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Bangladesh Jamaat chief sentenced to death for war crimes

DHAKA, Oct. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party chief Motiur Rahman Nizami was sentenced to death Wednesday for war crimes including mass killings. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 pronounced the verdict Wednesday in a capital Dhaka. Nizami, also a former Bangladesh Industries minister, is now behind the bar. The three-member panel of the ICT-1 led […]

Human Traffickers in Bay of Bengal Cast Sights on Bangladesh

By SYED ZAIN AL-MAHMOOD: TEKNAF, Bangladesh— Abul Hasan, a 30-year-old fisherman, was drinking tea at a restaurant here when he was approached by two men who said they could help him get a good job at a factory in Malaysia. He was told that he could pay for his passage after he started working, he […]

India uncovers suspected plot to assassinate Bangladeshi PM – security officials

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has uncovered a suspected plot by banned Bangladeshi militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen to assassinate the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and carry out a coup, three senior Indian security officials told Reuters on Tuesday. India will hand over a dossier to Bangladesh with details of the plan by members of the […]

Bangladesh on Alert Ahead of War Crimes Verdict

Bangladesh has boosted security in the capital hours before a special tribunal is to deliver a verdict against the top leader of an Islamist party on war crimes charges. The charges facing Motiur Rahman Nizami, chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, stem from the nation’s independence war against Pakistan in 1971, reports AP. The prosecution says […]

Chevron Announces First Gas From Bangladesh Bibiyana Expansion Project

SAN RAMON, Calif, Oct. 29 (NsNewsWire)– Chevron Corporation has announced that its Bangladesh subsidiary has commenced natural gas production from the Bibiyana Expansion Project in the northeastern part of the country. Chevron made the announcement through a statement on Oct. 28. “The expansion is one of a slate of projects across the region that will […]

বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকে চিত্রকর্ম প্রতিযোগিতার পুরস্কার বিতরণ

ঢাকা, ২৮ অক্টোবর, (এনএসনিউজওয়্যার) — বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের নববর্ষের শুভেচ্ছা কার্ড মুদ্রনের জন্য নির্বাচিত চিত্রকর্মের শিল্পীদের মধ্যে পুরস্কার বিতরণ করা হয়েছে। আজ মঙ্গলবার বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের জাহাঙ্গীর আলম কনফারেন্স হলে এতে প্রধান অতিথি হিসেবে বিজয়ীদের মধ্যে পুরস্কার বিতরণ করেন গভর্নর ড. আতিউর রহমান। বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের নির্বাহী পরিচালক জনাব আহমেদ জামালের সভাপতিত্বে অনুষ্ঠানে নির্বাহী পরিচালক, ঊর্ধতন কর্মকর্তাবৃন্দ এবং […]

U.S.-Bangladesh partnership dialogue

Washington, Oct. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman and Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mr. Md. Shahidul Haque will co-chair the third U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue in Washington, DC on October 28-29, 2014. The delegations will participate in conversations on a wide range of bilateral and regional issues. The dialogue will feature three […]

China mulls laws on death penalty, counterespionage, anti-terroris

China’s top legislature started its bimonthly meeting on Monday, with lawmakers considering draft laws and amendments regarding death penalty, counterespionage and anti-terrorism. The removal of death penalty as punishment for nine crimes, including smuggling weapons and nuclear materials was among the heatedly discussed topics, Xinhua reports. A draft amendment to Criminal Law was submitted to […]

Bangladesh, UAE ink treaties on security, extradition

DHAKA, Oct. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates have signed three agreements on prisoners’ extradition, security collaboration and land allotment for the gulf state’s embassy in Dhaka. The deals were signed on Monday after both countries’ premiers — Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum– held talks. The deals were […]