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Dhaka needs serious initiatives over Rohingya crisis: FM
United News of Bangladesh | Updated at 05:02pm on April 07, 2021
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said they should now seriously consider regional or multilateral initiatives for the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar as it remains...
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Canada Post’s colourful trucks cheering up people amid pandemic
Agence France-Presse . Ottawa | Updated at 11:04am on March 14, 2021
Andrew Lewis is bringing bright colours to Canadians to counter their pandemic gloom one parcel at a time — delivered by postal trucks wrapped in...
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Sexual abuse victims urge Canada to investigate Pornhub
Agence France-Presse . Montreal | Updated at 11:30am on March 05, 2021
More than 100 victims of sexual exploitation, backed by 525 non-profit organisations, have asked Canadian authorities to criminally investigate the owner of Pornhub for facilitating...
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Hillary, Canadian writer Louise Penny to jointly publish thriller
Agence France-Presse . New York | Updated at 10:59am on February 24, 2021
Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state who ran against Donald Trump for president in 2016, is to publish a suspense thriller with Canadian author...
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Canadian MPs say China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘genocide’
Agence France-Presse . Ottawa | Updated at 10:24am on February 23, 2021
Canadian MPs voted on Monday to label Beijing’s treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang as genocide, a move angrily slammed by China as a ‘malicious provocation.’...
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Bangladesh missions in abroad observe February 21
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:29pm on February 22, 2021
Bangladesh missions in different countries on Sunday observed Language Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day 2021 through holding different programmes. Bangladesh High Commission in...
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Biden, Trudeau to meet, albeit virtually
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:07am on February 21, 2021
Joe Biden will attend his first, albeit virtual, bilateral meeting as US president on Tuesday, with the honour going to Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau....
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Bodies of 3 Bangladeshi students to be brought back home
Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 07:36pm on February 20, 2021
The bodies of three Bangladeshi students who died in a road accident in Canada would be sent to Bangladesh as their families have already started...
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Canada, United States extend closure of border till March 31
Agence France-Presse . Ottawa | Updated at 11:49am on February 20, 2021
Canada’s border with the United States will remain closed to all non-essential travellers until March 21, public safety minister Bill Blair announced on Friday...
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3 Bangladeshi students die in Canada road accident
Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 09:48am on February 19, 2021
Three Bangladeshi students died after two vehicles crashed head-on along Highway 7, about seven kilometres south of Arborg, in Canada on Thursday morning. The deceased...