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Slain Bangladeshi blogger’s publisher hacked to death

DHAKA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — Slain Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy’s publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan was hacked to death in capital Dhaka on Saturday hours after unidentified attackers stabbed three persons including another publisher of Roy. A Dhaka Metropolitan Police official who preferred to be unnamed said Dipan, proprietor of the Jagriti Publishing House, was hacked […]

Interview: “Golden era” of China-UK relations to benefit world at large

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s just-concluded visit to Britain has opened a “golden era” which will not merely benefit the two countries, but infuse dynamism into the European economy, leading Bangladesh foreign policy analysts said. They said the visit also comes as a big boon for the broader global […]

Bangladesh Police rules out IS link after arresting key suspects in Italian murder

DHAKA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh Police Monday claimed to have unearthed the motive behind the murder of an Italian aid worker in capital Dhaka and ruled out IS link to the foreigner’s killing last month. The Detective Branch of Bangladesh Police early Monday arrested four persons they say are the main suspects in the […]

ADB to Help Develop Regional Transport Connectivity Projects

DHAKa, Oct. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed a technical assistance loan agreement for $30 million to help develop high demand domestic transport corridors having regional connectivity importance to accelerate growth and stimulate economic activity across South Asia and beyond. The financing is additional to an […]

IS claims credit for bombings on Bangladeshi Shias’ Ashura mourning procession gatherings

DHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — A young Bangladeshi was killed while 70 others were injured in the explosion of three home-made bombs, police said on Saturday, in the third attack claimed by Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. According to the jihadist threat monitoring portal, SITE Intelligence Group, IS claimed responsibility for the bombings in an […]

Festival of Bangladesh Hindus concludes

Dhaka, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — Durga Puja, the biggest annual Hindu festival, ended in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Friday with immersion of idols of the deity and her children. Idols of Dhaka’s 225 puja pavilions were immersed in rivers and water bodies across the city amid drum beats and married […]

Bangladesh Shia Muslims hold Ashura mourning procession despite deadly bomb attack

By Naim -Ul-Karim DHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Shia Muslims in the Bangladesh capital city Saturday held their scheduled Ashura mourning procession despite the triple explosion earlier that killed one and injured scores of others, reports Xinhua. With thousands of mourners, the large procession paraded through the city’s main streets starting from the old Dhaka’s […]

Bangladesh approves new five-year development plan

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The highest economic policy-making body of Bangladesh Tuesday approved a new five-year plan with the theme “Accelerating Growth, Empowering Citizens”. Bangladesh’s 7th five-year plan was approved at a meeting of the country’s National Economic Council with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Tuesday here in the capital of […]

World Bank trims Bangladesh growth forecast for 2015-16 fiscal year

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank said on Tuesday that it had trimmed Bangladesh’s growth forecast for the current fiscal year 2015-16 (July 2015 -June 2016) to 6.5 percent, citing uncertainty both from volatility in the global economy and on the domestic front as the key reasons, reports Xinhua. The Washington-based lender said […]