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Bangladesh hands over top separatist to India

DHAKA, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladeshi government has handed over Anup Chetia, a detained top Indian separatist, to the Indian authorities, reports Xinhua. A source close to Bangladesh’s Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed this to Xinhua, saying the country Wednesday handed over the leader of the India’s top insurgent group United Liberation Front of […]

US issues travel alert for Bangladesh over terrorism fears

DHAKA, Nov. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The US state department has issued a travel alert for Bangladesh, saying there is reliable information that terrorist attacks could occur against foreigners in the traditionally moderate South Asian country. Bangladesh has been rocked by a series of attacks this year claimed by Islamic extremists, including killings of secular bloggers […]

International community hails Xi-Ma meeting as inspiring event

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — The historic meeting between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore is an inspiring event and the high-level dialogue will be a powerful boost to relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, foreign government agencies and experts said. Amid intensive attention from across the globe, Xi and Ma […]

Safety inspections for targeted Bangladesh export-oriented RMG factories complete; emphasis now on remediation

DHAKA, Nov. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The Government of Bangladesh, has completed the inspection phase of its efforts to assess exporting ready-made garment (RMG) factories for structural, fire and electrical safety with emphasis now switching to remediation. By the 31 October 2015 deadline for assessments to be carried out, 1,475 RMG factories had been assessed through […]

European Ministers laud Bangladesh’s progress and development

DHAKA, Nov. 8 (NsNewsWire) — At the sidelines of the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of the Foreign Ministers held on 5-6 November 2015 in Luxembourg, Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali held discussions with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, Belgian Foreign Minister (Deputy Prime Minister) Didier […]

Xinhua photographer Shariful Islam wins CRI-Chinese embassy-Bangladesh National Museum photo contest

DHAKA, Nov. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Xinhua Photojournalist Shariful Islam has won one of the two special prizes in a photo contest which was organized to celebrate mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and China. China Radio International, Chinese Embassy in Dhaka and Bangladesh National Museum organized the photo contest. […]

Fifa to hold Bangladesh safety summit for Socceroos’ World Cup qualifier

DHAKA, Nov. 4 (NsNewsWire) — The Socceroos’ crunch World Cup qualifier with Bangladesh in Dhaka later this month will be subject to a last-minute security summit with Fifa, reports the guardian. A key security official from the world governing body will meet with a delegation from the football associations of both countries in Dhaka on […]

Bangladesh court defers hearing of two death-row war criminals

DHAKA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s apex court Monday deferred to Nov. 17 the hearing on two death-row war criminals’ final review petitions. A four-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) bench headed by Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha ordered the postponement as the counsel of Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, […]

China-Japan-South Korea summit begins in Seoul

The sixth China-Japan-South Korea leaders’ meeting started Sunday, resuming the trilateral cooperation mechanism after a three-and-a-half-year suspension, reports Xinhua.