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Twenty people killed, 30 others wounded in two incidents in Bangladesh

DHAKA, July 20 (NsNewsWire) — At least 20 people were killed and 30 others wounded in two separate incidents that happened over the weekend in Bangladesh after the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, police confirmed on Sunday, reports Xinhua. Six people, three of a family, were buried in mudslide in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chittagong port city on Friday night […]

Indo-Bangla land deal meet in Dhaka on July 23

DHAKA, July 20 (NsNewsWire) — The Joint Boundary Working Group (JBWG) of India and Bangladesh is scheduled to meet on Thursday in Dhaka to implement the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) ratified in the last Parliament session, officials said here on Sunday, reports Times of India. The group will decide on marking the border after enclaves […]

Bangladesh: Outcry over video of boy, 13, beaten to death

DHAKA, July 14 (NsNewsWire) — Thousands of people in Bangladesh are demanding justice for a teenage boy who was beaten to death by a group of men who filmed themselves laughing and jeering as they carried out the attack. A video of the 13-year-old’s murder has gone viral on social media, reports BBC. The killers […]

Thailand’s repatriation of illegal immigrants to China lawful, experts say

BEIJING, July 13 (NsNewsWire) — Thailand’s recent repatriation of over 100 illegal immigrants to China conforms with international practice as the crackdown on illegal immigration is an international responsibility and obligation, overseas officials, experts and scholars said. Thailand on Thursday repatriated a total of 109 illegal immigrants to China, who had been on their way […]

Cocaine smugglers turn to South Asia for new routes, markets

DHAKA, July 13 (NsNewsWire) — Police who seized Asia’s largest known shipment of liquid cocaine at a Bangladeshi port late last month say it was headed for India, the latest sign that drug cartels are increasingly plying their trade in South Asia. It isn’t clear whether India was the final destination for the cocaine, worth […]

Transgender Rights, Bangladesh Style

On March 30, Labannya Hijra became a Bangladeshi hero. Witnessing the murder by Islamist radicals of the secular blogger Oyasiqur Rhaman on a street in Dhaka, she grabbed at the fleeing assailants. Her courageous intervention led to the arrest of two men, who later confessed to the killing. The most striking part of the story, […]

Bangladesh earn ICC Champions Trophy 2017 spot by beating SA

DHAKA, July 13 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh have secured their place at the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy after beating South Africa in their second one-day international in Mirpur. The eight-team event will feature hosts England plus the top seven other teams in the International Cricket Council’s ODI rankings on 30 September this year, reports BBC. The […]

Bangladesh trashes South Africa by 7 wickets to level series 1-1

DHAKA, July 13 (Xinhua) — In a clinical display by the Bangladeshis, South Africans were handed a seven wicket defeat at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhska to level the ODI series 1- 1 on Sunday, reports Xinhua. South Africa Friday defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets in the rain-interrupted 1st of the 3-match ODI series at […]

Suu Kyi’s NLD to participate in historic Myanmar polls in Nov.

Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has announced that her party would participate in the historic polls on November 8. According to the Dawn, Suu Kyi vowed that her party would amend the Constitution that bars her from the presidency if it wins, reports ANI. It will be the first general election in a quarter […]