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Body of missing Japanese woman found dead in Bangladesh capital

DHAKA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — A woman believed to be a Japanese national has been found dead in an apartment in Bangladesh capital Dhaka days after she was reported missing, police said. According to the official, a team of the Detective Branch of Bangladesh Police early Tuesday found the body of the Japanese woman who […]

Dhaka needs climate-smart policies and investments to scale up its resilience to floods in a changing climate

DHAKA, Nov. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Greater Dhaka needs climate-smart policies and higher investment to improve its resilience to intense rainfall and to prepare for climate change, says a new World Bank book ‘Urban Flooding of Greater Dhaka in a Changing Climate: Building Local Resilience to Disaster Risk’ and a new report ‘Climate and Disaster Resilience […]

Bangladesh on high alert after 2 opposition leaders executed

NEW DELHI, Nov. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh was on high alert Monday after executing two opposition leaders for war crimes during the country’s 1971 independence war, despite threats of violence by their supporters and international concerns that the legal proceedings were flawed, reports AP. A reporter was shot and wounded Sunday after covering the funeral […]

IS calls Bangladesh new battleground

DHAKA, Nov. 22 (NsNewsWire) — In the latest edition of the militant group’s online propaganda magazine, IS calls for strategic expansion to Bangladesh or as it refers to the country ” Bengal”, reports The Hindu. The Islamic State (IS) militant group has warned that it is preparing for fresh attacks in Bangladesh “to rise and […]

Bangladesh boosts security as ex-minister, lawmaker hanged for 1971 war crimes

DHAKA, Nov.22 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh in the early hours of Sunday executed two opposition leaders convicted of war crimes during the country’s war of independence in 1971 amid tight security. Senior Jail Super of Dhaka Central Jail Jahangir Kabir told journalists that “The executions were carried out at 12:55 a.m. (local time).” He made the […]

IS claims attack on Italian missionary in Bangladesh

DHAKA,Nov. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for the shooting of an Italian missionary in Bangladesh, the fifth attack in recent months the militants said they had carried out in the country, reports Reuters. Islamic State members shot Piero Parolari, a doctor, with a gun and silencer, the group’s Bangladesh affiliate said […]

IS eyes U.S. after Paris terror attacks

by Matthew Rusling WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Terror group Islamic State (IS) is now eyeing the United States, naming Washington D.C. and New York as targets it aims to hit, after it launched deadly attacks on Paris last week,reports Xinhua. On Friday, terrorists launched multiple simultaneous attacks in several locations in Paris, killing over […]

ADB, JAPAN TO HELP PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE SURFACE WATER USE FOR DHAKA

DHAKA, Nov. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed a letter of agreement for $1,000,000 in grant technical assistance (TA) to promote sustainable use of surface water for Dhaka city. The Government of Japan is financing the TA through the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. ADB will […]

Xi’s APEC remarks herald better future of regional common development

by Xinhua writer Xu Ke MANILA, Nov. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Against the backdrop of fragile global recovery and potential challenges facing Asia-Pacific development, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday expounded on his suggestion for regional growth and expressed confidence in China’s economy. In a keynote speech addressing an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO summit, Xi […]