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DHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Commonwealth Secretary-General on Bangladesh: “Address differences through purposeful dialogue” 3 February 2014 Commonwealth Secretariat Spokesperson Richard Uku today said that the Commonwealth continues to follow political developments in Bangladesh closely after its elections on 5 January. He said the Commonwealth stands ready to provide whatever support may be considered helpful […]
Read MoreBANGKOK (Reuters) – China has canceled a deal to buy 1.2 million tonnes of Thai rice after Thailand’s anti-corruption agency launched investigations into a state rice-buying scheme, the Thai commerce minister said on Tuesday. The cancellation will add to the pressure on Thailand’s government, which is struggling to secure funds for the rice scheme at […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached nearly 114 million at the end of December 2013 with addition of 16.604 million new users in the immediate past year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Monday. With 1.042 million new addition in December last year, according to Bangladesh […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Eleven persons were drown and 50 others were missing as a small ferry sank into the Surma River in Bangladesh’s northeastern Sunamganj district Monday night, officials said on Tuesday. Kamrul Alam, chief executive of the Doara sub-district of Sunamganj, confirmed the ferry sank after its engine, reports Xinhua. Alam said […]
Read MoreTaiwan will establish a governing body to direct the island’s development of fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks, the island’s executive authority declared on Friday at a conference. Jiang Yi-huah, head of Taiwan’s executive authority, said at the strategic conference on developing 5G mobile networks, that the island’s authority should map out a blueprint for 5G as […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 3 (NsNewsWire) — “The newly elected government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will continue with its pro-active foreign policy towards strengthening every facet of its relations with immediate neighbor Myanmar for reaching higher trajectories of bilateral as well asregional trade, economy and connectivity”, said Mr. Md. Shahriar Alam, MP, StateMinister for Foreign Affairs […]
Read MoreOfficials in northwestern Pakistan said a bomb blast in a movie theater has killed at least three people. Authorities said 30 people were wounded in the explosion Sunday in Peshawar. Police officials said the attacker was apparently sitting in the audience before hurling hand grenades. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. […]
Read Moreঢাকা, ৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০১৪॥ আগামী ২ এপ্রিল থেকে ৯ এপ্রিল ২০১৪ খৃষ্টাব্দ তারিখে কুয়েতে অনুষ্ঠিতব্য আন্তর্জাতিক হিফজ ও ক্বিরআত প্রতিযোগিতার তাজবীদসহ পূর্ণ কুরআন হিফজ প্রতিযোগিতা আগামী ৬ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০১৪ ইং তারিখের পরিবর্তে ৯ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০১৪ ইং তারিখে অনুষ্ঠিত হবে। প্রতিযোগিতা পূর্ব নির্ধারিত সময় সকাল ১০ টায় ইসলামিক ফাউন্ডেশন বায়তুল মুকাররম সভাকক্ষে অনুষ্ঠিত হবে।
Read MoreBANGKOK – Thai protesters vowed Monday to stage larger rallies in central Bangkok and push ahead their efforts to nullify the results of elections that were expected to prolong a national political crisis. Despite fears of violence, voting proceeded peacefully in 90 percent of polling stations Sunday. The protesters forced polling booths to close in […]
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