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NASA Vows to Continue Commercial Rockets After Explosion

Dhaka, Oct 29 (NsNewswire) –The U.S. vowed to continue its commercial space launch program just hours after a rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station exploded over a Virginia launch pad. The unmanned Orbital Sciences Corp. (ORB:US) rocket burst into an orange fireball yesterday above the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Wallops Flight Facility […]

World Bank: China needs reform, not growth targets

BEIJING, Oct 29 (NsNewswire) — The World Bank says China’s economic growth could decline to close to 7 percent next year but Beijing should focus on pushing ahead with market-oriented reforms instead of trying to stick to official growth targets. The bank said Wednesday that China needs to overhaul its labor and real estate markets […]

Human Traffickers in Bay of Bengal Cast Sights on Bangladesh

By SYED ZAIN AL-MAHMOOD: TEKNAF, Bangladesh— Abul Hasan, a 30-year-old fisherman, was drinking tea at a restaurant here when he was approached by two men who said they could help him get a good job at a factory in Malaysia. He was told that he could pay for his passage after he started working, he […]

India uncovers suspected plot to assassinate Bangladeshi PM – security officials

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has uncovered a suspected plot by banned Bangladeshi militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen to assassinate the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and carry out a coup, three senior Indian security officials told Reuters on Tuesday. India will hand over a dossier to Bangladesh with details of the plan by members of the […]

Bangladesh on Alert Ahead of War Crimes Verdict

Bangladesh has boosted security in the capital hours before a special tribunal is to deliver a verdict against the top leader of an Islamist party on war crimes charges. The charges facing Motiur Rahman Nizami, chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, stem from the nation’s independence war against Pakistan in 1971, reports AP. The prosecution says […]

Chevron Announces First Gas From Bangladesh Bibiyana Expansion Project

SAN RAMON, Calif, Oct. 29 (NsNewsWire)– Chevron Corporation has announced that its Bangladesh subsidiary has commenced natural gas production from the Bibiyana Expansion Project in the northeastern part of the country. Chevron made the announcement through a statement on Oct. 28. “The expansion is one of a slate of projects across the region that will […]

Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Meets in Dubai

DUBAI, Oct. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The United States joined over 80 countries, international organizations, and companies in Dubai on October 28 for the 17th Plenary of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Todd C. Chapman led the U.S. delegation, which included representatives […]

Bangladesh is opening its doors to tourists

IT’S one of the world’s most populated countries yet travellers are only just starting to discover Bangladesh. If you’re looking for somewhere completely different, a place you’re not likely to run into tourists and a really good kebab, then put Bangladesh on your itinerary. “Bangladesh is about to be discovered. It’s a great time for […]

বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকে চিত্রকর্ম প্রতিযোগিতার পুরস্কার বিতরণ

ঢাকা, ২৮ অক্টোবর, (এনএসনিউজওয়্যার) — বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের নববর্ষের শুভেচ্ছা কার্ড মুদ্রনের জন্য নির্বাচিত চিত্রকর্মের শিল্পীদের মধ্যে পুরস্কার বিতরণ করা হয়েছে। আজ মঙ্গলবার বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের জাহাঙ্গীর আলম কনফারেন্স হলে এতে প্রধান অতিথি হিসেবে বিজয়ীদের মধ্যে পুরস্কার বিতরণ করেন গভর্নর ড. আতিউর রহমান। বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের নির্বাহী পরিচালক জনাব আহমেদ জামালের সভাপতিত্বে অনুষ্ঠানে নির্বাহী পরিচালক, ঊর্ধতন কর্মকর্তাবৃন্দ এবং […]