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Das becomes third Bangladesh free-thinking blogger murdered so far this year

DHAKA, May 12 (Xinhua) — Unknown attackers have hacked a free- thinking blogger to death in the Bangladesh’s northeastern Sylhet city. “Ananta Bijoy Das, also an organizer of Sylhet’s Gonojagoron Mancha (People’s Resurgence Platform), died on way to hospital after at least four assailants stabbed him indiscriminately all over at about around 8:30 a.m. local […]

Bangladesh court confirms ban on use of national anthem as mobile ring tone

DHAKA, May 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court verdict that banned the use of the national anthem as a ring tone or welcome tune in mobile phones for commercial purposes. A three-member of the court’s Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order after dismissing two […]

Chinese smartphone market, world’s largest, shrinks

BEIJING, May 12 (NsNewsWire) — China’s smartphone market has reached saturation, according to a new study by industry analyst IDC that carries potentially significant implications for the global handset industry led by giants like Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. During the first quarter of 2015, smartphone shipments in the world’s most populous country […]

Boats with 600 Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis land in Indonesia

JAKARTA, May 11 (NsNewsWire) — Boats carrying nearly 600 Bangladeshis and long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar washed to shore in western Indonesia, some after captains and smugglers abandoned the ships, leaving passengers to fend for themselves, survivors and migrant experts said. Thousands more are believed to be stranded at sea. When the four ships neared […]

Widow of slain U.S.-Bangladeshi blogger lashes out at Dhaka

DHAKA, May 11 (NsNewsWire) — On a recent evening in a Midwestern U.S. city, a middle-aged woman with bandaged arms and a missing thumb entered a crowded restaurant. Nearby, children colored with crayons. Waiters rushed by. The maimed woman, Rafida Ahmed, scanned the room nervously. The Atlanta financial executive has been hiding since Islamic militants […]

Robi brings free internet in partnership with Internet.org

DHAKA, May 10 (NsNewsWire) — Robi Sunday announced that it is the first mobile phone company in Bangladesh to partner with Internet.org, a Facebook-led initiative to provide connectivity to the two thirds of the world without internet access. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for ICT Division, had played a very important role in bringing this […]

Bangladesh Denim Expo on May 11

DHAKA, May 10 (NsNewsWire) — Two-day “Bangladesh Denim Expo” will be held at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the capital on May 11-12 to showcaseBangladesh’s growth potential in the denim industry globally as well as share knowledge with international denim producers and buyers. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, MP will inaugurate the expo on […]

Pakistan denies as “bogus” Taliban claim of shooting army helicopter

ISLAMABAD, May 10 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan on Friday dismissed as ” bogus” claim by the Taliban of shooting a military helicopter that killed ambassadors of Norway and Philippines in northern areas of the country. Speaking at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad ruled out possibility of terrorism in the tragedy […]

Myanmar, Laos open first friendship bridge

YANGON, May 10 (NsNewsWire) — Myanmar and Laos on Saturday formally opened the first-ever friendship bridge across the Mekong River that links Myanmar’s Tachileik in Shan state and Laungnamtha Province of Laos. Myanmar President U Thein Sein and his Laos counterpart Choummaly Sayasone jointly presided over the opening ceremony of Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge at Tachileik […]