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DHAKA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s merchandise export earnings in the first five months of the current 2013-14 fiscal year (July 2013-June 2014) surged over 18 percent to about 12 billion U.S. dollars, an official said Monday. The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) official who preferred to be unnamed said earnings were also 2.86 percent higher […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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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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 […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, DEC 23 (NsNewsWire) — Anti-government protesters in Thailand’s capital have surrounded a sports stadium in an unsuccessful attempt to physically block political parties from registering for a February election. Monday’s move is the latest tactic used by the protesters who are trying to force the downfall of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, reports AP. She […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) –Anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion has arrested two Bangladeshis and 37 foreigners from Dhaka’s Uttara area on charge of operating illegal Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also known as call bypass. RAB personnel also recovered huge VoIP instruments from the possession of the arrestees who rented a six-storey building for […]
Read MoreIn India, Devyani Khobragade advocated for women’s rights. But in New York, she was a slave driver, says the family of Khobragade’s housekeeper. Consular official Khobragade worked domestic servant Sangeeta Richard from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day, “tantamount to keeping a person in slavery-like conditions or keeping a person in bondage,” Richard’s husband, Philip, said […]
Read MoreDhaka, Bangladesh – Ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh have been strained over the past week after Pakistan passed a national assembly (NA) resolution protesting Thursday’s execution of Jamaat-e-Islami’s former Assistant Secretary General Abdual Quader Mollah. Mollah was convicted by a Dhaka Court for committing crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. […]
Read Moreঢাকা,২২ ডিসেম্বর, (এনএসনিউজওয়্যার) — জাতীয় সংসদের স্পিকার ড. শিরীন শারমিন চৌধুরী বলেছেন, জাতির আত্মপরিচয়ের অন্যতম নিদর্শন জাদুঘর। তিনি দেশের ইতিহাস, ঐতিহ্য, শিক্ষা, সংস্কৃতি ও প্রাকৃতিক ইতিহাসের নিদর্শনাদি সম্পর্কে জ্ঞান অর্জনের জন্য শিক্ষার্থীসহ সর্বস্তরের জনগণকে বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় জাদুঘর পরিদর্শনের আহবান জানান। স্পিকার আজ শাহবাগস্থ বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় জাদুঘর মিলনায়তনে জাতীয় জাদুঘরের শততম প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী উদযাপনের দুই বছরব্যাপী অনুষ্ঠানমালার […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Airtel Bangladesh Limited, one of the fastest growing mobile service providers of the country has launched a pioneering payment system through mobile phone service in Bangladesh. For the first time, Airtel’s Valued Customers can enjoy a cashless and card less solution for making payments at fuel stations in Dhaka. Now, […]
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