Bangladesh assures stringent security for foreign missions, nationals

By Sheuli Akter DHAKA, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladeshi government has assured its regional neighbors of stringent security for their diplomatic missions as well as nationals in the country, official sources said Monday. They said the assurance was given in a briefing Monday afternoon to the ambassadors and heads of missions in Bangladesh from […]

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বড়দিন উপলক্ষে আগামী ২৫শে ডিসেম্বর যুক্তরাষ্ট্র দূতাবাসের অফিসসমূহ বন্ধ থাকবে

ঢাকা,২৩ ডিসেম্বর, (এনএসনিউজওয়্যার) — বড়দিন উপলক্ষে আগামী ২৫মে ডিসেম্বর, বুধবার, ঢাকাস্থ আমেরিকান দূতাবাস, কনস্যুলার সেকশন এবং আর্চার কে. ব্লাড আমেরিকান সেন্টার লাইব্রেরি ও এডুকেশন ইউএসএ স্টুডেন্ট অ্যাডভাইজিং সেন্টারসহ আমেরিকান সেন্টার বন্ধ থাকবে। বড়দিন আমেরিকার জাতীয় ছুটির দিন। তবে আমেরিকান নাগরিকদের জন্য জরুরি সেবা প্রদান করা হবে। এজন্য তারা ৮৮৫-৫৫০০ নম্বরে ফোন করে কর্তব্যরত কর্মকর্তাকে চাইতে […]

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First Board meeting of India-Bangladesh Foundation

DHAKA, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The first Board meeting of the India-Bangladesh Foundation was held in Dhaka on Dec. 21. The Foundation was established pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and Bangladesh on February 16, 2013. The Board meeting was co-chaired by High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh H.E Pankaj Saran and […]

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United States not to deploy observers for Bangladesh elections

Washington,DC, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The United States will not deploy observers for Bangladesh elections slated for Jan.5 . “We remain prepared to reengage our observation efforts at a later time in a more conducive environment,” said Jen Psaki, spokesperson of the State Department in a statement published on December 22. FULL STATEMENT HAS BEEN […]

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India says US ties ‘very strong’ as it seeks to cool maid row

India sought to tamp down Saturday a furore over the arrest and strip-search of one of its diplomats in New York, insisting the episode should not be allowed to derail “strong” ties with the United States. Foreign minister Salman Khurshid said a dialogue with Washington was under way to defuse the crisis sparked by the […]

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EU halts preparations for Election Observation Mission deployment in Bangladesh

Brussels, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement (today) Friday: “The High Representative regrets that the main political forces in Bangladesh have been unable to create the necessary conditions for transparent, inclusive […]

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Indian Foreign Minister exchanges views with Bangladesh VCs

DHAKA, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — External Affairs Minister of India Salman Khurshid has exchanged views with vice chancellors of leading Bangladeshi universities who are on a familiarization visit to India. Indian High Commission in Dhaka Thursday sent a group photo of the Indian foreign minister with the members of delegation of vice chancellors during a […]

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Pakistan grieves over execution of Bangladesh Islamist leader

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has expressed deep grief and concern over the execution of Abdul Qadir Mullah, a leader of Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh. Mullah was hanged on Thursday at a prison in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka over alleged war crimes in 1971, when Bangladesh separated from […]

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