Bangladesh-US agree to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation

DHAKA, May 3 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh and the US agreed to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation as seventh security dialogue concluded in the city. In the dialogue, Dhaka urged Washington to return Rashed Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, here to face justice. Foreign Ministry’s…

Mass evacuations as monster cyclone heads for India

BHUBANESWAR (India), May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 800,000 people ineastern India have been evacuated ahead of a major cyclone packing windsgusting up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour and torrential rains,officials said. The Indian weather service said Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani should make landfall on Friday around noon…

10 Bangladeshi killed in Saudi Arabia road accident

DHAKA, May 3 (NNN-BSS) — At least 10 Bangladeshi expatriate workers were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. “The accident took place when a microbus carrying 17 Bangladeshi expatriate workers fell into a roadside deep ditch as its tyres were burst out,” Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi…

Bangladesh: Govt. orders optimum preparedness ahead of cyclone landfall

DHAKA, May 3 (NNN-BSS) — The Bangladeshi government ordered maximum preparedness as meteorologists predicted cyclone Fani’s landfall by Friday evening issuing danger signals particularly for two ports along itssouthwestern coastlines and kept the armed forces ready for disasteroperations. “Directives have been issued asking the administrations of 19 districtsin the coastlines…

Bishop: Vatican ready to help probe of clerical sexual abuse in Chile

SANTIAGO, April 13 (NNN-EFE) — The Spanish bishop named by Pope Francis to take charge of the Santiago archdiocese amid a scandal over clerical sexual abuse in Chile said Friday that the pontiff and the Vatican hierarchy want to collaborate in the investigation. Celestino Aos, who was appointed March 23…

Colombia: Human Rights Groups Condemn Campesino Leader Murder

BOGOTA, April 13 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Human Rights Network of the Colombian Southwest denounced the murder of social leader Policarpo Guzman in a rural area of the municipality of Argelia, in the department of Cauca, Colombia.  The Coordinator of Guarantees and Human Rights of the Patriotic March movement, Christian Delgado, reported…

Congolese troops kill 36 Burundi rebels in east

KINSHASA, April 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Congolese troops killed 36 Burundian rebels in clashes with two armed groups in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo and three soldiers were also killed, the army said on Friday. The Congolese army mounted a series of operations between April 6 and April 8…

Islamic Bank to fund Suriname electricity upgrade, food and medicine

PARAMARIBO, April 13 (NNN-CARIBBEANNEWS) — Suriname and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), an independent organization within the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) signed two agreements in Marrakech. One is a Murabaha agreement for US$25 million. This agreement is a credit facility intended for the import of basic goods, medicines…

Tourists are cashing in on Argentina’s economic woes

BUENOS AIRES, April 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — International travelers are flocking to Argentina, taking advantage of the poorly performing peso to boost the value of their holiday spending money, according to latest data. Bookings for March to May are ahead 11.2% compared to last year. For South America as a whole,…

IMF: “foolish” for Argentine presidential candidates to abandon the program

WASHINGT0N, April 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s economic reform program is beginning to show results, so it would be “foolish” for presidential candidates to abandon the program, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said. South America’s second economy, which has had a fractious relationship with the IMF over the years, has…