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Human Rights Groups Ask U.S. to Grant Asylum to Bangladesh Bloggers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — A coalition of human rights groups called on the United States on Monday to grant temporary visas to secular writers from Bangladesh after a series of bloody attacks by Islamist militants, reports Reuters. Five bloggers and a publisher were killed by Islamists in Bangladesh this year, including an American citizen […]

AFC U-14 girls’ championship : Bangladesh clinch trophy

KATHMANDU, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh won the AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship title for the south and central zone, edging home favourites and defending champions Nepal 1-0 here at the Army Physical Training and Sports Centre in Lagankhel, reports Kathmandu Post. In the 70-minute game, Marzia scored the only goal of the game in […]

BCIM Economic Corridor to bolster Bangladesh’s development: expert

DHAKA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor will promote trade, transport, tourism and investment for Bangladesh due to its strategic location between India and China, said an economist, reports Xinhua. MS Siddiqui, an economist and a professor, made the comments in a recent interview with Xinhua. China raised the proposal of building […]

Peace in the Middle East still a distant dream in new year

CAIRO, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — For far too long, peace has been so elusive in the Middle East, where turbulence and bloodshed abound. The passing year was no exception, if not worse. Rarely before has the region faced so many crises on so many fronts all at the same time, and rarely before has its […]

Bangladesh celebrates 45th V-day

DHAKA, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — With due solemnity and rich tributes paid to the martyrs of the Liberation War of 1971 for their supreme sacrifices for the long-cherished independence of the homeland, Bangaldesh Wednesday celebrated its 45th victory day. The day, a public holiday, commenced with a 31-gun salute followed by rich tributes of President […]

Victory Day military band display

DHAKA, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — A military band display has been organized at the Princep Ghat as a part of the overall celebration of the the country’s 45th Victory Day. A number of civil dignitaries along with family members and officers of Indian Army witnessed the mesmerising symphonic show on Wednesday. Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi, […]

Bangladesh could play vital role in BCIM Economic Corridor building: expert

DHAKA, Dec. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmyar (BCIM) Economic Corridor could entwine world’s most dynamic South Asia and East Asia regions closer in a web of shared dreams and prosperity, and Bangladesh could play a vital role in the corridor building, reports Xinhua. Munshi Faiz Ahmad, chairman of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, […]

Tank lorry, passenger vehicle collision kills at least 8 in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — collision between a tank lorry and a three-wheeler passenger vehicle on Tuesday morning in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district, some 134 km northwest of capital Dhaka, left at least eight people dead and more than 10 others injured, local police said, reports Xinhua. “At least five passengers were killed on the spot […]

Bangladesh lifts ban on social media: minister

DHAKA, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has lifted a ban on all social networking platforms, Bangladeshi State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim confirmed the government decision to Xinhua. The decision to lift ban on all social media platforms came hours after the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s new instruction to block three more online […]