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U.S. DHS issues detailed plan to crack down on illegal immigrants

WASHINGTON, Feb.22 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday released detailed policies on crack downs of illegal immigrants, which included bolstering border protection agencies and closing policy loopholes. The new policies were designed “to stem illegal immigration and facilitate the detection, apprehension, detention and removal of aliens who have no lawful […]

74 migrant bodies wash ashore off western Libyan coast

TRIPOLI, Libya, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The Libyan Red Crescent said that the bodies of 74 migrant refugees washed ashore off the coast of Zawiya city in western Libya, 45 km west of the capital Tripoli. “Based on a humanitarian call from locals to our branch, a group of volunteers headed to Al-Zawiya beach and […]

Banglalink’s HQ becomes the first certified Green Office by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Banglalink, one of the leading digital communication service providers of Bangladesh has achieved the prestigious Green Office certificate from World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Banglalink’s Head office, Tigers Den, Dhaka is the first office in Bangladesh to achieve the accreditation for Green Office initiative. WWF is a global conservation […]

Grameenphone launches Data Pack for WhatsApp Bangla

DHAKA, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) – (Dhaka- February 20, 2017) Grameenphone in partnership with WhatsApp is offering its customers special pricing for simple, reliable, and secure messaging. The messaging data pack includes WhatsApp with a Bangla option at an affordable rate. A customer can avail WhatsApp messaging – 20MB at 2 taka with 1 day validity […]

Police inaction in suspicious ‘hit-and-run’ in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) express concern over Bangladesh Police’s refusal to register a case in a suspicious hit-and-run incident involving a journalist in Dhaka. The IFJ demands immediate registering of a case, followed by a fair probe into the incident. Senior […]

Russia-West relations hard to improve after U.S. policy re-calibration

MUNICH, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The possibility of improving the strained Russia-West relations during the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump dimmed after the United States re-calibrated its NATO policy this week. The latest move came amid a flurry of mixed, if not self-contradicting, messages about the prospect for the improvement in the soured U.S.-Russia relations […]

Iraqi forces launch new push against IS to retake western Mosul

BAGHDAD, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Iraqi security forces on Sunday announced the commencement of a new phase of offensive to drive out the extremist militants of Islamic State (IS) group from its major stronghold in the western side of Mosul, the Iraqi military said. The Iraqi army, federal police and some paramilitary units of the […]

Bikroy Takes Two Big Steps to Prevent Fraud in Online Buying and Selling

Dhaka, Feb. 19 (NsNewsWire) –As the e-commerce industry grows in Bangladesh, so do to the opportunities for fraud and theft by private individuals who wish to use the relative anonymity of online marketplaces to their advantage. Recently, law enforcement has turned their focus to tightening security measures for online buying and selling sites. As the […]

Western media’s shameless terror defense

Pishan county, China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, witnessed a violent attack on Tuesday evening. Three knife-wielding thugs attacked people in a residential compound, injuring 10, five of which were confirmed dead after being rushed to the hospital. All three attackers were killed by local police on the scene, writes an editorial piece of Global Times. […]