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Desperate Nepalis flee capital as aftershocks spread fear

KATHMANDU, April 27 (NsNewsWire) — Hundreds of Nepalis were fleeing the capital Kathmandu for the plains on Monday, terror-stricken by two days of powerful aftershocks following a massive earthquake that killed more than 3,200 people and faced with shortages of food and water. Roads leading out of the mountain valley city of one million were […]

Bangladesh agrees to simplify visa process for Nepalese

KATHMANDU, April 24 (NsNewsWire) –Bangladesh has agreed to simplify the process of granting visa on arrival to overland Nepali travellers at two border points, Banglabandha and Burimari, reports ekantipur.com. Although the facility is already in force, there is a lengthy documentation procedure. Bangladesh expressed its willingness to cut the paperwork during the bilateral trade talks that concluded […]

US urges for level playing field for city polls

DHAKA, April 22 (NsNewsWire) — The United States has urged the Bangladeshi law enforcers to to permit free expression and association during the election campaign, to protect candidates against political violence, and to prosecute those who violate the law. Marie Harf, spokesperson to U.S. Department of State in April 21 daily press briefing, said, “I […]

Xi: Pakistan is China’s “dependable” friend

Pakistan is China’s “dependable” friend and the two countries should support each other’s core interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday while addressing a joint sitting of Pakistan’s parliament.

Tarique Rahman seeks political asylum

Londong, April 21 (NsNewsWire) — Exiled Bangladesh opposition leader Tarique Rahman has accused the Sheikh Hasina government of “state terrorism” and called on the country’s trading partners and the United Nations to press for a restoration of real democracy in the south Asian nation of 160m people. As Mr Rahman was speaking to the Financial […]

Many cases of sexual harassment reported during Bangladeshi New Year celebration

DHAKA, April 20 (Xinhua) — Sexual harassment or molestation of women is something not unusual in a Third World country like Bangladesh. But what happened during last week’s Bengali New Year celebration in this capital city was not only deplorable but also most shocking considering that such crimes were committed in large scale. The joyous […]

Chinese president arrives in Islamabad for state visit

ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Monday for his first state visit to Pakistan, a South Asian neighbor that Beijing has long described as an “iron friend.” Xi’s trip is expected to focus on strengthening bilateral ties and advancing the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a planned network of […]

2016 U.S. presidential race likely to be showdown between two families

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Xinhua) — As many in and outside the U.S. have anticipated, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finally said “Yes, I am running for president” on Sunday. With rich experience on the political stage that could attest to her leadership skills and unrivaled popularity among all possible Democratic candidates, Clinton is most […]

Bangladesh executes Islamist party leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman convicted of war crimes

Bangladesh on Saturday night executed Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, an Islamist party leader convicted of war crimes, which is the second execution for crimes against humanity committed during the country’s war of independence in 1971. The death sentence of the war crimes accused Kamaruzzaman, assistant secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, was executed days after an Appellate […]