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Stall talks for Bangladesh workers, Zahid told

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should delay the negotiations to bring in 1.5 million workers from Bangladesh, said Klang MP Charles Santiago. This is because Ahmad Zahid, who is also home minister, should focus on reviewing the labour market for locals first before doing anything else, Charles said in a statement today, reports https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/308839. […]

Trade with Bangladesh, Myanmar soon: Mizoram CM

Trade between Mizoram, Myanmar and Bangladesh would be launched soon as border infrastructures were almost ready, Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla said here on Saturday, reports IANS. “The land customs station at Zokhawthar (in eastern Mizoram) was recently inaugurated by minister of state for commerce and industry Nirmala Sitharaman. This will enhance border trade with […]

5 armed men killed in gunfight with Bangladesh Army

DHAKA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — Five suspected insurgents were killed in a clash with the Bangladesh Army in the country’s southeastern Chittagong hill region on Saturday. According to a local police official, “bullet-riddled bodies of five armed men of the tribal group – Jana Sanghati Samiti (JSS) in Baghaichhari sub-district of Rangamati district, some 293 […]

Plan for 1.5 million Bangladesh workers contradicts 11MP, say groups

By Yasmin Ramlan Malaysia, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The plan to bring in some 1.5 million workers from Bangladesh to Malaysia in stages over three years contradicts objectives in the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) to reduce dependency on low-skilled foreign labour, the country’s umbrella body of trade unions said. Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general […]

Massive blasts rock Chinese city of Tianjin

Tianjin, China , Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A series of huge explosions shook the northern Chinese city of Tianjin late Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, injuring hundreds and leaving dozens of firefighters missing, reports CNN quoting officials and state media. Liu Yue, a 25-year-old Tianjin resident, said she felt the first blast but […]

Bangladesh’s 2014-15 fiscal trade deficit balloons to 10 bln USD on import pick-up

DHAKA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s trade deficit ballooned in the last fiscal year 2014-15 concluded in June on the back of an increase in imports, said a central bank official Wednesday. Trade deficit in the last fiscal year 2014-15 (July 2014-June 2015) surged 45.97 percent to about 10 billion U.S. dollars compared to a […]

Young Bangladeshi students showcase language skills in Chinese Bridge contest

DHAKA, Aug. 11 (NsNewsWire) — For Mihantsa Ferwando, who comes from Madagascar but now lives in Dhaka, it has always been her dream to visit China and become fluent in the Chinese language. And this is the reason why she joined the Chinese Bridge competition held on the weekend in this capital city, reports Xinhua. […]

“Six poachers” killed in gunfight with Bangladesh police

DHAKA, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Six persons arrested on poaching charges have been killed in an alleged shootout with police in Bangladesh part of Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, deputy inspector general of Police Range in Khulna, some 180 km southwest of capital Dhaka, told the journalists that the poachers were arrested […]

UN chief condemns blogger killing

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of Bangladeshi blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy. In a statement issued yesterday, he voiced concern over these “gruesome” crimes and their impact on the exercise of freedom of expression in the country. Ban Ki-moon called on the Government of Bangladesh to bring those responsible for the murder […]