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With Prophet cover, Charlie Hebdo’s new edition irks Muslim groups

Paris, Jan. 14 (NsNewsWire) — French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo returns to newsstands with a record run on Wednesday, but its first edition since Islamist gunmen massacred its staff has already drawn ire from Muslim groups. The front cover shows a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed holding a sign that says “Je suis Charlie” (“I […]

Obama seeks to tighten cyber laws

New York , Jan. 14 (NsNewsWire) — US President Barack Obama has unveiled proposals to strengthen cyber security laws following a spate of attacks against high-profile US targets. Recent hacks of Sony Pictures and a Pentagon Twitter feed reflect the need for tighter legislation, the president said, reports BBC. The proposals are due to be […]

Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed expresses need for market share in India

New Delhi, Jan. 14 (NsNewsWire ) — Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said that the country has expressed to get its share in the Indian market during the inauguration of the first border haat (market) in the Tripura-Bangladesh border here. “We shall have to come to such a position where we can also take the […]

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 […]