ICC ratify Bangladesh as U-19 World Cup host

The ICC has shown faith in the Bangladesh Cricket Board by reiterating that next year’s Under-19 World Cup will be hosted by the nation, but stressed on the need for a security plan that satisfies both the ICC and the member countries, reports ESPN. “The [ICC] board confirmed that the Bangladesh Cricket Board will host […]

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China to offer humanitarian aid for Middle East

BEIJING, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — China will offer new aid to relieve the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Wang Chao said Tuesday. Wang said at a press briefing about President Xi Jinping‘s coming visit to Britain that China has paid great attention to the refugee issue in the region, reports […]

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“We,ve something called a non-practicing lawyer”

by Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiky   In Bangladesh, we have something called a non-practicing lawyer (like Barrister Moinul Hosein of Ittefaq). This essentially means that you are a rich kid who went to England by ship like Rabindranath Tagore, obtained your law degree like Mahatma Gandhi to become a Barrister. Returned home by ship again […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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