Bangladesh’s forward-thinking youngsters see China as path to bright future

by Naim-Ul-Karim, Liu Chuntao DHAKA, March 7 (Xinhua) — For many in modern Bangladesh, hope lies in “Made in China” products and future initiatives that will further tie Bangladesh and China together. About 99 percent of all Bangladeshis say they ultimately prefer a Chinese product whether for personal use or for commercial purposes, according to […]

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Bangladeshi book fair highlights love of printed books in digital era

With less than a week left until the end of Bangladesh’s largest month-long annual book fair, thousands of all ages are still flocking daily to see and buy new books, reports Xinhua. The overwhelming popularity of the fair more than suggest that people here still have a deep love for books, with paper, ink and […]

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India, Pakistan foreign secretary-level talks cancelled

NEW DELHI, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — The foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan have been cancelled, India’s official broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said Thursday. The talks were scheduled to take place on Friday. “Pakistan today said that there would be no foreign secretary-level talks tomorrow between India and Pakistan,” the broadcaster said. AIR […]

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US launches new centre for counter-violent-extremist communications

DHAKA, Jan. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The US State Department is revamping its counter-violent-extremist communications efforts through a new Global Engagement Center. According to a State Department press release received here Saturday, Michael D Lumpkin was appointed by the State Department to lead this new effort as the Director of the new Global Engagement Center. The global […]

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Bangladesh’s supreme court upholds death penalty for Islamist party chief

DHAKA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s apex court upheld a death penalty for the largest Islamist party chief on Wednesday over war crimes during the country’s war of independence 44 years ago. A four-member bench of the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha delivered the verdict, upholding the death penalty against the […]

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UN faces new opportunities to promote world peace, development in 2016

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3 (NsNewsWire) — As the clock ticked into the new year, the United Nations faces new opportunities to promote peace and development in the world — to bring an early end to the Syria conflict, to kick off the implementation of a blueprint for global sustainable development, and to select a new […]

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Bangladesh’s ruling party wins landslide victory in maiden partisan local polls

DHAKA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League party, which came into power since 2009, won Wednesday’s maiden partisan local body polls by a landslide, election results showed on Thursday. According to the results declared in the 226 municipalities, the party showed its mettle that it firmly had the […]

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Bangladesh tightens security for New Year’s eve

by Naim-Ul-Karim, Shariful Islam DHAKA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Authorities in Bangladesh have tightened security in capital Dhaka for New Year’s eve in the wake of a rising tide of militancy. Thousands of Bangladeshi police and anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have been deployed in capital Dhaka to maintain law and order. The […]

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