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12 confirmed dead after Rohingya boat capsizes off Bangladesh

DHAKA – Twelve bodies were recovered after a boat with scores of Rohingyas on board capsized at the mouth of the Naf river that divides Myanmar and Bangladesh, a police official said Monday, reports Xinhua. “Bodies of 10 children, one man and one woman have so far been recovered,” said Md Main Uddin, officer-in-charge of […]

Bangladesh soldiers build Chinese relief tents to house displaced Rohingyas people

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Oct. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh soldiers have started to build Chinese relief tents to accommodate the Rohingyas people crossing into the country from Myanmar, reports Xinhua Hundreds of tents have already been built at a new refugee camp in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar district, some 292 km away from capital Dhaka. Chinese […]

BD-US Security Dialogue held

Washington DC, Oct. 4 (NsNewsWire) — The sixth round of annual Security Dialogue between Bangladesh and the USA was held at the US Department of State on 3 October 2017. Bangladesh Delegation was led by Abida Islam, Director General (Americas), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the US delegation was led by Mike Miller, Acting Deputy […]

Healrh departments in Sydney on high alert over measles

SYDNEY, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — Local health departments in Sydney are on high alert Wednesday, after it was revealed that two separate people who have been diagnosed with measles, visited a number of highly populated public areas last week. On Tuesday evening, the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) and South Eastern Sydney Local Health […]

MYANMAR’S PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THE VISIT OF THE UNION MINISTER FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNSELLOR TO BANGLADESH

Nay Py Taw, Oct. 3 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Myanmar issued on Tuesday. “At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, the Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor, U Kyaw Tint Swe visited Dhaka, Bangladesh from […]

Moves underway to brush aside operators’ 4G guideline concerns

DHAKA, Oct. 3 (NsNewsWire) —With only two months left for the stakeholders concerned to technologically upgrade and prepare to catch up with 4G roll-out, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim confidently said Tuesday moves are underway to ease the cell phone operators’ concerns over 4G guidelines. Addressing a views-exchange meeting with the office […]

Bangladesh-Turkey 2nd round of Foreign Office Consultations held in Dhaka

DHAKA, Oct. 3 (NsNewsWire) — The 2nd Bangladesh-Turkey Foreign Office Consultations was held yesterday in the State Guest House Meghna, Dhaka. The Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque and the Ambassador Ümit Yalçɪn, Under Secretary of Turkish Foreign Ministry led their respective delegations to the meeting. Bangladesh Ambassador to Turkey, representatives from the Ministry of Commerce, […]

Citi supports Belt and Road Infrastructure Conference in Hong Kong

DHAKA, Oct. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Citi Bangladesh and Sri Lanka participated in the Belt and Road Infrastructure Conference in Hong Kong recently with over 200 key stakeholders across Asia. The initiative was organized in collaboration with the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) and the Infrastructure Financing Facilitation Office (IFFO) of the Hong […]

UNICEF appeals for US$76.1 million to assist children affected by the Rohingya crisis

COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH, 2 October 2017 – UNICEF is launching a US$76.1 million appeal for its emergency humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in southern Bangladesh. The appeal will cover the immediate needs of newly-arrived Rohingya children, as well as those who arrived before the recent influx, and children from vulnerable host communities — […]