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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 […]

Trump cancels Britain trip

DHAKA, Jan. 12 (NsNewsWire) — US President Donald Trump cancelled a trip to London scheduled for next month to open a new embassy, blaming Barack Obama for selling off the old one for “peanuts” in a bad deal, reports reuters. More than a year into his presidency, Trump has yet to visit London, with many […]

Cybersecurity Threats Outpacing Abilities of Governments and Companies G

DHAKA, Jan. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Cybersecurity Threats Outpacing Abilities of Governments and Companies The World Economic Forum has released a new report, Cyber Resilience: Playbook for Public-Private Collaboration, to build collaboration across sectors to improve cybersecurity The playbook precedes the launch of a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity at the Annual Meeting 2018 in Davos […]

3 militants dead as Bangladeshi elite force storm hideout near PM office

DHAKA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Three militants were killed on Friday morning in a raid launched by Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force on a militant hideout near Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s office in capital Dhaka. Anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General Benzir Ahmed confirmed the death of three militants. “Bodies of three militants […]

Secretary-General calls for peace and unity during visit to southwest Cameroon

DHAKA,Jan. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth has visited the Southwest region in Cameroon and continued calls for peace and unity amid ongoing conflict in the region. During the final part of a five-day visit to the country in December, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland travelled to Buea, the capital of the southwest region of […]