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DHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Wednesday seized over 200,000 yaba tablets in capital Dhaka. Four persons were arrested with suspected links to the seizure of the yaba pills from two vehicles which reached Dhaka from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh’s southernmost district bordering Myanmar, RAB spokesman Mufti […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — UNICEF has partnered with WFP to use the food agency’s SCOPE digital assistance system to distribute soap supplies to up to 50,000 refugees in Rohingya Refugee camps, strengthening hygiene practices and helping prevent disease outbreaks. The pilot was launched in Balukhali Refugee camp on 1 August 2018. “UNICEF is proud […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC is visiting Bangladesh on a three-day working tour from 8 August 2018. This is a part of her first official visit to three Commonwealth member countries in Asia. The Secretary General will lead a four-member delegation. During the visit, she is […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/8/7 22:51:00 The US reimposed sanctions against Iran Tuesday, putting an end to the era of solving problems through peaceful negotiations in the Middle East. Prior to this, the US moved its Israel embassy to Jerusalem, shutting the door on Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. Now it has basically cut off negotiations with Iran and […]
Read More“Public health under threat, achieving tobacco-free Bangladesh will be hindered.” DHAKA, Aug. 7 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh is welcoming the world’s leading death- trader, Japan Tobacco (JT) group into the country to conduct its business in the name of brining foreign direct investment (FDI). The govt. has permitted this multinational tobacco giant to […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s government on Monday approved the draft of Road Transport Act 2018 with provisions for stringent punishment to the traffic offenders, reports Xinhua. The draft was approved at a cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters. The proposed law stipulates […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Human Rights Watch today urged Bangladesh authorities to order an immediate investigation into reports that renowned photographer and activist, Shahidul Alam, was beaten while in custody. “Alam was detained on August 5 for criticising the government and its supporters for targeting students,” said the international human rights watchdog. In a […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/8/6 23:08:39 Several Western media outlets in recent days have published articles suggesting China was under “huge pressure,” as if Beijing were suffering multiple crises. Such rabble-rousing caused a stir on the internet. Those ideological zealots hope China gets into trouble. Their observations are distorted by this desire, believing everything in China […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 5 (NsNewsWire) — An official vehicle from the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, which was transporting the Ambassador, was attacked by a group of armed adult men, some on motorcycles, in the Mohammadpur area of Dhaka on Saturday, August 4. The Ambassador and her security team departed the area unharmed. There were no injuries […]
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