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Int’l expos on garment, packaging, printing industry kick off in Bangladesh

Four concurrent exhibitions on garment, packaging and printing industry kicked off on Wednesday in the Bangladesh capital with the aim of bringing the sector insiders under one roof, reports Xinhua on Jan. 15. Organizers said the exhibitions — 19th GARMENTECH Bangladesh 2020, 11th Garment Accessories and Packaging Exposition (GAPEXPO), 11th Int’l Yarn & Fabric […]

China’s governance system, modernization process offer lessons for other countries: Bangladeshi politicians

Bangladeshi veteran politicians have praised China’s governance system and modernization process, saying China’s development strategies offer lessons for other countries, reports Xinhua. Praises have poured in from Bangladeshi Planning Minister MA Mannan while speaking at the event titled “Modernization of System and Capacity for Governance – A Chinese experience” here on Sunday. The Bangladesh-China […]

Pakistani experts see great economic potential of SAARC

Pakistani experts are of the view that a regional grouping has a great potential for economic cooperation if political issues are not allowed to affect its working, reports Xinhua. They argue that rivalry between Pakistan and India has hindered activities of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which was launched in […]

Legislation guaranteeing citizenship to immigrants evokes protests in India

Protests were reported from India’s northeastern states of Assam and Tripura on Tuesday against the “Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB)” which was passed in the parliament’s lower house Lok Sabha on Monday night, reports Xinhua. The protesters, who set ablaze a number of vehicles and a market in Tripura, demanded withdrawal of the bill. A […]

China brushes aside U.S. concerns over BRI

The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming issued here in capital Dhaka on Tuesday: “Proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, the Belt and Road initiative (BRI) has been a trending word that frequents news headlines all around the globe, even more so […]

Why do Western media ignore China’s documentary on Xinjiang?

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/12/7 21:43:20 An English language documentary, Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang, which was aired on China’s state broadcaster CGTN on Thursday, unprecedentedly exposed the trauma that violent terrorism and religious extremism have brought about to the region. It has garnered extensive attention on overseas social media platforms. Some netizens from abroad commented that […]

Conference in facilitating China-Bangladesh investment, trade held in Dhaka

A day long “China-Bangladesh Investment Promotion and Project Matching Conference” has been held in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronics Products (CCCME) , Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh（CEAB） organized the event Monday which was hosted by the Department of Outward Investment and Economic Cooperation […]

UNDP holds conference to help Bangladesh achieve SDG-16

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has organized a day-long conference titled “In-Gov” in Bangladesh capital Dhaka with a view to supporting the the Bangladeshi government’s efforts in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-16, reports Xinhua. The SDG-16 is dedicated to the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, the provision of access […]

Bangladesh food festival in Singapore

The First Ever Bangladeshi Food Festival in Singapore- A Savory Treat for the food-lovers. Bangladesh High Commission in Singapore in partnership with Hotel Mandarin Orchard organized the first ever Bangladesh Food Festival in Singapore as part of Mission’s efforts to promote Bangladesh abroad through projection of its art, culture and culinary habits. The weeklong festival […]