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Pakistan seeks Afghanistan’s help to track down Taliban leaders

DHAKA, Dec. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan’s army chief, General Raheel Sharif, travelled to Afghanistan on Wednesday to seek help in locating the Pakistani Taliban commanders who orchestrated the massacre at a Peshawar school Tuesday in which 148 people, mostly schoolchildren, were killed. Sharif and the head of the Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, Lt. Gen. Rizwan […]

Bangladesh mobile handset shipments touch 7.9 mln in 3Qs, Walton Maximus emerge as strong brands

Mumbai, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — According to CyberMedia Research’s Bangladesh Quarterly Mobile Handsets Market Review, 3Q CY 2014 report released (today) Wednesday, Bangladesh continues to show consistent growth in both the featurephone as well as smartphone segments. This is among very few South East Asian markets where growth is seen in both segments. As per […]

World Bank commits over $1 billion to Bangladesh

Washingtong, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank has approved approximately $1.1 billion for three projects in Bangladesh that would benefit almost 36 million people by improving the quality of primary education, building coastal communities’ resilience to natural disaster, and increasing the nutrition and cognitive development of children from the poorest households. According to a […]

Funerals Begin for 141 Slain in Taliban Attack on Pakistan School

Islamabad, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The first funerals are being held for the victims of a Taliban school massacre in Pakistan on Tuesday that left at least 141 people dead, most of them young students. Wearing military uniforms and strapped with explosives, seven assailants attacked the military-run facility in the northwestern city of Peshawar, shooting […]

Bangladesh marks 44th Victory Day with festivities

DHAKA, Dec. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has celebrated its 44th Victory Day, commemorating the valiant sons of the soil who sacrificed their lives for independence from the Pakistani occupation forces in 1971. A 31-gun salute heralded the occasion, with major streets, buildings and structures in the capital illuminated with national flags and colourful lights. Like […]

80 pct of smokeless tobacco users in India, Bangladesh: report

Mumbai, Dec. 16 (NsNewsWire) — The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco has found that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use the carcinogenic product. Eighty per cent of smokeless tobacco users in the world are in India and Bangladesh. The report ‘Smokeless Tobacco […]

Sydney Hostage Situation: 3 People Flee Lindt Chocolate Shop

Sydney, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Three people were seen fleeing from a Sydney cafe after they had been taken hostage — with others still held inside as neighboring blocks remain locked down as police tried to make contact with the perpetrators, authorities said. The hostages were being held in the Lindt Chocolat Café, a chocolate […]

Bangladesh President, PM pay tributes to martyred intellectuals

DHAKA, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday stood in solemn silence for some time to show respect to the memories of the best sons of the soil when bugle was played last post. Before that they paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals by placing wreaths at […]

Bangladesh score first Big Win in ’99

In 1999, Bangladesh, previously winless against a major Test playing nation, stunned Pakistan, who were undefeated in the tournament, by 62 runs at Northampton. The match was a huge occasion for Bangladesh, with the win helping attain Test status, says an ICC media release. Background: It its maiden World Cup appearance, Bangladesh had been quickly […]