Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Bangladesh on Saturday night executed Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, an Islamist party leader convicted of war crimes, which is the second execution for crimes against humanity committed during the country’s war of independence in 1971. The death sentence of the war crimes accused Kamaruzzaman, assistant secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, was executed days after an Appellate […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 12 (Xinhua) — The World Bank Sunday said the Bangladeshi economy has suffered a heavy loss from the prolonged political unrest. The Washington-based lender in an updated report revealed that the country has suffered a financial loss of around 2.2 billion U. S. dollars in the last three months of political turmoil. “Bangladesh […]
Read MoreBy Jasim Katabi DHAKA, April 9 (NsNewsWire) — At least 24 people were killed and more than 22 others injured when a passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a ditch in Bangladesh’s central Faridpur district, some 101 km away of capital Dhaka, early Thursday. “The passenger bus fell into a road side […]
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TOKYO, April 8 (NsNewsWire) — Japan has indicated that it remains interested in joining the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with local media reporting Wednesday that the government had earmarked 1.5 billion U.S. dollars as its contribution. The government here has prepared a draft document on the possibility of its joining the AIIB, which […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Bangladesh – Separate tropical storms that have swept through parts of Bangladesh have left at least 36 people dead and scores injured. Media reports Monday said that the casualties have been recorded since Saturday and that most deaths took place in the northern district of Bogra, reports AP. The Bengali-language Prothom Alo newspaper reported […]
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DHAKA, April 6 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s highest court has rejected a final appeal by an Islamist leader to overturn his death sentence for atrocities committed during the 1971 independence war, clearing the last legal hurdle to his execution. The review petition is “dismissed”, Chief Justice S.K. Sinha ruled at the Supreme Court, upholding Mohammad Kamaruzzaman’s […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has the world’s second largest textile industry, generating around $24 billion in 2014 and employing 4 million workers, 80 percent of whom are women. Washing, dyeing, and finishing (WDF) activities are a key pillar of the country’s economy: 1,700 WDF units and 200,000 workers contribute a net value added […]
Read MoreLagos, Nigeria (CNN) Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has declared opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election. Buhari, a retired major general, defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan by about 2 million votes. Earlier, Jonathan phoned Buhari on Tuesday to concede defeat. The outgoing president also issued a written statement to his nation. […]
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SYDNEY, April 1 (NsNewsWire) — Australian media was filled with all sorts of strange stories on Wednesday, April Fool’s Day, the annual day for pranks. Some were clearly jokes, others far more believable, reports Xinhua. Google Australia posted a blog claiming the equator is slipping, meaning Australia will be in the Northern Hemisphere by 2055. […]
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