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Bangladesh PM rules out talks with opposition chief

DHAKA, March 15 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has again ruled out the possibility of any dialogue with the main opposition alliance chief. “No dialogue with her (ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia). Can’t talk with a killer whose hands are stinking with stench of burning people,” she said while addressing at a rally of […]

Saudi recalls ambassador to Sweden amid diplomatic row

RIYADH, March 12 (NsNewsWire) — Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Sweden in rejection to recent Swedish criticism of Riyadh’s human rights record, according to Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced the withdrawal of its ambassador from Sweden, as it considered recent Swedish statements against diplomatic norms, reports Xinhua. Last […]

Bangladesh’s opposition leader Khaleda to be arrested: PM

DHAKA, March 12 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will be arrested after court order reaches police station, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in the parliament on Wednesday night. “Law enforcers will go for arresting khaleda zia and searching her house soon after getting court orders,” she informed the parliament. She also expressed the […]

Boat schools bring classroom to Bangladesh’s flood-hit children

DHAKA, March 11 (NsNewsWire) — Anna Akter, a nine-year-old student at a floating school in Bangladesh’s remote Natore district, says she might have missed out on her education during annual monsoon floods without her boat-based classroom. The same goes for Khushi Khatun, who also studies at the boat school where she gets free tuition and […]

Norway may pull investment from Bangladesh’s coal plant

Norway’s pension fund may withdraw investment from a coal plant to be built with Indian partner on the edge of Sundarbans mangrove forest, citing threat of severe environmental damage. The massive 1,320 megawatt Rampal thermal plant would sit on the edge of Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Bangladesh. For more than two years, […]

Celebration of the 5th Anniversary of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre

DHAKA, March 11 (Xinhua) — Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) was established in Dhaka on 11 March 2010. After establishment, the organization has achieved enormous popularity through exchanging programs between India and Bangladesh in various fields of culture including music, art, dance and drama. IGCC regularly organises cultural functions by artists from both the countries; […]

Another Bangladeshi National Abducted from Al- Ghani Oil Field in Libya

DHAKA, March 11 (Xinhua) — he Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli has confirmed that apart from Mr. Helal Uddin, another Bangladeshi has been identified who was among nine others abducted from Al Ghani Oil Field south of the city Sirte on Friday, 06 March 2015 in the same incident when gunmen invaded the oil field killing […]

Bangladesh expels North Korea envoy over gold smuggling

DHAKA, March 10 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has expelled a North Korea diplomat caught trying to smuggle 27kg (59lb) of gold into the country. Son Young-nam, the first secretary of North Korea’s Dhaka embassy, was stopped as he arrived in Bangladesh via Singapore on Friday, reports BBC. He was released and has not been charged, according […]

Top Indian diplomat’s visit to Pakistan raises hopes for dialogue revival

SLAMABAD, March 1 (Xinhua) — Pakistan and India have officially confirmed that a top Indian diplomat will visit Islamabad on March 3, raising optimism for the revival of stalled diplomatic talks between the two countries. The visit of Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will be the first high-level diplomatic contact between the two nuclear neighbors […]