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DHAKA, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s youngest son Arafat Rahman Koko has died in a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Source said he was rushed to a hospital after he had complained pain in the chest. Doctors declared him dead at around 12:30pm Bangladesh time on Saturday.
Read MoreRiyad, Jan. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Oil prices rose on news of the death of Saudi Arabia’s powerful King Abdullah, but the increase is likely to be short-lived without a cut in the kingdom’s immense crude production. The benchmark U.S. crude futures contract was up 71 cents to $47.02 a barrel at 0725 GMT on Friday. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — An Agreement was signed between RITES Limited, India and Bangladesh Railways on January 21, 2015 for procurement of 120 Broad Gauge Passenger Carriages from India under the Indian Line of Credit. The carriages will start arriving in Bangladesh from July 2015 and the delivery will be completed in two years, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — With effect from Sunday, 1st February 2015, applications for all categories of Indian visas, except Tourist (T) visas, will be accepted on a walk in basis without an online “Appointment Date” at Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs), located at Gulshan, Motijheel and Dhanmondi in Dhaka and IVAC, Khulna. According to […]
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DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has arrested more than 7,000 opposition activists since the start of nationwide protests two weeks ago, ministers have said. The authorities are struggling to deal with unrest in which activists have bombed vehicles and blockaded roads, and 29 people have died, reports Xinhua. Opposition leader Khaleda Zia called for […]
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DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The new Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ma Mingqiang, arrived in Dhaka (tomorrow) Thursday afternoon. Prior to this appointment, according to the source, he was the secretary-general of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC). He will replace Li Jun who left Dhaka in September last year after discharging two and a half years of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in expressing concerns over ongoing Government-ordered arbitrary blocking of Internet-based voice and messaging services. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has ordered Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and mobile phone operators to block access to online voice and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 21 (NsNewsWire) — NOVOAIR Tuesday announced that it has become the Airline Partner “Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament 2015” which will be held from 29thJanuary 2015 to 8th February 2015 at Bangabandhu National Stadium & Sylhet District Stadium. Total Six Country will take part the tournament from Bangladesh, Bahrain, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka […]
Read MoreJapan, Jan. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Two Japanese hostages, one demand from ISIS: Hand over $200 million, or else. The else being that the pair will meet the same gruesome fate as other captives held by the terrorist group, others who were shown in ISIS videos kneeling in orange jumpsuits in front of masked, black-clad men — […]
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