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UK universities restrict enrolment of Bangladeshi, Pakistani students

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UK universities are restricting applications from Bangladesh and Pakistan amid rising concerns over visa misuse and tougher Home Office rules, according to a report by the Financial Times on Thursday. At least nine institutions have paused recruitment from these "high-risk" countries, reflecting growing pressure to ensure that only genuine students are enrolled. The moves follow a surge ...

Obituary

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Sokhina Khatun (100), a resident of Dastardia village in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur district, passed away on Sunday.She was buried at the Dastardia graveyard.She is survived by two sons and two daughters. Her family members requested all to pray for the departed soul.

PTI Protests: Sec 144 imposed in Islamabad, Rawalpindi

Imran Khan is alive but extremely angry, says sister Uzma

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PTI Protests: Sec 144 imposed in Islamabad, Rawalpindi

Pakistan government has imposed Section 144 in Islamabad and Rawalpindi for several days, banning public gatherings of five or more people, as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prepares to stage large-scale protests on Tuesday demanding access to incarcerated party founder Imran Khan.Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry confirmed the restrictions, stating that Section 144 would be ...

11 Bangladeshis arrested for 'drug offences' in Singapore

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Twelve migrant workers in a Singapore's Woodlands dormitory were arrested for suspected drug-related offences after a Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) raid on Nov 27.The men are aged between 23 and 40 years old. Eleven are Bangladeshis, while one is a Myanmar national.CNB said on Nov 28 that a 34-year-old Bangladeshi man was arrested for suspected ...

Cyclone-induced flood kills hundreds in South Asia

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The death toll from floods across large parts of Southeast Asia-including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka-rose to at least 321 on Friday. Authorities are working to rescue stranded citizens, restore power and communications, and coordinate recovery efforts as floodwaters begin to recede.Large areas of the four countries have been battered by cyclone-fuelled torrential rain ...

New hope for kids with rare genetic disorder

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A three-year-old boy from California, Oliver Chu, has become the first person in the world with Hunter syndrome to receive a pioneering gene therapy developed by doctors in Manchester. The treatment, trialled for the first time last year, aims to halt the devastating effects of the rare genetic disorder, and Oliver's progress over the past ...

World's First

China building nuke-blast-proof floating island

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China is in the process of building a 78,000-tonne artificial island designed to withstand nuclear blasts. It is a mobile, semi-submersible, twin-hull platform that could support 238 people for four months without the need of new supplies.The infrastructure is as large as China's Fujian aircraft carrier and will be operational in 2028. It can withstand ...

174 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia

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Malaysian immigration authorities detained 468 undocumented migrants during a large-scale operation in the Cameron Highlands on Thursday, with 174 of those detained being Bangladeshi nationals.The raid, conducted between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM local time, involved 547 officers from the Immigration Department and allied enforcement agencies, according Malaysia's state news agency, Bernama. Operations spanned four zones ...

Poor governance led to regime shifts in BD, Sri Lanka, Nepal: Doval

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India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has said changes of government in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka over the past three and a half years stemmed from "poor governance", according to The Hindu.On Friday, he described governance as the central pillar of nation-building and stability.Delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture on governance on India's National ...

Human Trafficking

Bangladeshi transwoman held in Mumbai

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Mumbai Police have arrested a Bangladeshi transgender woman who had allegedly been living in India for nearly three decades using forged identity documents, reports NDTV.The suspect, identified as Babu Ayan Khan, alias Jyoti or "Guru Maa", was arrested on Thursday.She is accused of trafficking more than 200 Bangladeshi nationals into India, a figure authorities believe ...