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Bangladesh and India set to open Khulna-Kolkata rail service
Nov 9, 2017Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to jointly launch today with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi the Khulna-Kolkata train service and open two bridges on railway routes connecting Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong. Officials said... -
Earthquake jolts Dhaka city
Nov 8, 2017News Hour: A mild earthquake has rocked the Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh in the morning, leaving high-rise buildings shaken in the cities and leading to panic among citizens. According to Somoy TV, the earthquake originated... -
Airport video shows North Korean embassy official with Kim Jong Nam murder suspects
Nov 6, 2017News Hour: An North Korean embassy official and a manager of Air Koryo, the national airline, met suspects wanted for the killing of Kim Jong Nam shortly after the murder, according to video recordings shown at... -
Gunman storms small-town Texas church, killing at least 26
Nov 6, 2017News Hour: A gunman with an assault rifle stormed a church in rural Texas on Sunday, killing at least 26 worshippers and wounding 20 others in a rampage to be notched into a litany of mass... -
Saudi Arabia arrests princes, ministers in sweeping purge
Nov 6, 2017News Hour Saudi Arabia arrested 11 princes, including a prominent billionaire, and dozens of current and former ministers, reports said, in a sweeping crackdown as the kingdom’s young crown prince consolidates power. Separately, the head of... -
Former President of Bangladesh, Abdur Rahman Biswas dies
Nov 4, 2017News Hour: Former President of Bangladesh, Abdur Rahman Biswas breathed his last at the age of 93 on Friday due to several old-age complications. He was taken to United Hospital in Dhaka after his health condition... -
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi makes first visit to crisis-hit northern Rakhine
Nov 3, 2017News Hour Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived on her first visit to conflict-battered northern Rakhine State on Thursday, an official said, an area that has seen most of its Rohingya Muslim population forced out... -
UNESCO recognized the historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Oct 31, 2017News Hour: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has recognized the historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as part of world’s documentary heritage. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova announced the decision... -
Islamists attack Somali hotel, killing at least 29
Oct 29, 2017News Hour: An Islamist attack on a hotel in Mogadishu ended on Sunday after 29 people were killed during a siege lasting nearly 12 hours, police said. The attack proved once again that insurgents can carry... -
White nationalists stage anti-refugee protests in Tennessee
Oct 29, 2017News Hour: About 300 white nationalists and neo-Nazis held back-to-back rallies in two small Tennessee cities on Saturday to protest refugee resettlement in the state, which sued the federal government over the issue earlier this year....
