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KAMPALA, Feb 4. (Xinhua) — Ronald Nyaika, an officer in the Uganda Police Force, has qualified to represent Uganda at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia. “Nyaika has been in excellent form and showed it in the national selection tournaments where he came out on top and we expect him to put up […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Star cricketer Mominul Haque scored his second century for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Sunday to become the first Bangladeshi batsman to score a hundred in each innings of a match. He departed for 105 runs Sunday. Haque was also the star of Bangladesh’s first innings, scoring 176 […]
Read MoreJEDDAH, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — : Enhancing regional integration through tourism will be the theme when the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) holds the 10th session of the Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers (ICTM) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 5-7, reports Arab News. During this session, OIC Secretary-General Yousef Al-Othaimeen will present his report to […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Syed Mahmud Hossain was sworn in as Bangladesh’s new chief justice during a ceremony in capital Dhaka on Saturday, reports Xinhua. Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid presided over the ceremony at Bangabhaban presidential palace. The post fell vacant after the country’s first non-Muslim SK Sinha resigned from chief justice post in November last […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 3 (NsNewWire) — An entertainment app LinkUS developed by a Chinese-run firm has been launched here in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. Chinese firm Linkus Network Technology Bangladesh Limited developed the app which was launched on Friday night. Bangladeshi superstar cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, among other dignaties and visual media celebraties, attended the launching […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/2/3 0:18:39 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday before embarking on his first multination trip to South America that China and Russia were assuming the roles of “new imperial powers” in Latin America. In a speech at his alma mater, the University of Texas in Austin, Tillerson warned Latin American […]
Read MorePlastic surgeons raised red flags this week about a penis whitening fad in skin colour-fixated Thailand, dismissing the procedure as a phallic “fashion” with uncertain benefits and many risks, reports AFP. Requiring the use of lasers, acid, or chemicals, the latest craze in genital beautification can leave men with burns, scars, taut skin, or the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s largest month-long annual book fair kicked off here on Thursday. The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, which literally means “Immortal Twenty First Book Fair,” is being held in Dhaka‘s Bangla Academy premises and its adjacent Suhrawardy Udyan (garden) in commemoration of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for protecting the dignity […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/2/2 17:33:40 A dozen US congressmen and women have nominated Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Nathan Law Kwun-chung and Alex Chow Yong-kang, as well as Hong Kong’s “Umbrella Movement” for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The Umbrella Movement began as “Occupy Central.” The movement severely violated Hong Kong’s laws and disturbed city order. Wong, […]
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