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Tillerson’s exit should not leave Washington hawkish

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/3/14 8:12:53 Rex Tillerson is out as the US Secretary of State as of Tuesday, following US President Trump’s announcement in a tweet. Trump indicated CIA Director Mike Pompeo is his choice to replace Tillerson as the new Secretary of State. Trump also picked Gina Haspel, CIA deputy director, as the first […]

Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on his visit to Bangladesh to assess the situation of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar

DHAKA, March 13 (NsNewsWire) — From 7 to 13 March I visited Bangladesh to assess the situation of the Rohingya population who have crossed the border from Myanmar to Bangladesh since the most recent incidents of violence in northern Rakhine state in October 2016 and August 2017. During my visit, I had the opportunity to […]

Robi and Airtel offer free call to Bangladesh High Commission’s emergency hotline number in Nepal for the tragic plane accident

DHAKA, March 13 (NsNewsWire) –Robi and Airtel offers free call to Bangladesh High Commission’s emergency hotline number in Nepal for the tragic plane accident Dhaka, 13 March 2018: The leading digital service provider, Robi, has offered free call to the Bangladesh High Commission’s emergency hotline numbers: +977 981 010 0401 and +977 986 146 7422 […]

Roundup: 49 killed, 22 injured in US-Bangla Airlines plane crash in Nepal

KATHMANDU, March 13 (NsNewsWire ) — Forty-nine people were killed and 22 injured after a passenger plane of the US-Bangla Airlines crashed in course of landing at Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Monday afternoon, government authorities said here, reports Xinhua. The incident took place due to the pilot’s “missed approach,” the authorities said. General […]

32 Bangladeshi, 33 Nepalese, 1 Chinese & 1 Maldivian

DHAKA, March 12 (NsNewsWire) — A US Bangla aircraft carrying 71 persons on board crashed at Kathmandu Tribhuban Airport (TIA) today (12 March 2018). Of 71 persons on board, 67 were passengers (32 Bangladeshi, 33 Nepalese, 1 Chinese & 1 Maldivian) and 4 were Bangladeshi crew members. Twenty-two (22) persons, including 9 Bangladeshis, have been rescued […]

Newly appointed Ambassador of China to Bangladesh meets State Minister for Foreign Affairs

DHAKA, March 12 (NsNewsWire) — Newly appointed Ambassador of China to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam at Foreign Ministry today. It was Ambassador’s first official meeting at political level after presentation of his credential to President of Bangladesh held on 7 March 2018. Ambassador Zhang […]

China plays special role for safer world: ICRC official

GENEVA, March 12 (Xinhua) — China has a very special role to play for a safer world and for better global development, a senior official from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said. Jacques Pellet, special envoy of the ICRC president on China affairs, told Xinhua in a recent interview in Geneva, […]

Western system not reference for China’s Constitutional change

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/3/11 23:03:40 The ongoing annual session of the 13th National People’s Congress adopted an amendment to China’s Constitution with an overwhelming majority on Sunday, which sets the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the country’s political and social life. The most watched […]

Bangladeshi police detain unauthorized int’l aid workers at Rohingya refugee camps

DHAKA, March 11 (Xinhua) — Law enforcers have detained 39 aid workers at Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, some 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka. A senior police official said they have been working at the camps without any valid documents. “They entered Bangladesh with tourist visa and didn’t have permission to work […]