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DHAKA, Oct. 26 (NsNewsWire) — A fresh date has been fixed for hearing the appeal against a High Court verdict that had rejected a petition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief challenging charge framing order against her and others in a graft case. The five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Md […]
Read MoreBibliophiles with an interest in neighbouring Bangladesh’s art, culture and history have a reason to cheer now. A six-day Bangladesh Book Fair was inaugurated here Saturday. Hosting 30 book stalls, the fair will run at the Rabindra Sadan premises till Thursday, reports IANS. Organised by the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata in collaboration with […]
Read MoreThe pollutants discharge in Beijing and neighboring regions of Tianjin and Hebei is expected to be cut by a third during next month’s APEC meeting, thanks to a series of air pollution control measures. “China will take the highest-level measures to guarantee the air quality during the APEC meeting,” said Chai Fahe, vice president of […]
Read MoreThe 9th Rome Film Festival was held in Rome, Italy, Oct.25, 2014.
Read MoreShakib Al Hasan exploited the significant bounce and turn on offer on a first-day pitch in Mirpur to take six wickets on his comeback from a two-and-a-half month disciplinary suspension imposed by the BCB. His performance – the highlight of which was a relentless accuracy – helped Bangladesh dismiss Zimbabwe for a below-par total, and […]
Read MoreThe Ebola epidemic’s death toll has climbed to at least 4,922 out of 10,141 known cases in eight countries, the World Health Organization reported Saturday. The count reflected data through Thursday, WHO said. One of the virus’ most recent victims was a 2-year-old Mali girl who died Friday after returning from a trip to neighboring […]
Read MoreThe 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, […]
Read MoreIndian 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 […]
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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 […]
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