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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.

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 […]