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DHAKA, Nov. 7 (Jamaat Statement) — Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan, the acting Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has delivered a statement today (7thNovember, 2013) protesting the comment of the Election Commissioner M Shah Newaz in which he stated that, following the High court verdict, the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami became void and invalid. Detail of the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, (Yunus Center Press Release) — The Global Social Business Summit 2013 opened today at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in KL, Malaysia. This is first time that the Summit has been organised in Asia, and is being attended by 600 delegates from all over the world. The program began with an electrifying performance by […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. (Airtel Press Release) — Airtel Bangladesh Limited, one of the fastest growing mobile service providers of the country, today announced their products and prices of 3G services in Bangladesh. Airtel 3G will be available to customers in Dhaka and Chittagong and will offer world-class 3G experience at high speed. Speaking at the press […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party delegation Wednesday met Bangladesh High Commissioner Mahbub Hassan Saleh and lodged a protest over attacks on Hindus in that country. The delegation was led by BJP’s convenor of overseas affairs Vijay Jolly. “He (Jolly) pointed out that the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh today lives in the shadow of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, NOv. 7 (U.S. Embassy Press Release) — The United States Embassy will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2013 in observance of Veterans Day, an American holiday. This closure includes the Consular Section and the American Center’s Archer K. Blood Library and Student Advising Center. Emergency services for American citizens will be available. Please […]
Read MoreDhaka, Nov. 7 (U.S. embassy Press Release) — In 2013, for the third year in a row, Bangladeshi State Alumni submitted winning entries in the global Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) competition. Two projects from Bangladesh were selected from among 681 proposals from 119 countries, making Bangladesh one of only four countries to win multiple […]
Read Moreঢাকা, ৭ই নভেম্বর — বাংলাদেশী স্টেট অ্যালামনাইগণ চলতি ২০১৩ সালে তৃতীয় বছরের মত গ্লোবাল অ্যালামনাই এনগেজমেন্ট ইনোভেশন ফান্ড (এইআইএফ) প্রতিযোগিতায় অনুদানের জন্য আবেদন করে। ১১৯টি দেশের ৬৮১টি প্রস্তাবের মধ্যে বাংলাদেশের দু’টি প্রস্তাব নির্বাচিত হয়। এর ফলে বাংলাদেশ এ বছর একাধিক অনুদানের প্রাপ্ত চারটি দেশের একটিতে পরিণত হয়েছে। এইআইএফ পুরস্কার ছাড়াও দি আমেরিকান সেন্টার আনন্দের […]
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On 24 October, Bangladesh’s Parliament passed a law that criminalizes custodial torture and death. While there is scope for the law to be more closely aligned with the Torture Convention, it is a step forward in the fight against torture in Bangladesh where police torture and deaths in custody are rife. Saber Hossain Chowdhury is an […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — New Zealand, who lost the One Day International or ODI series 3-0, managed a consolation win over Bangladesh in the lone T20 match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 15 runs to win the only T20. Batting first, the visitors (Black Caps) set a target […]
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