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Arrest warrant issued against 30 Bangladeshi opposition leaders, activists

DHAKA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has issued the arrest warrant for 30 leaders and activists of ex-Prime Minsiter Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 20-party alliance in a case filed for torching a vehicle during an anti-government demonstration. Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah of Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court issued the […]

Bangladesh maintains minimum age of marriage for girls at 18 yrs

DHAKA, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladeshi cabinet Thursday approved the draft of the “Child Marriage Prevention Act 2016” keeping the minimum age for girls’ marriage unchanged at 18 years, reports Xinhua. The cabinet, however, incorporated a provision paving the way for marriage of minor girls under 18 years in special circumstances. After the meeting […]

China provides immense support in building digital Bangladesh: minister

DHAKA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — China has been making immense contributions to Bangladesh’s efforts in building digital Bangladesh, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak said. “In the past 4 decades Bangladesh and China relations have undergone speedy transformation,” Palak on Saturday at a discussion meeting. The minister stressed the need for […]

“1 taka” meals providing nutritional lifeline to Bangladesh’s street children

DHAKA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — Eating a meal for 1 taka in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka would have been unimaginable even a decade ago and by today’s standards a meal for less than 1 U.S. dollar (80 taka) in the city can’t be found even from a street vendor. But thanks to an organization […]

Emergency response to Gender-based violence

DHAKA, Nov. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Ms Nasima Begum has formally launched the establishment of the Gender Based Violence Cluster, following the approval from the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) of Bangladesh. Guided by the principles for the global Cluster Approach it is led […]

Women know less about financial matters than men on average: study

BERLIN, Nov. 22 (NsNewsWire) — In most countries of the world, women know less about financial matters than men do on average, the findings of a study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) showed on Monday. “Cultural factors play a key role in addition to income, education and experience,” noted DIW Berlin […]

Uber teams up with Grameenphone to launch in Dhaka

DHAKA, Nov. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Uber, the smartphone app that has transformed urban mobility for millions across the world, has teamed up with Bangladesh’s largest cell phone operator Grameenphone to launch its operation in Dhaka. The world’s largest on-demand mobility platform will be available in Dhaka from (today) Tuesday to offer safe, reliable and affordable […]

Obama says U.S. president-elect Trump committed to NATO despite campaign rhetoric

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday his successor Donald Trump, a frequent North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) critic on the presidential campaign trail, was committed to NATO, reports Xinhua. “In my conversation with the president-elect, he expressed a great interest in maintaining our core strategic relationships,” said Obama here […]

Business and Trade Reforms can Make Bangladesh an Export Powerhouse

Dhaka, Nov. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh can become an export powerhouse at the level of its East Asian neighbors by improving its business competitiveness and trade regime, which will help firms compete globally, says a new World Bank Group report launched jointly with the Policy Research Institute today in Dhaka. South Asia will be home […]