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Sitharaman chairs third pre-budget consultation with MSME stakeholders

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday, chaired the third round of her pre-Budget consultation with stakeholders from Micro, Small, an... Read More


EU Ambassador meets Mirza Fakhrul, discusses polls

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller on Wednesday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed Bangladesh's overall political situation,... Read More


Maharashtra anti-terror squad investigates Urdu instructor; raids in Mumbra, Kurla

Mumbai, Nov. 12 -- The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) carried out coordinated search operations in Mumbra's Kausa locality and Kurla on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation into suspe... Read More


Tension rises in Dhaka ahead of planned 'lockdown' amid fears of violence

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Bangladesh's capital Dhaka is on the edge ahead of Thursday's planned 'lockdown', as reports of arson and crude bomb explosions have heightened public anxiety. Law enforcement agenc... Read More


Vietnamese individual honoured for contributions to St Petersburg

Moscow, Nov. 12 -- Dr Nguyen Quoc Hung, Vice President of the Union of Vietnamese Organisations in Russia and Director of the "Tradition and Friendship" Fund, has become the only foreign recipient of ... Read More


Israel's protracted war leaves soldiers traumatized, suicides rise

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Wrapped tightly around his forearms, the former Israeli soldier feels the snakes' cold skin against his, and for a moment he's able to breathe. It's been nearly 18 months since he l... Read More


Meghalaya mulls anti-witchcraft law

Shillong, Nov. 12 -- The Meghalaya government is mulling to introduce an anti-witchcraft law to eliminate the superstition from society. Adviser to the Social Welfare department Paul Lyngdoh on Tuesd... Read More


Jet Crash: 2 more Milestone students return home after 114 days

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Two more students of Milestone School and College have returned home after 114 days of treatment for burn injuries sustained in the tragic Air Force plane crash in Uttara of Dhaka. ... Read More


Touhid dismisses Indian media reports

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday dismissed as "baseless and unbelievable" the Indian media reports claiming that Hafiz Saeed, chief of Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba,... Read More


OVs in US laud policies on strengthening connection with homeland

Washington, Nov. 12 -- Members of the patriotic businessmen and Vietnamese people club in the Washington metropolitan area (DMV) have highly valued the significance of the Politburo's Resolution No. 3... Read More