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Funeral held for Bangladeshi Islamist party guru amid protests

The funeral prayer of Ghulam Azam, considered ideological guru of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, was held in capital Dhaka on Saturday afternoon amid protests over taking the body of the convicted “war crime mastermind” to the national mosque. Tens of thousands of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat- e-Islami party have joined the funeral prayer, […]

India’s Modi unusually approaches media after assuming office

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday formally reached out to the media, his first such interaction since assuming office after general elections in May this year. Modi lauded the media for its role in furthering his ambitious “Clean India Campaign”, which he launched early this month, reports Xinhua. “You have turned your pen into a […]

Scores of Bangladesh opposition leaders, activists arrested

DHAkA, Oct. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Scores of leaders and activists of ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s opposition party have been arrested in capital Dhaka on Saturday morning. “We’ve detained 64 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP),” said a police official who preferred to be unnamed. HE said the BNP men were planning to carry […]

NOVOAIR receives “Best Domestic Airlines 2014” award in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Oct. 22 (NsNewsWire) — NOVOAIR has been awarded the prestigious “Best Domestic Airlines of 2014” in Bangladesh, organized by the Bangladesh Monitor based on an opinion poll conducted amongst frequent flyers. Civil Aviation & Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon handed over the award to Mofizur Rahman, managing director of NOVOAIR,at a ceremony on Oct. […]

GP employees release balloons to thank customers

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Over 4000 employees of Grameenphone or GP around the country thanked its 5 crore customers (today) Tuesday. Employees stationed at GPHouse were seen releasing thousands of balloons inscribed with the words “Thank You”. Similar programs were also held in all regional offices of Grameenphone across the country.

Khaleda sued for terming AL as “a party of atheists”

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) –Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia was Tuesday sued for terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) as “a party of atheists”. AB Siddique, leader of a pro-AL organization, lodged the case with the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in capital Dhaka on Tuesday morning. The plaintiff in […]

Case filed in Bangladesh against broadcast of Indian TV channels

Bangladesh’s High Court today sought an explanation from the government regarding the transmission of three Indian TV channels on a writ seeking a ban on their broadcast in the country. A two-member bench of the High Court asked the information secretary, the chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the police chief, the director general […]

Bangladesh name 15-man squad for ODI series against Zimbabwe

by Sheuli Akter DHAKA, Oct. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)has announced the national squad for the first Test against visiting Zimbabwe. The first Test will start on Oct. 25 in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur with the inclusion of uncapped teen-aged leg spinner Jubair Hossain. Pacer Shahadat Hossain returned to the test […]

Chinese National Day celebrated

Hundreds of local and foreign dignitaries have gathered at a ceremony in capital Dhaka to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Bangladesh Shammobadi Dal, an ally of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Bangladesh Awami League-led Grand Alliance, organized the ceremony at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel on Thursday. The […]