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Political violence appalls Bangladesh, scores dead in arson attacks

DHAKA, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Anxieties spread Bangladesh over the unabated political violence which has left scores of people dead, mostly in arson attacks, and hundreds injured since last month. The fresh wave of violence broke out on Jan. 5 after former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s 20-party opposition alliance had called for countrywide nonstop blockade […]

Indian anti-graft party poised to win Delhi polls

NEW DELHI, Feb. 8 (NsNewsWire) — In what could be a setback for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, all the exit polls Saturday predicted a clear majority for the anti-graft Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi assembly elections. The AAP is most likely to win between 31 and a stunning 53 seats in the […]

Google Street View comes to Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb 6 (NsNewsWire) — Google’s Street View vehicles have been doing the rounds in Bangladesh to bring you sights from the country’s capital of Dhaka and its port city Chittagong on your desktops and mobile devices. Bangladesh is the 65th country to have become available in Street View. Google announced that it partnered with […]

SSC exams begin amid BNP’s blockade

Dhaka, Feb 6 (NsNewsWire) — The SSC and equivalent examinations began on Friday morning across the country amid tension over political violence as the indefinite blockade by the BNP-led 20-party alliance continues. The exam began at 9:00am amid tight security enforced by law enforcers across the country. According to a reliable sources, the government, meanwhile, […]

Bangladeshi PM rules out state of emergency to tackle political violence

DHAKA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided not to impose a state of emergency, cooling speculation that an authoritarian crackdown is imminent to tackle violence of major opposition alliance-enforced countrywide nonstop blockade that entered 30th day on Wednesday. “There is no need for imposing emergency,” Sheikh Hasina told parliament in […]

Bangladeshi ex-PM Khaleda Zia sued over arson attack on public bus

DHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Scores of Bangladeshi opposition leaders and activists including ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia have been sued over Tuesday’s deadly arson attack in eastern Bangladesh during the countrywide non-stop blockade, local police said Wednesday. According to a police official who preferred to be unnamed, two lawsuits were filed in Comilla district, some […]

Saudi resumes hiring of manpower from Bangladesh

Jeddah, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — The manpower market of Saudi Arabia is open again for Bangladeshi workers starting Sunday Feb. 1, a statement issued by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Riyadh yesterday said. The news of the opening was conveyed to Md. Shahidul Islam, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by Dr. […]

Bangladesh petrol bomb attack leaves seven dead

DHAKA, Feb. 3 (NsNewsWire) — At least seven people have been burned to death and 15 others injured, some seriously, in a petrol bomb attack on a bus in eastern Bangladesh. Police said the bus had been full of sleeping passengers when it was attacked near the town of Chauddagram, reports BBC. It is the […]

Egypt deports Al-Jazeera jailed Australian reporter

CAIRO, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Egypt decided to deport jailed reporter Peter Greste back to his native Australia, Egypt’s state news agency MENA reported on Sunday. The Foreign Ministry coordinated with the Australian Embassy in Cairo, and Greste was supposed to depart for Sydney this afternoon, the source added, reports Xinhua. Greste, together with Egyptian […]