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Curfew reinforced in Rangamati

Rangamati, Jan. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Nighttime curfew has been reinforced for the second straight night on Bangladsh’s southeastern Rangamati district. “The curfew will be reinforced from 5:00 p.m. (local time) Monday. It will remain in place till 7:00 a.m. (local time) Tuesday,” Shamsul Arefin, the district’s administration chief, told journalists Monday afternoon. An eerie calm […]

World leaders join Paris march to honor attack victims

Paris, Jan. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Dozens of world leaders have joined some 1.5 million French citizens in a march through Paris on Sunday amid high security, in an unprecedented tribute to victims of this week’s Islamist militant attacks. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, and Palestinian President […]

BJP chief clears the air on making phone-call to Bangladeshi ex-PM

DHAKA, Jan. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Amit Shah has cleared the air on making a telephone call to Bangladeshi-ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. “No, no, no …. This is a fake news. I have no any contact outside,” Shah was quoted as saying by Bangladeshi private television channel Ekattor while he replied […]

Bangladesh clamps down on opposition amid violent clashes

DHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) – Bangladesh has stepped up a crackdown on the main opposition party, arresting its vice-president amid anti-government protests that have left seven dead and injured hundreds. A standoff between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia, leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has worsened steadily since Monday, when protests […]

Hamas man sentenced by Israel to life for teen killings that led to Gaza war

Jerusalem, Jan. 7 (NsNewsWire) — An Israeli military court on Tuesday sentenced a Palestinian to life imprisonment over the killing of three Israeli youths, whose abduction in the occupied West Bank set off a chain of events leading to the 50-day Gaza war last summer. The court found that Hussam Kawasmeh, a member of the […]

Bangladesh’s opposition alliance enforces nationwide blockade

DHAKA, Jan. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s 20-party opposition alliance has enforced blockade across Bangladesh. Khaleda Zia, who remained confined in her office since Saturday night, made the blockade announcement on Monday evening after she was barred to join her party’s anti-government rally. Long-distance buses operating between Dhaka and outlying Bangladesh places […]

Bangladesh opposition announces countrywide blockade

DHAKA, Jan. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s 20-party opposition alliance has announced indefinite blockade across the country. Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who remained confined in her office since Saturday night, made the announcement on Monday evening. Khaleda Zia made several attempts to leave the office to join her 20-party alliance’s anti-government rally. Hundreds of police personnel […]

2 dead, dozens injured in Bangladesh clashes

DHAKA, Jan. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Two people were killed in a violent clash between ruling Bangladesh Awami League party and its main opponent ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) men in Natore district, some 210 northwest of capital Dhaka, on Monday morning. Tense political standoff over the opposition alliance’s demand for a fresh […]

DMP bans political rallies indefinitely

DHAKA, Jan. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Dhaka Metropolitan Police have imposed an indefinite ban on meetings, processions and rallies in capital Dhaka from Sunday evening. DMP spokesman Monirul Islam in a press briefing said, “All indoor and outdoor meetings, rallies and human chains will be banned for an indefinite period in the capital city from Sunday […]