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Saudi Arabia lifts ban on the recruitment of Bangladesh workers

DHAKA, Aug. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development of Saudi Arabia lifted the ban on the recruitment of Bangladesh workers as of Wednesday, 10 August 2016. The ban had been in force for the past seven years except for the domestic service workers. The opening of the recruitment is indeed the culmination of unremitting […]

News Analysis: Japan’s emperor hinting at abdication deals deft conundrum for hawkish Abe gov’t to deal with

by Jon Day TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — In an unprecedented televised address delivered on Monday, Japan‘s Emperor Akihito with references to his age and issues of health, voiced concerns about his ability to fully carry out his responsibilities within the context of his current role as symbol of the State and intimated his wishes […]

Nagasaki marks 71st anniv. of A-bombing amid calls for reflecting on Japan’s aggression history

NAGASAKI, Japan, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Nagasaki, a southwest Japanese city, marked the 71st anniversary of atomic bombing on Tuesday, amid calls from ordinary Japanese people for reflecting on the country’s aggression history. The annual event, held at the city’s Peace Park, was itself once again short of any apology to Japan’s neighbors for the […]

NGO worker imprisoned in Bangladesh returns home to France

A French NGO volunteer and Muslim convert who was imprisoned in Bangladesh for 70 days returned home to France on Sunday to a hero’s welcome. Maxime Puemo Tchantchuing, better known by his adopted Muslim name Moussa Ibn Yacoub, returned to France after not only being imprisoned for 70 days but also being prevented from leaving […]

China sends first span of Bangladesh’s largest Padma Bridge

DHAKA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — First Made in China span for Bangladesh’s largest Padma bridge has reached the project site. The 150-meter span weighing some 2900 tones was made of steel plate with 20-80mm thickness in a Chinese factory. Obaidul Quader, Bangladesh’s road transport and bridges minister, said all the 41 spans for the bridge […]

BSS MD Azad, abnews24bd.com Editor Shahin made Greater Dhaka Journalists’ Forum President, GS

DHAKA, Aug. 9 (NsNewsWire) — A 15-member executive committee of Greater Dhaka Journalists’ Forum for 2016-17 has been formed with Abul Kalam Azad, managing director and chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), as its president and Shahin Chowdhury, editor of abnews24bd.com, as general secretary. The committee was formed Monday at the forum’s biennial general […]

Nine African nationals arrested in Bangladesh in counterfeit money scheme

DHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested nine foreign nationals and a Bangladeshi in counterfeit money scheme. A RAB official who did not like to be named told Xinhua Monday they were arresred along with huge amount of counterfeit notes and fake currency-making materials from capital Dhaka‘s […]

One Chinese, one Bangladeshi die after inhaling poisonous gas in abandoned barge

DHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — One Bangladeshi and one Chinese national have died after they inhaled poisonous gas stored in an abandoned barge in Bangladesh’s second largest Mongla seaport in Bagerhat district, some 178 km southwest of the capital city, local police said Monday. Sheikh Lutfur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Police Station in Mongla, told Xinhua […]

Construction of great corridor catapults Pakistan into fast track

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 (NsNewsWire) — With an investment of 46 billion U.S. dollars and scores of infrastructure projects, the ongoing construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is undoubtedly one of the largest endeavors now taking place on the planet, reports Xinhua. Roads, energy projects, industrial parks and the Gwadar port are all included in […]