China provides over 6,000 pieces of agricultural equipment for Bangladesh

DHAKA, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — China on Tuesday handed over 6,004 pieces of farm machinery and agricultural equipment to Bangladesh’s Ministry of Agriculture under a grant aid program to help the country modernize its agriculture sector, reports Xinhua. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang handed over the farm machineries and agricultural equipments to Secretary of […]

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Young MPs from Asia-Pacific join efforts to tackle violent extremism

Colombo, April 25 (NsNewsWire) — More than 50 young parliamentarians from Asia-Pacific countries have gathered in Sri Lanka today and tomorrow to discuss their role in advancing inclusive and peaceful societies and preventing violent extremism in the region. In recent years, the world has witnessed new waves of violent extremism that have threatened the security […]

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World Bank Group, China-led AIIB agree to deepen cooperation

The World Bank Group and the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank say they have agreed to deepen their cooperation with a framework for knowledge sharing, staff exchanges, analytical work, development financing and country-level coordination, reports reuters. The memorandum of understanding signed at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund spring meetings in Washington came on […]

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Militant hideout busted in western Bangladesh

DHAKA, April 22 (NsNewsWire) — A team of Bangladesh police Friday busted a terrorist hideout and recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition in the country’s Jhenidah district, some 178 km west of capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. An official of Bangladesh’s Counter-Terrorism Police Unit told Xinhua that the law enforcers had surrounded a building since […]

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China, Russia eye stronger partnership as top Chinese legislator visits Moscow

MOSCOW, April 21 (Xinhua) — China and Russia agreed to boost their strategic partnership of comprehensive coordination during the three-day visit of top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang to Moscow. Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), has been in Russia since April 18. He met Russian President Vladimir Putin, and […]

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Bangladesh July-February imports reaches nearly 30 bln USD

 DHAKA, April 21 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s imports surged about 11.13 percent to nearly 30 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months of the current 2016-17 fiscal year ending in June, a central bank official said Thursday, reports Xinhua. An official from the Bangladesh Bank (BB) said the settlement of letters of credit (LCs), generally […]

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Bangladeshi PM’s three-day Bhutan visit to focus on six deals

DHAKA, April 18 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will embark on a three-day visit to Bhutan on Tuesday, during which six deals in different areas are expected to be signed, reports Xinhua. At a press briefing here on Monday, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali said Hasina’s visit at the invitation of her […]

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China launches reform of Chinese “green cards”

BEIJING, April 18 (NsNewsWire) — China has begun a series of changes to the rules regarding permanent residence for foreigners, according to a plan issued by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), reports Xinhua. The “foreigner’s permanent residence card” will be renamed as the “foreigner’s permanent residence identity card.” Similar to the identity cards used […]

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