14 sentenced to death over Bangladesh’s biggest arms haul

DHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Fourteen including two former Bangladeshi ministers and an Indian separatist leader were awarded death penalty by a court in the southeastern port city of Chittagong on Thursday for arms smuggling. Judge SM Mojibur Rahman delivered the verdict over the country’ s largest-ever arms seizure about a decade ago, reports Xinhua. […]

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আওয়ামী লীগ সাধারণ সম্পাদক সৈয়দ আশরাফুল ইসলাম এমপি’র শোক

ঢাকা, জানুয়ারি 2৯ , (এনএসনিউজওয়্যার) — বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগের সাধারণ সম্পাদক এবং স্থানীয় সরকার, পল্ল¬ী উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় মন্ত্রণালয়ের মাননীয় মন্ত্রী সৈয়দ আশরাফুল ইসলাম এমপি এক শোক বিবৃতিতে বরিশাল জেলার গৌরনদী থানা কৃষক লীগের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা সভাপতি ও জাতীয় শ্রমিক লীগ ঢাকা মহানগর (দক্ষিণ)-এর সাধারণ সম্পাদক আহসান হাবীব মোল্ল¬ার পিতা হাজী এলাহী বকস-এর মৃত্যুতে গভীর শোক […]

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President Xi visits border troops ahead of Lunar New Year

Beijing, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — President Xi Jinping visited soldiers stationed along the Chinese-Mongolian border ahead of the upcoming traditional Chinese New Year. Xi left Beijing early Sunday morning for the city of Arxan in Inner Mongolia by plane, which is about 1,000 km away from the Chinese capital, reports Xinhua. From Arxan, Xi traveled […]

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Thai government says no delay in Sunday election

DHAKA, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Thailand’s government announced Tuesday it will go ahead with an election this weekend despite an opposition boycott, months of street protests and the likelihood of more violence in the country’s political crisis. Related Stories The government made the announcement after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met with the Election Commission, which […]

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China threatens US military superiority: official

DHAKA, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — China poses an increasing challenge to the US military’s technological edge while budget pressures are hampering Washington’s effort to stay ahead, a senior defense official warned on Tuesday. Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer, told lawmakers that when it comes to “technological superiority, the Department of Defense is being […]

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Reaction of DCCI on Half Yearly Monetary Policy

DHAKA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh Bank has declared the new Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the second half of the current fiscal year on 27 January, 2014. The new MPS emphasized on enhancing investment and reducing inflation in the country. In the declared monetary policy, private sector credit growth has been targeted at 16.5 […]

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Robi launches international airtime recharge service

Dhaka, Jan. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Robi Axiata Limited, the country’s fastest growing mobile operator, has launched international airtime recharge services recently. Robi Digital Services in partnership with Digicon Global Services Limited introduced the International Airtime Recharge service. The launch of this service has opened up the opportunity for thousands of Bangladeshis living in Australia, Malaysia, […]

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