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Boko Haram blamed for deadly attack on Nigeria village

At least 50 people are reported to have been killed in north-eastern Nigeria in a gun and bomb attack by suspected Boko Haram militants.   Pictures from the village of Dalori show burned-out buildings and charred livestock.   Fires from the burning village could be seen in the the city of Maiduguri, nearly 10km (six miles) away.   One witness ...

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ISIS publicly beheads its fighters for desertion: Report

Observers said the beheadings were made in a bid to terrorise ISIS members who may leave their posts in the war-torn region. (File photo)   ISIS has reportedly beheaded over 20 of its fighters in full public view for trying to flee a war zone in Iraq’s Mosul city, sending out a chilling warning to others in the terror group ...

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Bombs kill 45, wound 110 near Syria shrine: State Media

The Sayyida Zeinab mosque contains the grave of a granddaughter of the Prophet Mohammed and is particularly revered as a pilgrimage site by Shiite Muslims. Beirut, Lebanon:  At least 45 people were killed and 110 wounded today in three bomb blasts near a revered Shiite shrine south of the Syrian capital Damascus, state media reported. State news agency SANA had ...

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Obama to make first visit to US mosque next week

President Barack Obama will make his first visit as president to a U.S. mosque next week in a defense of religious freedom, the White House said, following a rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States. Obama will visit on Wednesday the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque, where he will hold a roundtable with the community and deliver remarks, a ...

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Shanto set historic milestone in Youth ODI cricket

Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket Team vice-captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto laid down a historic milestone as he became the highest run-getter in the history of youth ODIs with 1747 runs, including two centuries and 2 fifties. The middle-order batsman Shanto completed this remarkable job during the Bangladesh vs Scotland Group-A 2nd match of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at Sheikh Kamal ...

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Tigers on quarters after easy win against Scotland

Young tigers have won their second group match quite comfortably by 114 runs against Scotland in the 14th fixture of ICC U19 World Cup today. After a steady start from openers Scotland stumble in their chase of a competitive target of 257 against Bangladesh. Earlier in the day, two hundred-run partnerships from Bangladesh batsmen took the host to 256 for ...

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Community Network Association organises its annual meeting

Community Network Association organised its annual meeting at Brady Arts Centre in East London on 24th January.  The meeting was presided over by organisation’s President Md Sobhan Ali.  The Chief and Special guest in the meeting were MP for Bethnal Green and Bow Rushanara Ali Chowdhury MP and Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs respectively. Samina Begum and Emdadul ...

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British Muslims are waving the flag of success

Thousands of nominations have been received from the public for The British Muslim Awards presented by Al Rayan Bank, which is testament to breadth of talent and success, making it apparent that British Muslims across the nation are waving the flag of success. Ibrahim Rahman, who lives in Cambridge, has been shortlisted in the Services to Media category.  Ibrahim will ...

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UK living Bangladeshis welcome Shafique Chowdhury at Heathrow Airport

UK living Bangladeshis welcomed Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, General Secretary of Sylhet District Awami League.  He arrived on 24th of January in a brief trip to the UK. While addressing the people who attended the event, Shafique Chowdhury said that Bangladesh stands tall today in the world.  This country has build Padma Bridge in its own financing. Padma Bridge is not ...

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Ayub Nagar will be mile stone in rural development: M A Mannan MP

State Minister for Finance and Planning M A Mannan MP officially inaugurated Ayub Nagar Residential Area project on 8th January at a civic felicitation at Dular  Bazar in South Chatok.  The Ayub Nagar Residential area is project initiated by UK residing Joynal Abedin who has also came up with the slogan “my village, my town”. At the civic felicitation, the ...

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