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Party discipline inspection unveils officials’ misconduct

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has noted collusion of businessmen and government officials among prominent issues uncovered in the second round of discipline inspections for 2014. Other high-profile issues included corruptions of officials with good ability, severe corrupt acts by low-rank officials, and buying and […]

Bangladesh’s opposition alliance enforces 36-hour non-stop strike

DHAKA, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s 20-party opposition alliance has enforced a 36-hour non-stop nationwide strike from (today) Sunday morning amid its ongoing blockade campaign that entered 20th day. The alliance Saturday called the nationwide strike in protest against the government’s plan for electricity price hike. Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) […]

News Analysis: How Europe to turn resolve into action on anti-terrorist strike

BRUSSELS, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The bloody terrorist attacks in Paris last week marked a watershed moment, triggering political leaders to take to the street to express their resolve in fighting terrorism. Some experts’ perspectives are that the European reaction in the next stage will definitely not be as simple as the word “fight,” as […]

Bangladesh opposition calls 36-hour countrywide strike from Sunday morning

DHAKA, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Khaleda Zia’s 20-party alliance has called a 36-hour countrywide non-stop strike from Sunday morning amid its ongoing blockade campaign that entered 19th day. Khaleda’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in a statement on Saturday made the announcement. BNP and its allies are observing a nonstop blockade across the country since Jan. […]

Ex-PM Khaled’a Youngest Son Koko dies

DHAKA, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s youngest son Arafat Rahman Koko has died in a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Source said he was rushed to a hospital after he had complained pain in the chest. Doctors declared him dead at around 12:30pm Bangladesh time on Saturday.

Death of Saudi King Unsettles Oil Market, Prices Rise

Riyad, Jan. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Oil prices rose on news of the death of Saudi Arabia’s powerful King Abdullah, but the increase is likely to be short-lived without a cut in the kingdom’s immense crude production. The benchmark U.S. crude futures contract was up 71 cents to $47.02 a barrel at 0725 GMT on Friday. […]

Revised Indian visa procedures in Dhaka, Khulna

DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — With effect from Sunday, 1st February 2015, applications for all categories of Indian visas, except Tourist (T) visas, will be accepted on a walk in basis without an online “Appointment Date” at Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs), located at Gulshan, Motijheel and Dhanmondi in Dhaka and IVAC, Khulna. According to […]

Bangladesh arrests 7,000 opposition activists

DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has arrested more than 7,000 opposition activists since the start of nationwide protests two weeks ago, ministers have said. The authorities are struggling to deal with unrest in which activists have bombed vehicles and blockaded roads, and 29 people have died, reports Xinhua. Opposition leader Khaleda Zia called for […]

New Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang arrives in Dhaka

DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The new Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ma Mingqiang, arrived in Dhaka (tomorrow) Thursday afternoon. Prior to this appointment, according to the source, he was the secretary-general of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC). He will replace Li Jun who left Dhaka in September last year after discharging two and a half years of […]