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EU Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon calls on Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation Pierre Mayaudon has paid a courtesy visit to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning at the Prime Minister’s Office. EU Ambassador engaged with the Prime Minister on a number of issues related to the EU-Bangladesh relations, including on Trade and Development where […]

Beijing to build Universal Studios

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Construction on a Universal Studios theme park will begin in Beijing’s east suburban district of Tongzhou this year, district director Yue Peng said in a work report. The Beijing Universal Studios was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in September 2014 and is expected to be completed in […]

Journalists invited to cover China’s major political meetings

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Journalists from China and abroad are being invited to cover two major political meetings in March. The third annual session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislature, will open on March 5, reports Xinhua The third session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s […]

Thousands rally in Pakistan’s Karachi against French magazine caricatures

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) — Thousands of people rallied in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sunday against a French magazine for publishing caricatures of Prophet Muhammad and urged the United Nations to declare blasphemy as a crime. French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo had published controversial depiction of the Prophet Mohammad after members of […]

News Analysis: How Europe to turn resolve into action on anti-terrorist strike

BRUSSELS, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The bloody terrorist attacks in Paris last week marked a watershed moment, triggering political leaders to take to the street to express their resolve in fighting terrorism. Some experts’ perspectives are that the European reaction in the next stage will definitely not be as simple as the word “fight,” as […]

Obama to cut short India visit, fly to Saudi Arabia

Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Barack Obama will cut short his visit to India on Tuesday to fly to Saudi Arabia following the death of King Abdullah, sources in the Indian capital familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The White House could not immediately be reached for comment. Obama was due to arrive […]

India’s RITES to supply 120 passenger carriages to Bangladesh Railway

DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — An Agreement was signed between RITES Limited, India and Bangladesh Railways on January 21, 2015 for procurement of 120 Broad Gauge Passenger Carriages from India under the Indian Line of Credit. The carriages will start arriving in Bangladesh from July 2015 and the delivery will be completed in two years, […]

Revised Indian visa procedures in Dhaka, Khulna

DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — With effect from Sunday, 1st February 2015, applications for all categories of Indian visas, except Tourist (T) visas, will be accepted on a walk in basis without an online “Appointment Date” at Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs), located at Gulshan, Motijheel and Dhanmondi in Dhaka and IVAC, Khulna. According to […]

New Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang arrives in Dhaka

DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The new Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ma Mingqiang, arrived in Dhaka (tomorrow) Thursday afternoon. Prior to this appointment, according to the source, he was the secretary-general of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC). He will replace Li Jun who left Dhaka in September last year after discharging two and a half years of […]