Mahbubey Alam dies
Hamid and Hasina lead the nation in paying tributes to Bangladesh’s longest-serving attorney general
corona analytics english
Bangladesh
- Infection:3,59,148
- Recovery:2,70,491
- Death:5,161
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection:32,870,631
- Recovery:22,749,163
- Death:994,534
Source: Johns Hopkins University
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Hundreds of stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers gathered outside the Saudia office in Dhaka almost blocking the street next to the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel on Sep 27, 2020 for air tickets to Saudi Arabia.
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Hundreds of stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers gathered outside the Saudia office in Dhaka almost blocking the street next to the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel on Sep 27, 2020 for air tickets to Saudi Arabia.
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Outgoing Indian High Commissioner Riva Ganguly Das paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Sep 27, 2020. Photo: PID
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Hundreds of stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers gathered near the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Dhaka's Gulshan very early in the morning on Sep 27, 2020 to apply for extension of their visas. Later, the embassy said they will need to apply through authorised agencies.
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Hundreds of stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers gathered near the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Dhaka's Gulshan very early in the morning on Sep 27, 2020 to apply for extension of their visas. Later, the embassy said they will need to apply through authorised agencies.
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The authorities reopened Ramna Park in Dhaka on Sep 27, 2020 after a six-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak
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The authorities reopened Ramna Park in Dhaka on Sep 27, 2020 after a six-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak
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The authorities reopened Ramna Park in Dhaka on Sep 27, 2020 after a six-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak
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Hundreds of stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers crowded outside the Biman Bangladesh Airlines office in Dhaka's Dilkusha on Sep 27, 2020 for air tickets to their countries of work.
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Hundreds of stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers crowded outside the Biman Bangladesh Airlines office in Dhaka's Dilkusha on Sep 27, 2020 for air tickets to their countries of work.
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A group of Dhaka University students led by DUCSU leader Tanbir Hasan Saikat organised a human-chain demonstration at Shahbagh on Sep 27, 2020 demanding justice for the recent rape of a woman in Khagrachhari, a Dhaka University student and a newly-wed woman in Sylhet's MC College. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Bangladesh Chhatra League's Dhaka University unit rallied at the Raju Memorial on Sep 27, 2020 demanding arrest of the people involved in recent incedents of rape in the country and their exemplary punishment. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Guests appreciate the photographs by Kakoli Prodhan after the inauguration of an exhibition on rivers at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in Dhaka on Sep 27, 2020. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Guests appreciate the photographs by Kakoli Prodhan after the inauguration of an exhibition on rivers at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in Dhaka on Sep 27, 2020. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Children's organisation Ikrimikri organised a photo exhibition on rivers at four key river ports from Sep 27, 2020. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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An exhibiion of photojournalist Kakoli Prodhan's works on rivers began at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in Dhaka on Sep 27, 2020. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Workers sort polythene sheets for drying before recycling in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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