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Three journalists detained while covering protests in the Maldives

DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) strongly condemns the arrest and detention of three journalists while covering the opposition demonstration on the nights of March 24 and 25, 2015 in Male, the capital of the Maldives. The IFJ calls on the Maldivian government to immediately […]

Commentary: Xi’s Boao speech sheds light on Asia’s road to prosperous, harmonious future

As Asian countries are now standing at a historic juncture, embracing both opportunities and challenges, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the Boao Forum of Asia on Saturday offered them an enthralling vision of the region’s new future and means to achieve it. For details: www.xinhuanet.com

World Raymen celebrates 11th founding anniversary

DHAKA, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — The World Raymen has observed its 11th founding anniversary with a call to serve more people irrespective of cast, color, sex and religion in the coming days. The anniversary ceremony was held in the city’s ICMAB auditorium on Thursday. During the ceremony, members discussed Raymen activities and its future plans […]

Bangladesh offers cash money to improve maternal, child health

DHAKA, March 24 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh will offer cash money to improve health of expectant mothers and under-five children in the country’s poverty prone districts. To bolster its efforts to improve maternal and child health in the seven northern Bangladesh districts which suffer from Monga, seasonal famine, the country’s Ministry of Health has signed an […]

9 people burnt ahead of Bangladesh opposition’s fresh strike

DHAKA, March 22 (Xinhua) — At least nine people sustained burn injuries in a petrol bomb attack in southwestern Bangladesh before an opposition-called strike, police said on Sunday. A police officer, who declined to be unnamed, said miscreants hurled petrol bombs at the truck in Magura district in southwestern Bangladesh, leaving nine people, including its […]

Google doodle celebrates India-Bangladesh World Cup quarterfinal

The doodle features batsmen with the flags of both the South Asian neighbours in the background. Google released a doodle on the eve of the India-Bangladesh Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match at Melbourne. The doodle features batsmen with the flags of both the South Asian neighbours in the background with the caption, “It’s India v […]

Bangladesh’s Third Gender

DHAKA, March 19 (NsNewsWire) — Shahria Sharmin had gone to her husband’s factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, looking to tell a positive story about the garment industry, one that would offset negative public perceptions. What she found, instead, was an even more challenging topic: the lives of five hijras, the local term for the culture of […]

Bangladesh opposition alliance extends nationwide strike

DHAKA, March 18 (NsNewsWire) — Ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia’s 20- party opposition alliance announced on Tuesday an extension of its ongoing 72-hour nationwide strike in Bangladesh till Friday morning, demanding the safe return of a spokesman. Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) spokesman Barkat Ullah Bulu made the announcement at a press release, demanding necessary […]

Turkey sends teenagers back to UK after Syria attempt

London, March (NsNewsWire) — Three teenagers who were stopped from travelling to Syria from Turkey have been flown back to the UK and arrested, Scotland Yard has said. Two boys aged 17 from north-west London and a man aged 19 were returned to the UK on Saturday night, the Met said, reports BBC. They were […]