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Khaleda sued for terming AL as “a party of atheists”

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) –Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia was Tuesday sued for terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) as “a party of atheists”. AB Siddique, leader of a pro-AL organization, lodged the case with the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in capital Dhaka on Tuesday morning. The plaintiff in […]

Natore bus accident: Death toll climbs to 33

Natore, Oct. 21 (NsNewswire) — The death toll from Monday’s bus accident in Bangladesh’s Natore district, some 210 km west of capital Dhaka, climbed to 33. Dozens of others are still being treated for injuries, said the district’s police chief Bashudev Bonik. He said 12 bus passengers died from their injuries Tuesday night. “21 passengers […]

Head-on collision on Natore highway claims at least 24 lives

Natore, Oct. 20 (NsNewsWire) — A head-on collision between two passenger buses in Bangladesh’s western Natore district, some 210 km away of capital Dhaka, has claimed at least 24 lives. The district’s police chief Bashudev Bonik told NsNewsWire over mobile phone that “At least 20 passengers were killed when two buses collided head-on in Natore […]

Case filed in Bangladesh against broadcast of Indian TV channels

Bangladesh’s High Court today sought an explanation from the government regarding the transmission of three Indian TV channels on a writ seeking a ban on their broadcast in the country. A two-member bench of the High Court asked the information secretary, the chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the police chief, the director general […]

Australia set to seize assets of corrupt Chinese officials

Beijing: The Australian Federal Police are poised to seize assets of corrupt Chinese officials within weeks, in an unprecedented joint operation with their Chinese counterparts. In an exclusive interview with Fairfax Media, Commander Bruce Hill, the manager of the AFP’s operations in Asia, has confirmed Australia has agreed to assist China in the extradition and […]

China, U.S. eye more cooperation on fighting Ebola

Visiting Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday agreed to enhance cooperation on fighting the Ebola epidemic, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said here after the talks. Yang noted that Ebola, which continues to spread in West Africa, has become a threat to the public health and […]

Bangladesh name 15-man squad for ODI series against Zimbabwe

by Sheuli Akter DHAKA, Oct. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)has announced the national squad for the first Test against visiting Zimbabwe. The first Test will start on Oct. 25 in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur with the inclusion of uncapped teen-aged leg spinner Jubair Hossain. Pacer Shahadat Hossain returned to the test […]

Mystery over 176 missing from people trafficker’s boat from Bangladesh

BANGKOK: Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of 176 people, including three women, who were on a people trafficker’s boat that left Bangladesh. There are fears traffickers intend to sell those on board to fishing trawlers or factories as slave labour in Malaysia and Indonesia. Bangladesh officials are travelling to southern Thailand to interview 134 suspected victims […]

Chinese National Day celebrated

Hundreds of local and foreign dignitaries have gathered at a ceremony in capital Dhaka to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Bangladesh Shammobadi Dal, an ally of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Bangladesh Awami League-led Grand Alliance, organized the ceremony at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel on Thursday. The […]