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Bangladesh opposition alliance extends nationwide strike

DHAKA, March 18 (NsNewsWire) — Ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia’s 20- party opposition alliance announced on Tuesday an extension of its ongoing 72-hour nationwide strike in Bangladesh till Friday morning, demanding the safe return of a spokesman. Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) spokesman Barkat Ullah Bulu made the announcement at a press release, demanding necessary […]

Corruption threatens to implode Bangladesh

by M.G. Quibria Is Bangladesh once again on the verge of a political meltdown? With bomb explosions almost taking the life of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, opposition leader Khaleda Zia charged with murder, and violent protests and arson sweeping the capital, the country seems poised at the edge of an abyss, reports http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/03/16/commentary/world-commentary/corruption-threatens-to-implode-bangladesh/#.VQXBWI7ov2Q. Of course, […]

Turkey sends teenagers back to UK after Syria attempt

London, March (NsNewsWire) — Three teenagers who were stopped from travelling to Syria from Turkey have been flown back to the UK and arrested, Scotland Yard has said. Two boys aged 17 from north-west London and a man aged 19 were returned to the UK on Saturday night, the Met said, reports BBC. They were […]

Bangladesh PM rules out talks with opposition chief

DHAKA, March 15 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has again ruled out the possibility of any dialogue with the main opposition alliance chief. “No dialogue with her (ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia). Can’t talk with a killer whose hands are stinking with stench of burning people,” she said while addressing at a rally of […]

Saudi recalls ambassador to Sweden amid diplomatic row

RIYADH, March 12 (NsNewsWire) — Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Sweden in rejection to recent Swedish criticism of Riyadh’s human rights record, according to Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced the withdrawal of its ambassador from Sweden, as it considered recent Swedish statements against diplomatic norms, reports Xinhua. Last […]

Bangladesh’s opposition leader Khaleda to be arrested: PM

DHAKA, March 12 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will be arrested after court order reaches police station, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in the parliament on Wednesday night. “Law enforcers will go for arresting khaleda zia and searching her house soon after getting court orders,” she informed the parliament. She also expressed the […]

Celebration of the 5th Anniversary of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre

DHAKA, March 11 (Xinhua) — Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) was established in Dhaka on 11 March 2010. After establishment, the organization has achieved enormous popularity through exchanging programs between India and Bangladesh in various fields of culture including music, art, dance and drama. IGCC regularly organises cultural functions by artists from both the countries; […]

Another Bangladeshi National Abducted from Al- Ghani Oil Field in Libya

DHAKA, March 11 (Xinhua) — he Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli has confirmed that apart from Mr. Helal Uddin, another Bangladeshi has been identified who was among nine others abducted from Al Ghani Oil Field south of the city Sirte on Friday, 06 March 2015 in the same incident when gunmen invaded the oil field killing […]

Arrest warrant issued against Khaleda Zia, two others

DHAKA, Feb. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The Special Judge Court-3 of Md Abu Ahmed Jomadar Wednesday scrapped bails for ex-Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia and two others in two graft cases. Zainul Abedin Meshbah, a counsel for Khaleda, told journalists that Khaleda Zia, , also chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), could not appear before the court for security […]