Arabs agree to form joint force as coalition strikes continue in Yemen

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 30  (Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday said that the Arab League (AL) members agreed on the formation of a joint Arab military force to counter growing security threats. “In response to the responsibility imposed by the grave challenges facing our Arab nation and threatening its resources, the Arab […]

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Three journalists detained while covering protests in the Maldives

DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) strongly condemns the arrest and detention of three journalists while covering the opposition demonstration on the nights of March 24 and 25, 2015 in Male, the capital of the Maldives. The IFJ calls on the Maldivian government to immediately […]

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edotco inks deal with Qubee

DHAKA, March 29 (NsNewsWire) —  Country’s first infrastructure service company edotco Bangladesh Ltd. has signed an addendum of existing tripartite agreement with Qubee, one of the country’s leading Wireless Broadband service providers using WIMAX technology and telecom operator company Robi Axiata Ltd. at its corporate office Sunday. According to a press release, the agreement will […]

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Japan Supports Three Grass-roots Human Security Projects

DHAKA, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — The Government of Japan has extended grants to three Bangladeshi NGOs. Ambassador Shiro Sadoshima Sunday signed ‘Grant Contracts’ for Grass-roots Human Security Projects atEmbassy of Japan with the representatives of these NGOs: Dr. Sk. Akhtar Ahmad, President of AsiaArsenic Network (AAN), Mr. Rasel Ahmed Liton, Chief Executive of SKS Foundation, […]

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Spain’s state secretary for foreign affairs arrives in Dhaka

DHAKA, March 29 (NsNewsWire) —  Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ignacio Ybáñez Rubio arrived in Dhaka early  Sunday to further strengthen and rejuvenate the existing bilateral relations between the countries. Hours after arriving in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka Ybanez Rubio held bilateral talks with the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Sunday afternoon […]

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China eyes more maritime cooperation with ASEAN

BOAO, Hainan, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — China hopes all-round maritime cooperation with the ASEAN will become a model for building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Chines State Councilor Yang Jiechi said here on Saturday. Yang made the remark at a ceremony launching the maritime cooperation year between China and the ASEAN, held on the […]

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