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Another Bangladeshi blogger hacked to death

DHAKA, March 30 (Xinhua) — Unknown assailants on Monday morning hacked another Bangladeshi blogger to death in the capital city of Dhaka. On Feb. 26 night, Unknown assailants hacked blogger Abhijit Roy to death also in Dhaka. A Dhaka Metropolitan Police official said blogger Washiqur Rahman died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he was […]

Arabs agree to form joint force as coalition strikes continue in Yemen

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 30 (Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday said that the Arab League (AL) members agreed on the formation of a joint Arab military force to counter growing security threats. “In response to the responsibility imposed by the grave challenges facing our Arab nation and threatening its resources, the Arab […]

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 […]