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Roundup: Violent incidents occur as Bangladeshi opposition leader sentenced to jail

DHAKA, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Violent incidents are flaring up in parts of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Thursday, as opposition leader, ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia was found guilty of a corruption charge and sentenced to five years in prison, reports Xinhua. Vandalism, explosion of bombs and detention of dozens of opposition personnel […]

Winter Olympics: South Korea bans 36,000 foreigners from entering country

South Korea has banned 36,000 foreigners from entering the country ahead of the Winter Olympics, citing security concerns, Reuters news agency reported on Monday citing Yonhap News Agency. Yonhap cited a South Korean lawmaker as saying the spy agency had told lawmakers it was working with foreign intelligence agencies to beef up foreign nationals’ identity […]

900 Bangladesh opposition men sued over alleged attack on law enforcers

DHAKA, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Hundreds of Bangladesh’s opposition party men including its several frontline leaders have been sued over an alleged attack on law enforcers, reports Xinhua. “800 to 900 BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) men with several frontline leaders were sued in three cases filed on Tuesday night,” a DhakaMetroplotan Police (DMP) official told Xinhua […]

HIV deaths: Bangladesh 10th in Asia

DHAKA, Jan. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh stands at the tenth position in HIV deaths among Asian countries, according to a UNAIDS report. Bangladesh lost around 1,000 people in 2016 due to AIDS, says the report. Whereas, India has the highest number of deaths in Asia as per the report. The disease claimed 62,000 lives in […]

Rohingya repatriation postponed to next month: Bangladeshi official

DHAKA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — The gradual repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar may be postponed to next month for various reasons including transit camps and verification processes, a Bangladeshi official has said. “We need one more month to finalize all relevant preparations required to send back Rohingya to Myanmar,” Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief […]

US government shutdown begins as spending bill fails in Senate

The US government officially shut down at midnight on Friday after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach a last-minute deal to fund its operations, divided in a bitter dispute over immigration and border security, reports Reuters. In a dramatic late-night session, senators blocked a bill to extend government funding through Feb. 16. The bill needed […]

AIIB, ADB to co-finance more projects this year: ADB president

MANILA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao said on Friday that ADB and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) are exploring to co-finance several development projects this year. “We have been cooperating well,” Nakao told Xinhua at the ADB headquarters in Manila. Nakao said he met with AIIB officials […]

Japanese lifestyle brand MINISO opens its 1st flagship store at Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Well-renowned Japanese lifestyle brand MINISO is now in Bangladesh. MINISO opens its first flagship store in Banani-11, Dhaka at South Breeze Center, House # 5 (GF), Block # G, Road No 11, Banani, Dhaka -1213. On the day of the event, Mr. MIYAKE JUNYA, MINISO Global Co-founder & Chief Designer […]

11 kg gold bars seized at Bangladesh’s airport, Japanese arrested

DHAKA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Customs officials at Bangladesh’s main airport in Dhaka seized gold bars weighing about 11 kg, from a Japanese national who arrived here by a local Regent Airways flight from Singapore, an official said Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, Saidul Islam, a senior customs official, told journalists that they detained the […]