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INGAPORE, Oct. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Two Russian nationals were sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment for smuggling 206 endangered turtles, said the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) on Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Thirty-eight year-old Pavlychev Maksim and 34 year-old Radkov Aleksei were detained at Changi Airport in July, when they were in transit while travelling […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 15 (NsNewsWire) — October 15 marks the 71th birthday celebration of the world’s celebrated international arms dealer of Bangladesh origin, renowned defense strategist, the greatest stylish Icon the world’s best dressed man and the adored business tycoon billionaire Dr. Moosa bin Shamsher (Prince Moosa). Dr. Moosa, who looks remarkably young for his age, […]
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DHAKA, Oct. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Business executives from global clothing giants H&M Inditex and Gap have canceled trips to Dhaka this month after the killings of two foreigners, industry sources said, causing anxiety for Bangladesh’s $25 billion garment export sector, reports Reuters . Bangladeshi suppliers to the world’s top brands said they didn’t expect the […]
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The ICC has shown faith in the Bangladesh Cricket Board by reiterating that next year’s Under-19 World Cup will be hosted by the nation, but stressed on the need for a security plan that satisfies both the ICC and the member countries, reports ESPN. “The [ICC] board confirmed that the Bangladesh Cricket Board will host […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — China will offer new aid to relieve the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Wang Chao said Tuesday. Wang said at a press briefing about President Xi Jinping‘s coming visit to Britain that China has paid great attention to the refugee issue in the region, reports […]
Read Moreby Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiky In Bangladesh, we have something called a non-practicing lawyer (like Barrister Moinul Hosein of Ittefaq). This essentially means that you are a rich kid who went to England by ship like Rabindranath Tagore, obtained your law degree like Mahatma Gandhi to become a Barrister. Returned home by ship again […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — With great reverence, all the attendees at a recent ceremony commemorated the Bangladeshi and Chinese travelers who built the bridges of friendship between the peoples of the two countries hundreds of years earlier. Almost all of the discussants concurred that the ancient travelers were instrumental in creating the strong bond […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone has partnered with UNICEF to support extension of the first-ever ‘Child Help Line – 1098’ in Bangladesh by signing a formal agreement . This was disclosed in a press conference at a hotel in Dhaka city on Monday. UNICEF Bangladesh Representative Edouard Beigbeder, Grameenphone’s Chief Marketing Officer Yasir Azman […]
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DHAKA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — At least seven persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident Monday morning in Bangladesh’s Chittagong district, some 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka. A police officer told Xinhua from Chittagong that the accident occurred when a rice laden truck lost control and fell into a roadside […]
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