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Bangladesh to follow ‘zero tolerance’ policy against terrorism and violent extremism

DHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — “The present government of Bangladesh, under the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been following and will continue to follow a ‘zero tolerance’ policy against terrorism and violent extremism”- said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, while delivering a special lecture at the “Counter Terrorism Conference […]

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary meets his Indian counterpart in New Delhi

DHAKA, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque, who is on a two-day bilateral visit to New Delhi at the invitation of India’s Foreign Secretary Dr. S. Jaishankar, met his counterpart at the Indian capital yesterday (1 February) . The bilateral talks were held at the Hyderabad House last evening where the […]

India, Pakistan foreign secretary-level talks cancelled

NEW DELHI, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — The foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan have been cancelled, India’s official broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said Thursday. The talks were scheduled to take place on Friday. “Pakistan today said that there would be no foreign secretary-level talks tomorrow between India and Pakistan,” the broadcaster said. AIR […]

Bangladesh condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran

DHAKA, Jan. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh condemns the recent attacks on the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Tehran and its Consulate in Mashhad as such acts are in clear violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963. Foreign Ministry in a press release […]

DHAKA, Dec. 25 (NsNewsWire) — A bomb attack on worshipers at a mosque of Ahmadiyya Muslim community in a western Bangladeshi district has killed at least one people and wounded three more, reports Xinhua. The Friday attack took place at Chokpara mosque of Ahmadiyya community, in Rajshahi district, some 256 km west of the capital […]

Canberra’s diplomatic dawdlers: Iran, Russia and Bangladesh sparked into action by NCA

by Phillip Thomson,Public Service Reporter at The Canberra Times “Use it or lose it” rules are forcing diplomatic missions in Canberra to take action. Plots of land worth many millions of dollars that have been sitting idle for years will soon have embassies and high commissions on them. The National Capital Authority’s hardened stance against […]

Body of missing Japanese woman found dead in Bangladesh capital

DHAKA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — A woman believed to be a Japanese national has been found dead in an apartment in Bangladesh capital Dhaka days after she was reported missing, police said. According to the official, a team of the Detective Branch of Bangladesh Police early Tuesday found the body of the Japanese woman who […]

‘Bangladesh group’ against amicable ties with Pakistan: Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday said a ‘group’ in Bangladesh is averse to restoration of amicable atmosphere between the people of Pakistan and Bangladesh, reports geo tv. In a statement issued here, the Interior Minister said it is high time the thirst ended now for taking revenge against anyone, ‘who is […]

Rich cultural diversity of China’s Yunnan showcased in Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — An audience of hundreds clapped their hands and cheered for about two hours as songs and dances from ethnic groups in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province showcased China’s colorful minority cultures on Sunday night in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. China’s Yunnan Acrobatic Troupe Company Limited and Folk Art Theater of […]