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Ceremony celebrates Bangladesh-China ties, commemorates ancient travelers

DHAKA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — With great reverence, all the attendees at a recent ceremony commemorated the Bangladeshi and Chinese travelers who built the bridges of friendship between the peoples of the two countries hundreds of years earlier. Almost all of the discussants concurred that the ancient travelers were instrumental in creating the strong bond […]

Bangladesh truck accident leaves seven dead

DHAKA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — At least seven persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident Monday morning in Bangladesh’s Chittagong district, some 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka. A police officer told Xinhua from Chittagong that the accident occurred when a rice laden truck lost control and fell into a roadside […]

Bangladeshi spies accused of blocking media adverts

DHAKA, Oct. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Officers from the army’s intelligence agency have instructed major companies to stop advertising in Bangladesh’s two leading independent newspapers, sources told Al Jazeera. The demand for foreign-owned corporations to stop advertising in the Prothom Alo and Daily Star newspapers was allegedly given by officers from the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), following the August […]

Two scientists share 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics are shared by two scientists, Japan’s Takaaki Kajita and Canada’s Arthur B. McDonald, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday, reports Xinhua.

H&M Supplier Factories in Bangladesh Behind in Safety Fixes: Report

DHAKA, Oct. 7 (NsNewsWire) — H&M is “dramatically behind schedule” in fixing the dangers found in the factories of its Bangladeshi suppliers, according to a new report. H&M was one of more than 200 brands, including Adidas and Abercrombie & Fitch, who signed an accord to improve safety conditions in factories in Bangladesh after the […]

Killing of 2 foreigners prompt tight security measures in Dhaka

DHAKA, Oct. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The otherwise busy main road at Baridhara diplomatic zone in Bangladesh capital Dhaka looked almost deserted on Monday, with little human activity and vehicular traffic. The normally busy roads and streets in Dhaka’s Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara diplomatic enclaves have also seen less traffic, reports Xinhua. Checkpoints have been erected […]

Japan says outraged by killing of Japanese man in Bangladesh

By JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Japan’s top government spokesman expressed outrage Monday over the killing of a Japanese citizen who became the second foreigner to be gunned down in Bangladesh in less than a week. Kunio Hoshi was shot to death by unidentified assailants in northern Bangladesh on Saturday. Bangladesh’s government rejected a […]

IS militants destroy Syrian Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph

DAMASCUS, Oct. 5 (NsNewsWire) — The Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday destroyed the centuries-old Triumphal Arch of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria, the country’s museums chief told Xinhua. The Triumphal Arch, which dates back to the second century AD, has been destroyed by the IS militants, just weeks after the terror […]

Dengue hits Dhaka hard, number of cases in 2015 highest in 9 years

DHAKA, Oct. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Some 800 fresh cases of dengue were reported from Bangladesh capital Dhaka and elsewhere on the outskirts of the city over the last month, bringing the total number of confirmed cases till Sept. 30 this year in the country to some 1,400, reports Xinhua. The figure reported by the Institute […]