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Bangladesh banks robbed of $21 bn by a few families; years to revival: Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur

In early August, when eminent economist Ahsan H. Mansur took charge as the governor of Bangladesh Bank, the country’s central bank, the entire banking system was thought to be tottering. Within one and a half months, we will receive money from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, and after that the reserves will be able to add $1.2 …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Families of children maimed by disgraced Great Ormond Street surgeon hit out at 'whitewash' reports into what happened under his care

Daily Mail

Families of children maimed by a disgraced surgeon have hit out at a 'whitewash' report into what happened to the youngsters while under his care. Former NHS surgeon Yaser Jabbar, 43, treated 723 children at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, leaving some with serious injuries, different leg lengths and even requiring amputation. Yaser Jabbar, 43, treated 721 children at London …

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3 months ago

Bangladesh urges UK to probe overseas wealth of Sheikh Hasina allies

Firstpost

Bangladesh’s new Central Bank Governor Ahsan Mansur said that the new government is trying to ascertain whether Hasina and her ministers redirect £13 billion overseas from the bank Bangladesh’s interim government has reached out to the UK seeking help investigating the overseas wealth linked to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s allies as the administration under Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus intensifies …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

2015 hooch tragedy: Court finds four guilty of procuring, selling spurious liquor in Malvani

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Nine years after 106 people from Malvani’s Laxmi Nagar slums died and 75 suffered injuries, with some losing eyesight permanently, in the worst-ever hooch tragedy in the city, a sessions court on Monday found four men guilty of procuring and selling contaminated liquor in Malvani area for ₹10 to ₹20 per piece. Accused number 1, 3, 5 and 8 …

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1 year ago

Vidyadhar Vyas to be honoured with Mansur Award

The Hindu

Noted Hindustani classical vocalist from Mumbai, Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas would be honoured with the Dr. Mallikarjun Mansur National Award for the year 2023. The award would be presented to the senior musician during the 113th birth anniversary celebrations of the legendary musician organised by Dr. Mallikarjun Mansur Memorial National Memorial Trust at Alur Venkatarao Bhavan in Dharwad on December 31 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Meet the stars: A journey through 2023’s JCB Prize shortlist

The Hindu

The JCB Prize for Literature, a ₹25-lakh award presented each year for a distinguished work of fiction, has announced its shortlist for 2023. It’s the perfect time to revisit the books that have made the cut, and to look at some of the common themes in each of these book — themes that tie together the shortlist, albeit loosely, while …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Art Special: what the tombstone caption hides

Live Mint

An object of Indian origin is on display at a museum in a distant land with a changing tombstone caption. Tombstone caption is museum-speak for the core details of an art object—title, maker, date of making, materiality, the museum’s reference for it. However, the late Martand Singh, a great fount of information on princely India’s material culture, had once mentioned …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Book Review: ‘Mansur: A Novel’ by Vikramajit Ram

The Hindu

Published : Jan 12, 2023 10:15 IST In Vikramajit Ram’s eponymous novel Mansur, the master painter of Emperor Jehangir’s court is about to put finishing touches to the eye of a dodo when he is interrupted. Ram mentions one—the famous “Jehangir and Shah Abbas embracing on a globe” attributed to Abu’l Hasan. Ram says he was inspired to write it …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: UN says civilian death toll tops 5,000

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from July 12: The UN human rights office says 5,024 people have been killed and 6,520 injured in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on February 24. 12 Jul 2022 - 14:39 GMT UN chief on Ukraine grain export talks: ‘still a way to go’ United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that “there is still a way to …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Russians at Severodonetsk industry zone

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from June 20: Russian troops have entered industrial part of Severodonetsk, according to Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Haidai. 20 Jun 2022 - 15:25 GMT Zelenskyy tells AU Africa is ‘hostage’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Africa is being held “hostage” by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has spurred fears of a …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest: Ukraine may soon ‘not exist on world map’

Al Jazeera

Latest updates June 15, 2022: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns Ukraine ‘might not exist at all’ within a couple of years. 15 Jun 2022 - 21:55 GMT ‘Bravery, resilience, determination’: New $1bn for Ukraine fight President Zelenskyy said he was “grateful” for a new American arms package to Kyiv after speaking to President Biden. 15 Jun 2022 - 15:05 …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow bans dozens of UK citizens

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from June 14: Individuals have been blacklisted due to ‘dissemination of false and one-sided information’ about the war, the foreign ministry says. I’m not taking chances.” 14 Jun 2022 - 12:25 GMT Russia slashes gas deliveries via Nord Stream, says Gazprom Russia’s energy giant Gazprom has said it would be reducing the daily gas deliveries via the Nord …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: ‘All Severodonetsk bridges destroyed’

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from June 13: Destruction of bridges makes it impossible to evacuate civilians remaining in the city, governor of Luhansk says. These were the latest updates on Monday, June 13: 13 Jun 2022 - 19:59 GMT Human cost of Severodonetsk fight ‘terrifying’: Zelenskyy Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the battle for Severodonetsk was taking a “terrifying” toll as …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Latest Ukraine updates: Putin likens himself to Peter the Great

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from June 9: President speaks of Russia’s need to ‘take back and defend itself’, in speech comparing himself to Peter the Great. 9 Jun 2022 - 19:15 GMT Ukraine: Russia still attacking eastern city The Ukrainian army says Kyiv’s forces continue to frustrate Russian attempts to take the fiercely contested eastern city of Severodonetsk. 9 Jun 2022 - …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest: UN says war impact on world ‘severe’

