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More than 140 alleged drug dealers have been killed and 18,000 people arrested in just three weeks in Bangladesh, in a crime crackdown that has sparked condemnation from the United Nations, reports abcnews. Key points: The 140 killed were drug dealers who died in shootouts with police or rival gangs, the government says The snap […]
Read MoreThe presidents of China, Russia and Mongolia pledged to strengthen trilateral cooperation during their meeting here on Saturday, reports Xinhua. The trilateral meeting, the fourth of its kind, was chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping and attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga. They reviewed the achievements of trilateral cooperation and […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/6/9 18:18:19 The 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit is being held in Qingdao, Shandong Province through Sunday. With a total of 18 countries including observers and dialogue partners in attendance, the summit is the largest ever since the founding of the organization. With India and Pakistan are participating for the first time […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 9 (NsNewsWire) — On May 28, the Government of Japan allocated two hundred million Japanese Yen (approximately 1.78 million US dollar) to UNHCR for its programme to support the displaced Myanmar residents in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, who were affected by the destabilized situation in the northern part of Rakhine State, in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 9 (NsNewsWire) — e-CAB has organized a Press Conference on the Budget FY 2018-19 at the National Press Club at 10.30 am on 09 June 2018. The conference was organized with a view to bringing to the notice of the government several specific recommendations related to conserving interests of the e-Commerce entrepreneurs, online […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 9 (NsNewsWire) — On May 30, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2017 Article IV Consultation with Bangladesh.[1] The Bangladesh economy continues to perform well with robust and stable growth. The strong growth comes with stable inflation, moderate public debt, and greater resilience to external shocks. The country continues to make […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 9 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named England’s Steve Rhodes as the new head coach of the national men’s team, reports Xinhua. BCB President Nazmul Hassan made the announcement on Thursday at a press briefing in Dhaka. Rhodes had been the red hot favourite for the role after the post of the […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/6/8 20:58:40 Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on Friday to kick off his first state visit to the country since re-election and attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Qingdao. This is also Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first meeting with Putin since Xi began his new presidential term. There […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 8 (NsNewsWire) — The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, finds that the proposed budget for FY 2018-19 lacks measures necessary to address the macroeconomic, medium term and institutional challenges facing the economy. “The budget speech seems to lack providing prudent and farsighted solutions to the current challenges except it earmarks ambitious […]
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