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The Bangladesh government has introduced regulations, similar to the one brought by Indias IT rules, for social and digital media, including Over-the-top (OTT) platforms.

Bangladesh on Monday commemorated the Mass Uprising Day which marks the climax of the movement of the people of the then East Pakistan for autonomy in 1969 that eventually led to the Independence War and emergence of the country in 1971.

Three cyber criminals, who have sided with war-crime convicts and alleged to have been paid by Pakistan, are obstructing the development of Bangladesh and tarnishing the countrys image and also of Indias by spreading propaganda on social media platforms, a top intelligence official said.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that the image of the nation has brightened by its success in curbing terrorism and militancy.

Awami League (AL), the Bangladeshs ruling party, has called for taking necessary steps to ensure that the voters at all levels, including the minorities, can cast their votes in elections without any hindrance.

In the wake of an ongoing Covid-19 resurgence, private and public testing facilities in Bangladeshs capital Dhaka are now witnessing an unprecedented influx of patients.

Police in Bangladesh have arrested the brother of banned Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) leader Ataullah Abu Amar Jununi, whose outfit was involved in killing of community human rights activist at a refugee camp in Cox Bazar last September, officials said.

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said it has handed over two Bangladeshi nationals to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Sunday as a goodwill gesture.

The Indian Agency, National Investigation Agency, in close coordination with the Bangladeshi counterparts have started an investigation to curb illegal shipment of Pakistan-printed Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with help of ISI-backed smugglers in India via Bangladesh.

The international flights from the Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) airport in Agartala would soon start operations connecting Bangkok via Guwahati airport and Chittagong and Dhaka in Bangladesh, Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials said on Saturday.