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Brothers found guilty of 1971 war crimes in Bangladesh, one sentenced to death,two life in prison

DHAKA, June 1 (Xinhua) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced one man to death on Wednesday and two others life in prison for their crimes committed during the country’s war of independence in 1971. The International Crimes Tribunal, led by its Chairman Justice Anwarul Haque, found three brothers guilty of all the four charges […]

Grameenphone Accelerator Startups meet investors on Demo Day

Dhaka, May 31 (NsNewsWire) — The five startups of GP Accelerator program, presented their businesses to more than 100 attendees including investors and professionals at Demo Day, on Tuesday May 31 at GPHOUSE. The event start with a startup introductory session called ‘Startup Bazaar’. In that session, the attendees were able to meet and chat […]

Workshop on “Quality Assurance in Higher Education” held in ASA University

DHAKA, May 31 (NsNewsWire) — Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of ASA University Bangladesh (ASAUB) organized its Inception Workshop on “Quality Assurance in Higher Education” held on 31 May 2016 in ASA Conference Room. This workshop is a part of the ongoing quality assurance process implemented at ASAUB by its IQAC, under Higher Education Quality […]

Benham Pharmaceuticals Ltd. with its new form

DHAKA, May 31 (NsNewsWire) — Benham Pharma has unveiled their new logo with the commitment to conduct their business with responsibility in the growing pharmaceuticals market. On Sunday night, Major General Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman, Director General of Drug Administration Department, unveiled the logo in the Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka. At the time of this event, he […]

6 Bangladesh militants awarded death sentence in deadly bank robbery

DHAKA, May 31 (Xinhua) — A court in Bangladesh capital Dhaka awarded on Tuesday death sentence to six militants, affiliated with the banned outfits Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team, for staging a bank robbery last year in which at least eight people including a banker were killed. The court found nine militants […]

Gulf Air resumes Dhaka operation

DHAKA, May 31 (NsNewsWire) — Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, yesterday resumed its Dhaka flight after four years. The airline will operate five flights every week. The maiden flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International in the morning yesterday with 80 percent passenger on board. To celebrate its flight resumption, Gulf Air organised an […]

160 Citi Volunteers in Bangladesh Join Global Colleagues in Citi’s 11th Annual Global Community Day

DHAKA, May 29 (NsNewsWire) — This year, Citi’s 11th annual Global Community Day will see Citi volunteers throughout Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa leading more than 1,300 community projects to benefit their local communities. In Asia Pacific, more than 30,000 Citi colleagues, alumni, clients, family and friends in […]

10 dead in Bangladesh’s local government polls violence

DHAKA, May 29 (NsNewsWire) — Violence surrounding the 5th phase polls of Bangladesh’s lowest tier of local government have left at least 10 dead as of Saturday night, reports Xinhua. Stray incidents of clash, arson, vandalism, explosion of hand bombs, chase and counter-chase and firing were reported in many of the 720 unions that went […]

Xi underscores challenge, opportunity of aging population

BEIJING, May 29 (NsNewsWire) — President Xi Jinping has called for better care for China’s aging population, reports Xinhua Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks on Friday afternoon at a group study attended by members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on […]