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DHAKA, Nov. 20 (nsnewswire) — Seven Bangladeshis were injured, one critically, in Tuesday morning’s double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. Following the bomb blasts in Beirut in the morning of Nov. 19, Bangladesh authorities have been in constant touch with its embassy in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 17 (nsnewswire) — Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s official three-day visit to Bangladesh beginning Sunday will further enhance relations between the two countries. A Foreign Ministry statement said the visit will seek to broaden and deepen the existing cooperation between Kuala Lumpur and Dhaka as well as to provide an […]
Read MoreAGARTALA: Justifying the demand of Rs 231.74 crore from14th Finance Commission (FC) beginning from 2015-16 for policing and security related expenditure, Tripura chief ministerManik Sarkar said the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) still has at least 19 hideouts in neighbouring Bangladesh. Sarkar said NLFT is trying to recruit new cadres and extort money for its revival. […]
Read Moreঢাকা, ১৪ই নভেম্বর, প্রেস বিজ্ঞপ্তি: এ সপ্তাহে প্রকাশিত আন্তর্জাতিক শিক্ষা বিনিময় সংশ্লিষ্ট প্রতিবেদন ওপেন ডোরস্ রিপোর্ট অন ইন্টারন্যাশনাল এডুকেশনাল এক্সচেঞ্জ ২০১৩ অনুযায়ী যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে বাংলাদেশ থেকে আগত ছাত্র সংখ্যা ২০১২-২০১৩ সালে ১৫.৫ শতাংশ বেড়ে ৩,৮২৮ জনে উন্নীত হয়েছে। সার্বিকভাবে, যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের কলেজ ও বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়গুলোতে আন্তর্জাতিক ছাত্রসংখ্যা ২০১২-২০১৩ শিক্ষাবর্ষে সাত শতাংশ বৃদ্ধি পেয়ে রেকর্ড পরিমাণ ৮১৯,৬৪৪-এ উন্নীত হয়েছে। একইসংগে […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 14 (U.S. Embassy Press Release) — The 2013 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released this week, finds that the number of students from Bangladesh in the United States increased by 15.5 percent to 3,828 in 2012-13. Overall, the number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 13 (nsnewswire) — Bangladesh-China People’s Friendship Association (BCPFA) President Anwarul Amin has greeted Chinese leaders on the occasion of holding of the Third Plenum of Communist Party of China (CPC), saying “the event assumed a special significance at this crucial time when the whole world is going through unusual stress and strain, both economic […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 13 (nsnewswire) — Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will travel to Tokyo on November 12 for the fifth U.S.-India-Japan trilateral consultation. Their discussions will focus on enhancing regional connectivity, economic prosperity, maritime security, and response to natural disasters. Following her visit to Tokyo, Assistant Secretary Biswal will continue […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 12 (Foreign Ministry Press Release) — Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni highlighted the need for ensuring food, water and energy security for development and called for intra-ASEM cooperation for addressing these non-traditional security concerns. She suggested that ASEM takes collaborative initiatives to manage common rivers, through basin wide and integrated water management. It […]
Read MoreKOLKATA: The ministry of external affairs will discontinue the India-Bangladesh Passport (IBP) service from November 15. However, the passports already issued will remain valid till their expiry. No new applications for IBP will be accepted by any of the state governments, who were earlier delegated with the power to do so. The ministry has said that all […]
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