Al Jazeera

Latest updates June 8, 2022: War in Ukraine’s effect on food, energy, finance is ‘systemic, severe, and speeding up’, UN chief Antonio Guterres says. 8 Jun 2022 - 14:40 GMT Kyiv says ‘Russian aggression’, not sanctions, fuelling grain crisis Ukraine’s foreign minister says Russia’s invasion is responsible for a global grain crisis and dismissed Moscow’s claims that Western sanctions on …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: 600 Ukrainians held captive in Kherson

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from June 7: Presidential aide says prisoners held in ‘inhumane conditions’ and are victims of torture in the Russia-occupied region. 7 Jun 2022 - 08:56 GMT Fierce battle for key Ukraine city changing ‘every hour’ Street fighting raged for control of Ukraine’s flashpoint city of Severodonetsk, with the situation changing “every hour”, an official has said, as Kyiv …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy urges EU to end ‘quarrels’

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from May 30: Zelenskyy tells EU internal disputes encourage Moscow to put ‘more pressure’ on the bloc, calls for further sanctions. 30 May 2022 - 17:40 GMT Zelenskyy urges EU to end ‘quarrels’, adopt sanctions Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the EU to end internal “quarrels” that he said only help Moscow as he told the bloc …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow says Azovstal now ‘liberated’

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from May 20: Azovstal steelworks plant was last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol and had been under weeks-long siege. “In conditions in which we exist, it would be a problem for us to impose any kind of sanctions and join the EU or global sanctions.” 20 May 2022 - 19:02 GMT Russia says remaining Azovstal defenders have …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine live news: Biden endorses Sweden, Finland NATO bid

Al Jazeera

President Biden pledges his support and said the US ‘will work’ with the two countries in case of ‘aggression’. 18 May 2022 - 19:44 GMT Trudeau slams CBC closure Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed Russia’s closure of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Moscow offices, saying the move was “unacceptable”. 18 May 2022 - 10:04 GMT Russian forces committed ‘apparent war …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine live news: Moscow, Kyiv trade blame as talks stall

Al Jazeera

Ukraine accuses Russia of failing to find areas for compromise as Moscow says Kyiv has ‘practically withdrawn’ from talks. 17 May 2022 - 09:30 GMT Russian official says talks with Ukraine have stopped Moscow and Kyiv are not holding talks over ending the war “in any form”, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported quoting the country’s deputy foreign minister. We count …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Sweden confirms NATO membership bid

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from May 16: Announcement comes day after Finland said it intends to join the alliance in shake-up of Europe’s security architecture. 16 May 2022 - 11:58 GMT Kharkiv counteroffensive is ‘unstoppable’: Ukrainian official The withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine’s second largest city and the region around it “cannot be stopped”, a Ukrainian official says. 16 May 2022 …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy ‘ready’ for talks with Putin

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian president says is prepared to hold discussions with his Russian counterpart over ending war, but ‘only him’. 13 May 2022 - 11:34 GMT ‘Long-term’ phase of war ahead: defence minister Ukraine’s defence minister has said that Kyiv has thwarted Moscow’s plans to destroy Ukrainian statehood – but a “long-term” phase of the war lies ahead. 13 May 2022 - …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: UN sets up ‘rights abuses’ inquiry

Al Jazeera

United Nations Human Rights Council votes to launch investigation into allegations of abuses by Russian troops in Ukraine. 12 May 2022 - 10:51 GMT Russia ‘most direct threat’ to world: EU European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said Russia is the “most direct threat” to the international order since its invasion of Ukraine. 12 May 2022 - 08:29 …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Latest Ukraine updates: Kherson seeks annexation

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine news from May 11: Pro-Kremlin administration in southern Ukrainian region says it will ask to be incorporated into Russia by 2023. 11 May 2022 - 10:02 GMT Russia does not want war in Europe: Lavrov Russia’s foreign minister has said Moscow does not want war in Europe, but accused Western powers of seeking to “defeat Russia”. Latest Defence …

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Bangladesh banks robbed of $21 bn by a few families; years to revival: Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur

Families of children maimed by disgraced Great Ormond Street surgeon hit out at 'whitewash' reports into what happened under his care

Bangladesh urges UK to probe overseas wealth of Sheikh Hasina allies

2015 hooch tragedy: Court finds four guilty of procuring, selling spurious liquor in Malvani

Vidyadhar Vyas to be honoured with Mansur Award

Meet the stars: A journey through 2023’s JCB Prize shortlist

Art Special: what the tombstone caption hides

Book Review: ‘Mansur: A Novel’ by Vikramajit Ram

Ukraine latest updates: UN says civilian death toll tops 5,000

Ukraine latest updates: Russians at Severodonetsk industry zone

Russia-Ukraine latest: Ukraine may soon ‘not exist on world map’

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow bans dozens of UK citizens

Ukraine latest updates: ‘All Severodonetsk bridges destroyed’

Latest Ukraine updates: Putin likens himself to Peter the Great

Russia-Ukraine latest: UN says war impact on world ‘severe’

Ukraine latest updates: 600 Ukrainians held captive in Kherson

Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy urges EU to end ‘quarrels’

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow says Azovstal now ‘liberated’

Russia-Ukraine live news: Biden endorses Sweden, Finland NATO bid

Russia-Ukraine live news: Moscow, Kyiv trade blame as talks stall

Ukraine latest updates: Sweden confirms NATO membership bid

Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy ‘ready’ for talks with Putin

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: UN sets up ‘rights abuses’ inquiry

Latest Ukraine updates: Kherson seeks annexation