LONDON, June 18 (NsNewsWire)  —  Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year, the highest ever recorded number, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday, reports reuters. More than half the displaced from crises including Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia were children, UNHCR said in its […]

DHAKA, June 17 (NsNewsWire) — There is a thin line between being funny and disgustingly offensive. Obviously, there is no yardstick or parameter to judge what is funny for one can totally disappoint other, reports http://www.india.com Take for instance this controversial local Bangladesh Cola television commercial (TVC), which is taking potshot at the Indian Cricket […]

DHAKA, June 16 (NsNewsWire) —  The government of Bangladesh signed an agreement today with the Netherlands and the World Bank Group including its private sector arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) with the 2030 Water Resources Group to strengthen management of the Bangladesh Delta, Asia’s largest and the world’s most populated delta. The partnership will help […]

Thimpu, June 15 (Xinhua) — Four South Asian countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal Monday signed a motor vehicle transport deal in Bhutanese capital Thimphu to enhance trade, connectivity among them, officials said. The deal aims at facilitating transit of passenger, cargo and personal vehicles among the four countries, Gahendra Raj Bhandari, under secretary […]