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DHAKA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s main opposition on Saturday called another round of nationwide non-stop 60-hour strike from Monday morning to press its demand for a non-party caretaker government to oversee the national elections slated for early 2014. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, acting secretary general of the main opposition party, in a press briefing […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 1 (nsnewswire) — Bangladesh’s golfing icon Siddikur Rahman is all set for the Melbourne world cup. The first professional golfer of the South Asian country is leaving Dhaka on Saturday to participate in the 8 million U.S. dollars ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf that will be held in Melbourne, Australia. “I’ m ready for […]
Read MoreA Press Conference will be held in the city on Nov. 2 to announce the launch of 3.5G Internet Mela, which is being organized, in association with Ministry of Information & Communication Technology (MoICT), Ministry of ICT, Ministry of Health & Family Planning, across 500 colleges in 429 thanas. Mr. Mostafa Faruque Mohammad, MP Hon’ble […]
Read MoreALL eyes will be on Malaysia for the next five days starting Friday, as a record 1,500 martial artists from 80 countries will be battling it out for 48 gold medals contested at the World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur. The 12th edition of the biennial meet, themed ‘Wushu for All’, is the biggest championships to […]
Read MoreBANGKOK — Activists in Southeast Asia say thousands of people are fleeing Bangladesh and Burma by sea, resuming a seasonal migration that has seen many head south in recent years. Nearly all are attempting to illegally enter Malaysia via Thailand.Monitors along the Burma-Bangladesh border estimate that 17,000 people have already left the area since August, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 1 (nsnewswire) — Sporting goods maker Adidas AG (ADSGn.DE) has signed a pact to promote the safety of garment workers in Bangladesh, picking a European-led initiative over a rival U.S. drive, it said on Tuesday. Adidas said although it had only limited production in Bangladesh, it thought that signing the Accord on Fire […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 31 (nsnewswire) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is concerned about the latest wave of deadly violence in Bangladesh ahead of parliamentary elections due by January. “He calls on all concerned to respect the rule of law, exercise restraint and to express their views peacefully,” Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said in a statement. Mr. Ban is hopeful that the recent […]
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DHAKA, Oct. 31 (nsnewswire) — New Zealand suffered a 40-run defeat at the hands of hosts Bangladesh in the 2nd One-day International or ODI of the three-match series in Dhaka Thursday. Batting first, Bangladesh set a target of 247 runs in 49 overs losing all the 10 wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Earlier in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 31 (nsnewswire) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has laid the foundation stone of the country’s first-ever metro rail project scheduled to be implemented in three phases by 2022. The foundation laying ceremony took place in Gazipur on the outskirts of capital Dhaka on Thursday evening. Bangladesh in February this year signed a loan […]
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