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Bangladesh lifts ban on social media: minister

DHAKA, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has lifted a ban on all social networking platforms, Bangladeshi State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim confirmed the government decision to Xinhua. The decision to lift ban on all social media platforms came hours after the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s new instruction to block three more online […]

China takes Internet approach towards economic reform

BEIJING, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) — From Singles’ Day to the Internet Plus campaign, online connectivity is bringing changes to almost all sectors of China’s economy, and has become key to economic reform. China has the world’s biggest online community, with about half the population connected, changing the way people shop, pay their bills and the […]

The Importance of Friday (Jumma) prayers in Islam

Safiul Azam ACMA Friday (the best day of week) is the special day for the Muslims Ummah. The literal meaning of Friday is congregation. Many of us say that all days are equal as all are being created by Allah (SWT). True, but still, Friday is special, it has its own merits. Refer to following […]

Two advanced Chinese corvette class warships for Bangladesh

Beijing, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — China has handed over two most advanced corvette class warships with ability to sail at a maximum speed of 25.5 knots on the high seas besides versatile combat capacity and excellent manoeuvrability to the Bangladesh Navy, reports Xinhua China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) delivered the two vessels to the Bangladesh […]

Verdict on Bangladesh party chief’s death sentence on Jan. 6 x

AKA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s supreme court will deliver its verdict on Jan. 6 the final review petition filed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami President Motiur Rahman Nizami. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha Tuesday set the date after hearing arguments from both […]

Bangladesh’s poor benefiting from domestically produced medication

DHAKA, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — It took less than half a U.S. dollar for Rahman Miah to buy two bottles of syrup for his son who had been coughing for several days.For rickshaw puller Miah, it was not at all burdensome to expend 40 taka from his daily income which is around six U.S. dollars,reports […]

Feature: Bangladesh in climate-induced migration mess

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Armed with shovels and baskets, they stand around on the sidewalk every morning waiting to be hired, reports Xinhua. The dozen or so a group of such day-laborers are a common daily sight on the sidewalks of many Dhaka streets. Most of them are worn-out looking men and […]

Knife attacks at London tube station

London, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — A stabbing at a Tube station in east London is being treated as a “terrorist incident”, the Met Police has said. Police were called to reports of people being attacked at Leytonstone station just after 19:00 GMT. The knifeman reportedly shouted “this is for Syria”. A man was arrested after […]

New York Times, in rare front-page editorial, calls for outlawing some rifles

By Alex Dobuzinskis (Reuters) – The New York Times, in its first front-page editorial in nearly a century, on Saturday called for outlawing the kinds of rifles used in the California shooting massacre this week that left 14 people dead. The newspaper’s editorial comes three days after Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married […]