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President Xi urges all-out rescue efforts after ship with 458 people sinks

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts after a passenger ship carrying 458 people sank Monday night in the Hubei section of China’s Yangtze River, reports Xinhua.

Indian PM to visit Israel

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Israel at a time of mutual convenience, said Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday, reports Xinhua.

Indian PM to visit Bangladesh next week

DHAKA, May 27 (NsNewsWire) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a two-day visit to Bangladesh on June 6. During the visit, Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina are expected to discuss bilateral relations. A number of deals, including a much-anticipated land boundary one, are likely to be signed, reports Xinhua. Many issues, […]

Chinese vice premier reaches Dhaka

DHAKA, May 24 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong arrived in Dhaka Sunday evening for a three-day official visit to discuss entire gamut of bilateral issues with the Bangladesh leadership. The discussion is expected to advance high-profile visits between Dhaka and Beijing in the next few months. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei had […]

China newspaper hits out at PM, accuses Modi of ‘playing little tricks’ over border issues

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China, a Chinese columnist in a state-run newspaper said that Modi is “playing little tricks” over border disputes and security issues, hoping to boost his domestic prestige and increase his leverage in negotiations with China, reports PTI. [INTERACTIVE TIMELINE: One year of Narendra Modi government: Many hits, some […]

Pakistan denies as “bogus” Taliban claim of shooting army helicopter

ISLAMABAD, May 10 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan on Friday dismissed as ” bogus” claim by the Taliban of shooting a military helicopter that killed ambassadors of Norway and Philippines in northern areas of the country. Speaking at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad ruled out possibility of terrorism in the tragedy […]

Myanmar, Laos open first friendship bridge

YANGON, May 10 (NsNewsWire) — Myanmar and Laos on Saturday formally opened the first-ever friendship bridge across the Mekong River that links Myanmar’s Tachileik in Shan state and Laungnamtha Province of Laos. Myanmar President U Thein Sein and his Laos counterpart Choummaly Sayasone jointly presided over the opening ceremony of Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge at Tachileik […]

International Day of Yoga: Commemoration in Bangladesh

DHAKA, April 29 (NsNewsWire) — United Nations has declared 21 June as the International Day of Yoga. To commemorate the 1st International Day of Yoga, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre is organizing a series of events. On 2 May, 2015 at 10.00 a.m., Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, in association with Bangladesh Yoga Association and […]

Prominent diplomat K. M. Shehab Uddin’s Qulkhwani tomorrow

DHAKA, April 23 (NsNewsWire) — The qul-khwani of prominent diplomat K. M. Shehab Uddin will be held (tomorrow) Friday after Asr prayers at Baridhara DOHS Mosque, Dhaka. Relatives, friends and admirers are requested to attend the programme to pray for the departed soul. He was one of the first diplomats who risked the lives of […]