate in the next 24 hours, the weather department said on Friday.“Mild heat wave is sweeping through Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divi...

Government Policy

Bangabandhu Foundation pays homage to ‘Father of Nation’ at Tungipara

·August 19, 2022

Leaders of Bangabandhu Foundation on Friday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his grave at Tungipara in Gopalganj.Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, president of Bangabandhu Foundation, along with other leaders of t...

Government Policy

I told India to help maintain stability in Bangladesh, Momen clarifies

·August 19, 2022

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday said he told the Indian government that Bangladesh would be happy if India helps Bangladesh in maintaining stability, noting that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wants stability and communal harmony in the country...

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