Celebration of the 5th Anniversary of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre

DHAKA, April 2 (NsNewsWire) — On the occasion of fifth anniversary of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, ‘Srishti Cultural Centre’ and ‘Nrityanchal’ will present a dance drama styled ‘Badi-Bandar Rupkatha’ at the Officers’ Club, Dhaka at 7.00 pm on 11 April 2015 (Saturday), said a press release of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Thursday. […]

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Australian April Fool’s Day pranks fool thousands

SYDNEY, April 1 (NsNewsWire) — Australian media was filled with all sorts of strange stories on Wednesday, April Fool’s Day, the annual day for pranks. Some were clearly jokes, others far more believable, reports Xinhua. Google Australia posted a blog claiming the equator is slipping, meaning Australia will be in the Northern Hemisphere by 2055. […]

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World Raymen celebrates 11th founding anniversary

DHAKA, March 29 (NsNewsWire) —  The World Raymen has observed  its 11th founding anniversary with a call to serve more people irrespective of cast, color, sex and religion in the coming days. The  anniversary ceremony was held  in the city’s ICMAB auditorium on Thursday. During the ceremony, members  discussed Raymen activities and its future plans […]

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Bangladesh: The potential of community radio

While many radio stations in Bangladesh produce unprofessional or politically one-sided reports, community radio stations could become the ones providing reliable local information. DW Akademie is there to support them. In a report on a health station listeners can hear chickens clucking in the background. They can hear meat sizzling on a street stand in […]

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End to 50 years of Israeli occupation: US

Washington: The United States expects the next Israeli government to end nearly 50 years of occupation and clear the way for a Palestinian state, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told Jewish Americans on Monday.

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Google doodle celebrates India-Bangladesh World Cup quarterfinal

The doodle features batsmen with the flags of both the South Asian neighbours in the background. Google released a doodle on the eve of the India-Bangladesh Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match at Melbourne. The doodle features batsmen with the flags of both the South Asian neighbours in the background with the caption, “It’s India v […]

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Boat schools bring classroom to Bangladesh’s flood-hit children

DHAKA, March 11 (NsNewsWire) — Anna Akter, a nine-year-old student at a floating school in Bangladesh’s remote Natore district, says she might have missed out on her education during annual monsoon floods without her boat-based classroom. The same goes for Khushi Khatun, who also studies at the boat school where she gets free tuition and […]

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Colombian company Innovar creates photosculpture scanner

A person scans a figure of a woman for a photosculpture created by the Colombian company Innovar 3D in Bogota, Colombia, on Feb. 18, 2015. The Colombian company offers to anyone interested to scan their image and replicate it in a three-dimensional model called “photosculpture”. (Xinhua/Mario Franco/COLPRENSA) (fnc) (lrz)

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