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By Sabir Mustafa Editor, BBC Bengali DHAKA, Dec. 1 (NsNewsWire) — The recent killings of atheist bloggers in Bangladesh have raised concerns about freedom of speech and shrinking space for secularist thoughts. But increasingly, Bangladesh appears to be heading down a new and even more dangerous road. Recent attacks on Shia Muslims and death threats […]
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DHAKA, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has granted bail to ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a case filed by the country’s anti-graft body. Judge Aminul Isalm of the Special Judge’s Court Monday granted bail to Khaleda Zia in Niko graft case after she appeared before the court to seek bail. […]
Read MoreBRASILIA, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Media outlets from BRICS countries must foster initiatives to break Western hegemony in news reporting, a senior official from Brazil’s public broadcaster told Xinhua in a recent interview. Andre Barbosa, executive director for external relations with Brazil’s state-owned radio and TV operator EBC, also said efforts should be made within […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Robi Axiata Limited, a joint venture between Axiata Group Berhad of Malaysia and NTT DoCoMo Inc. of Japan, has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2015. During the first nine months of 2015, according to a statement of the operator received here on Monday, it […]
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DHAKA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will appear before a court in capital Dhaka on Monday in a case filed by the country’s anti-graft body. Khaleda Zia will appear before the Special Judge’s Court-9 at about 11:30 a.m. (local time) on Monday and seek bail in the graft case filled for […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Hundreds of Bangladeshi truckers Sunday staged mass protests against a drive to evict an illegal truck terminal in capital Dhaka‘s Tejgaon Industrial area. Protesters set fire to tyers and piles of garbage to block a central street in Tejgaon prompting police to fire tear gas to disperse them. Agitated truckers […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) — A man was dead and three others were injured Thursday night after unidentified gunmen opened fire at a Shia mosque in Bangladesh’s Bogra district, some 197 km northwest of Dhaka,reports Xinhua. Arifur Rahaman, the district’s additional police chief, told Xinhua, “One Moazzem Hossain died at a hospital shortly after he […]
Read Moreby Phillip Thomson,Public Service Reporter at The Canberra Times “Use it or lose it” rules are forcing diplomatic missions in Canberra to take action. Plots of land worth many millions of dollars that have been sitting idle for years will soon have embassies and high commissions on them. The National Capital Authority’s hardened stance against […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Speakers at the seminar emphasised that more work needs to be done for children with special needs, particularly for children with autism. There is enough awareness regarding the status of these children, but there should be more focus on their wellbeing. The seminar was jointly organised by BRAC and the […]
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