Dhaka (TIP) : The mobile Internet connection was restored in Bangladesh on July 28, 10 days after it was restricted by authorities across the country to stop the spread of fake news on social media amidst the deadly nationwide violence over reforms in the quota system in government jobs. Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak announced that 5GB Internet will be given for free to all users for three days after the connection is restored, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. (PTI)
South Asia
Militants kidnap, kill 11 people in Pakistan’s Balochistan province
Karachi (TIP): At least 11 people, including nine bus passengers, were killed by unknown militants in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, authorities said on April 13. In the first incident, armed men stopped a bus on […]
Asia
Student body wants B’desh’s ‘Mujibist’ constitution buried
Dhaka (TIP): The Anti-Discrimination Students Movement on December 29 announced that it would issue a belated Proclamation of July Uprising that seeks to “bury” Bangladesh’s 1972 constitution, calling it a “Mujibist” charter that had paved […]
South Asia
Hindus in Bangladesh stage major rally in Chittagong demanding minority rights
Dhaka (TIP): On October 26, thousands from Bangladesh’s Hindu community gathered at the historic Laldighi Maidan in Chattogram (Chittagong) to express their determination to continue demonstrations until the interim government addresses their eight key demands. […]
768635 578383You seem to be really skilled within the way you write.::~ 729456