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Death toll from Nepal quake soars to 7,557

KATHMANDU, May 5 (NsNewsWire)– Death toll from April 25 Nepal quake and aftershocks reached 7,557 and the number of injuries rose to 1,4536, the Ministry of Home affairs said on Tuesday. As many as 10,718 government building were destroyed in the massive earthquake while 14,741 sustained partial damages. About 191,058 civilian houses have been flattened […]

Political unrest targets Bangladesh civilians

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — “When I woke up, my face was on fire,” said Khokon, a 30-year-old man who sells plastic shoes in a small shop in Dhaka, the capital. He was napping on a bus on his way home in late January when the attack happened. Molotov cocktails were hurled at the vehicle, […]

India, Bangladesh agree to promote seeds exchange

DHAKA, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — India and Bangladesh entered into an agreement to initiate the cross-border trade in High-Yielding Varieties (HYV) of rice seeds. A Memorandum of Understanding to this effect was signed between the Seed associations of the two countries, in New Delhi.

Local al Qaeda claims February murder of U.S. citizen in Bangladesh – SITE

DHAKA, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — The leader of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claimed responsibility for the murder of a U.S. citizen hacked to death in Bangladesh in February and the deaths of other “blasphemers” in the region, SITE Intelligence Group reported on Sunday. Bangladeshi police stood by their assessment that the murder […]

2 suspects dead after gunfire at Dallas Muhammad cartoon exhibit

Dallas, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — Two gunmen have been shot dead after they opened fire outside a conference on cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a suburb of Dallas, US police say. A security guard was also injured. Police sealed off the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland and evacuated participants. The event, organised by a […]

Buddhists celebrate Buddha Purnima

DHAKA, May 3 (NsNewsWire) –Buddhist community in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country is celebrating Buddha Purnima, one of their major festivals, Sunday with traditional enthusiasm and solemn devotion. Vesak (Buddha Purnima, Buddha Jayanti) is a Buddhist festival that marks Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. It falls on the day of the […]

6 officers charged in Freddie Gray’s deat

DHAKA, May 2 (NsNewsWire) –BALTIMORE — While jubilation appeared to be the mood in Baltimore’s streets on Friday after an announcement that charges would be filed against six city officers in the death of Freddie Gray, tensions still flared after the 10 p.m. curfew started Friday night. Arrests came near City Hall once the curfew […]

Bangladesh observes May Day

DHAKA, May 1 (NsNewsWire) — May Day was observed in Bangladesh ocapital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. Different workers’ bodies have organised various programmes, including processions, rallies and human chain demonstrations on Friday to commemorate the sacrifices made to win their rights. Ten workers were killed in police firing near Hay Market in the […]

Boy pulled from Kathmandu quake rubble

DHAKA, April 30 (NsNewsWire) — The rescue of the teen police named as Pemba Tamang — as well as Pemba Lama — from the ruins of a collapsed building in Kathmandu provided a rare moment of joy as relief co-ordinators warned it could take five days to reach some of the worst hit areas, accessible […]