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China expects fine weather as cold front leaves

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Most part of China will see clear skies with less precipitation and slight temperature drops in the next three days as a cold front that swept China weakens. The National Meteorological Center forecasts there will be almost no precipitation in the country starting Sunday, except light snowfall in some areas […]

French police kill ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacker

Joué-lès-Tours (France), Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — French police shot dead a knife-wielding man who attacked three officers in a police station while shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“God is great”). The man wounded one officer’s face at the entrance to the police station in Joue-les-Tours near the central city of Tours and injured two others before he […]

Thanking Bangladesh

NEW DELHI, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — This month, India’s parliament took the first step toward a potentially momentous decision: to settle a boundary dispute with Bangladesh that dates back to the 1947 partition of the subcontinent. An agreement in this area would provide a major boost to the already warm bilateral relationship, not least by […]

Bangladesh President Visits Ajmer Dargah

Jaipur, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, today, visited the Dargah of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishty in Ajmer, and prayed for peace and harmony in the subcontinent, the shrine’s officials said. “He (Hamid) visited the dargah at around 3.35 pm and stayed for 15-20 minutes, offering prayers,” Syed Manovar Chisty, a khadim (servitor) […]

North Korea: 1.2 Million Troops, Nukes and a 3,000-Strong Cyber-Elite

North Korea, Dec. 22 (NsNEwsWire) — North Korea’s alleged ability to hack into Sony Pictures Entertainment is extending Kim Jong Un’sreach far beyond the range of his missiles. While North Korea has kept Western defense officials guessing for years about a nuclear program that it may or may not ever use, the regime’s ability to […]

Bangladesh visa counter in Assam soon

Guwahati, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) –After the trial run of the Guwahati-Dhaka bus service, the Bangladesh high commission in India will be setting up a visa felicitation counter at Guwahati in Assam, reports The Asian Age. Disclosing that the joint delegation of India and Bangladesh, which travelled from Guwahati to Dhaka, has given its clearance for […]

Masud, Bashir new DCAB president, secretary

DHAKA, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Masud Karim of the Daily Jugantor and Bashir Ahmed of the Amardesh were elected president and general secretary respectively of Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) on Sunday for the 2015 term. Elections were held at DCAB’s annual general meeting in Dhaka on Sunday.

Rogers Park street sign brings Bangladesh political feud to Chicago

Chicago, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The request to put up a pair of familiar brown street signs on North Clark Street in Rogers Park sailed through the Chicago City Council, joining the 1,500 other honorary roadways aldermen have approved for 50 years. This one, however, didn’t end up a feel-good move, like bestowing the sobriquet […]

‘PK has a Unique Story, Unlike 3 Idiots’

Mumbai, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) ntil about 10 days before the release of 2014’s most-awaited film, director Rajukumar Hirani was still tinkering around with the film. “Until last week, we wanted Aamir (Khan) to change something in the dubbing. I told Abhijat (Joshi, scriptwriter) that scripts never get completed, they get abandoned on the release day. […]