Bangladeshi FM Ali to visit Bhutan

DHAKA, May 12 (NsNewsWire) –Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali would be paying a bilateral visit to Bhutan from 12-14 May at the invitation from the Bhutanese Foreign Minister. During the visit, the Foreign Minister would have bilateral talks with his Bhutanese counterpart. He is also expected to pay courtesy calls on His Majesty […]

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Bangladesh executes Islamist party chief Nizami convicted of war crimes

DHAKA, May 11 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh on Wednesday executed Islamist party chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, convicted of war crimes in 1971 during the country’s war of independence, reports Xinhua. The Bangladesh authorities Tuesday night ordered to execute death row war criminal Nizami as the Islamist party chief chose not to seek presidential pardon. Home Minister […]

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In Bangladesh, Extremists Use Social and Mainstream Media Data to Target Victims

DHAKA, May 10 (NsNewsWire) — Since 2013, Bangladesh has witnessed a series of brutal killings of secular intellectuals by religious militants. As assailants have targeted an increasingly diverse set of people — from bloggers to academics and publishers, to gay rights activists and religious minorities — people have begun to look critically at the different […]

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Robi observes World Thalassemia Day

DHAKA, May 10 (NsNewsWire) — Robi, as part of its Corporate Responsibility initiative has observed ‘World Thalassemia Day’ on May 8, 2016 by organizing a blood donation camp and awareness session on Thalassemia at its corporate office. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes excessive destruction of red blood cells, leading to anemia. In […]

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China to have more Tagore readers than India: Chinese diplomat

NEW DELHI, May 9 (Xinhua) — Indian bard Rabindranath Tagore will soon have more readers in China, where his works have been part of middle-school curriculum for decades, than in his home country, Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu was quoted as saying by Indian daily DNA India. “We will soon have more Tagore […]

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Interview: China making immense contributions to Bangladesh’s development: minister

by Naim-Ul-Karim, Liu Chuntao, DHAKA, May 6 (Xinhua) — China has made immense contributions to Bangladesh’s efforts to meet its development goals with a key focus on building economic independence for the country, said an influential member of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Cabinet. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Tuesday in Bangladeshi’s capital Dhaka, […]

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World Bank provides additional $100 million to improve vocational skills and employability of 420,000 Bangladeshi youths

DHAKA, May 08 (NsNewsWire) —  The government of Bangladesh Sunday launched implementation of $100 million additional financing provided by the World Bank to strengthen technical and vocational education in the country. The World Bank’s additional financing will provide 420,000 poor students with the skills to find better jobs in the local and overseas job markets. […]

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