In a moving encounter, Francis blessed them, held their hands and intently listened to their heart-rending tales of escape from the Buddhist-majority nation, in an apparent show of public solidarity towards Asia's worst refugee crisis in decades.
Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League won an overwhelming majority in the general elections boycotted by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies.
Bangladesh on Tuesday pressed anti-terrorism charges against several suspects and identified the fifth assailant in the country's worst terror attack as authorities intensified efforts to unravel the plot behind the brazen assault in which 22 people were slaughtered by Islamists.
The Islamists, who carried out Bangladesh's terror worst attack at a cafe in Dhaka, had slaughtered all the 20 hostages within 20 minutes of the brazen assault, a top police official said.
Fire service officials and witnesses said the blaze broke out on Thursday evening and tore through the factory at the Rupganj area of Narayanganj.
Dhaka Warriors registered a 13-run victory over Ahmedabad Rockets and kept themselves in contention for a semi-final berth in the ICL Twenty20 league. Chasing 181, at Panchkula on Monday night, Rockets could score only 168 for 8.
Chasing a modest target of 138, Dhaka Warriors opener Shahriar Nafees played a brilliant 73 run knock to guide his team to an easy eight wicket win over Chandigarh Lions in the Indian Cricket League T20 match at the Tau devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon on Friday night. The left-handed 22-year-old hit ten boundaries and a six in his match-winning knock that came off just 60 balls.
Bangladeshis on Sunday began voting in the general elections expected to be won by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the absence of the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) which is boycotting it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Dhaka to a red carpet welcome on his maiden visit which is expected to put ties with Bangladesh in a new trajectory, as the two sides will firm up a number of pacts to boost cooperation besides ratifying the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement.
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Model Tariq Ahmad Dar, who Bangladesh accused to be an Indian spy, and who India's Research and Analysis Wing accused to be a Kashmiri terrorist, spoke to rediff.com about his experiences.
Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho will visit to Kolkata in October.
The Sheikh Hasina-Narendra Modi summit put India-Bangladesh ties on a firmer pitch. Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd) takes stock.
Kolkata Knight Riders' wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das has flown back home to Bangladesh to attend a family emergency.
'My son used to pray five times a day from a young age. But we never imagined this. There was nothing at home, no books or anything to indicate he was leaning that way, So we had no inkling,' he said.
The Bangladesh government on Sunday claimed the attackers who slaughtered 20 hostages inside a cafe in Dhaka in the country's worst terror attack were members of "homegrown" Islamist terrorist outfits and not Islamic State of Syria and Iraq militants.
'We are ready to surrender,' Lieutenant General A A K Niazi said over the phone from Dhaka.
The two governments are slated to ink a slew of agreements.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to travel to India on September 5 on a three-day official visit during which defence cooperation and regional stability are likely to be the focus of her talks with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, an official said on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at the centuries-old Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Ishwaripur village in southwestern Bangladesh and announced that India will build a multipurpose community hall for the worshippers.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday secured a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party won two-thirds of the seats in the general elections marred by sporadic violence and a boycott by the main opposition BNP and its allies.
The last time Team India won an ICC World Cup was in 2011 in India. It was a 50-over ODI format that was won under the astute leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Naseem Shah has been ruled out for the remainder of the Asia Cup due to a shoulder injury.
The Goa police on Thursday pressed a charge of murder against two associates of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sonali Phogat soon after autopsy was conducted on her body.
'I never expected it, because my personal best in a competition was 710. And this is my best score.'
Spinner Zafar Ansari will make his England Test debut in the second and final match against Bangladesh while Stuart Broad is rested as Alastair Cook rotates his side ahead of the tour to India.
A chaotic buildup could be the reason for Bangladesh's "worst ever" World Cup campaign, lamented skipper Shakib Al Hasan, after they cut a sorry figure in an 87-run defeat to the Netherlands and suffered their fifth loss on the trot in Kolkata on Saturday.
Netherlands thrash Bangladesh by 87 runs and cause another upset in the World Cup in Kolkata on Saturday.
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Undakat will add more firepower to Saurashtra, which will take on Bengal in the Ranji Trophy final on February 16.
Yogeshwar questions 'unfair' trial exemption given to 6 wrestlers by IOA ad-hoc panel
In a short span of time, Arshdeep came up with memorable performances, including in the high-pressure T20 World Cup game against Pakistan at the MCG.
'I traced 76 children within two-and-a-half months,' says Assistant Sub Inspector Seema Dhaka.
Quite a few Hindi films have taken up issues related with sex, and managed to shine the torch on some pertinent issues.
Malik is married to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza. The two sports stars have a three-year old son, Izhaan.
Bobi defeated the Congress' Varuna Dhaka by 6,714 votes to win from Sultanpuri-A ward.
Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka is the men's hockey team's first assignment post Tokyo Olympics.
Zia was spearheading a violent nationwide campaign to topple Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling Awami League government.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met President Pranab Mukherjee and offered her condolences on the demise of his wife Suvra.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command arrested the teenager on allegations of preparation of terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, the Met police said.
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