U.S. to inquire whether Khaleda under house arrest

Washington, Jan. 3 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. government will inquire into the whereabouts of the leader of the opposition in Bangladesh to make sure whether the ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia really remained under house arrest since the last week. “I don’t think that I do. I can check with our team and see – I […]

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Scholarships for Study in India (2014-15)

DHAKA, Jan. 1 (NsNewsWire) — The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India offers scholarships to meritorious Bangladeshi nationals under the following scholarship schemes for the academic session 2014-15 to pursue courses in India at the Under Graduate, Post-Graduate and PhD level, except in Medicine: (i) Bangladesh Scholarship Scheme (ii) Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme […]

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U.S. disappointed as major Bangladesh parties fail to reach consensus

Washington, Dec. 31 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. has expressed its disappointment as Bangladesh’s major political parties have not yet reached a consensus on a way to hold free, fair, and credible elections. “We’re disappointed that the major political parties have not yet reached a consensus on a way to hold free, fair, and credible elections. We […]

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Update: No connection between postponement, political situation: China

DHAKA, Dec. 28 (NsNewsWire) — China said on Saturday that there was no connection between the postponement of Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin’s visit to Dhaka scheduled for Dec. 28 and the volatile political situation in Bangladesh. “… the postpone of Mr. Liu’s visit was caused by short notice of the flight cancellation due to […]

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Visit of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister to Bangladesh postponed

DHAKA, Dec. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin’s visit to Dhaka has been postponed as Bad weather disrupts flight services from southwestern Chinese city of Kunming . “I am sorry to inform u that H.E. Liu Zhenmin’s visit to Bangldesh has to be postponed due to flight cancellationn,” Ye Wei, Political Attache […]

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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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