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About 60 British MPs laud Bangladesh’s ongoing development

Dhaka, Mar 28 (NsNewsWire) — Some 60 members of the British Parliament have lauded Bangladesh’s ongoing development efforts under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In an historic event on March 27 in the Palace of Westminster’s Terrace Pavilion on- looking the Thames River, they said Bangladesh has made significant progress and they […]

Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad hosts reception for Independence Day

Dhaka, Mar 28 (NsNewsWire) — In observance of the 46th Anniversary of Independence and National Day, the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad hosted a reception on Monday evening (27 March) at the five-star Serena Hotel. Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Tarik Ahsan, his wife and officers of the High Commission welcomed the guests at the […]

UN envoy seeks incremental steps from resumed Syria peace talks

GENEVA, March 25 (NsNewsWire) — The UN Syria envoy said Friday that while he didn’t expect a breakthrough in the latest round of Syria peace talks, he would rely on headway made earlier this month to help pave the way towards brokering a political end to the Syrian conflict. “Regarding our objectives, I will try […]

Okinawa governor vows “new battle” against U.S. base relocation plan in Japan

TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) — Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga vows on Saturday to start a new battle against the U.S. Futenma base relocation plan pushed forward by the central government and the United States. “From this day, Okinawa’s new battle begins. I will definitely not allow the construction of Henoko base,” Onaga told a rally […]

Candlelit rally held in South Korea to demand truth behind Sewol ferry disaster

SEOUL, March 25 (Xinhua) — A candlelight rally was held once again in South Korea on Saturday night to demand truth behind the country’s worst maritime disaster that claimed over 300 lives three years ago. The 6,825-ton passenger ferry Sewol capsized and sank in waters off Jindo Island on April 16, 2014. After having lain […]

S. Korean activists gather signatures to prevent THAAD deployment

SEOUL, March 25 (Xinhua) — South Korean advocacy group activists gathered signatures of people on Saturday to prevent the “illegitimate” push to deploy a U.S. missile shield – Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) on their territory. At the Gwanghwamun square in central Seoul where candlelit rallies had been held to force former President Park […]

China’s Tibetan delegation starts Britain visit

MANCHESTER, Britain, March 25 (Xinhua) — A National People’s Congress (NPC) delegation of legislators from southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Saturday started a four-day trip in Britain where they will visit the local parliament and a university. The delegation, headed by Padma Choling, who is also a senior member of China’s NPC Standing Committee, […]

Voting arrangements for HK’s fifth-term chief executive election in place: official

HONG KONG, March 25 (Xinhua) — All arrangements for the voting of the fifth-term chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) to be held on Sunday were ready, an electoral official said on Saturday. After visiting the main polling station in the Grand Hall at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Chairman […]

Embattled operator of scandal-hit school in Japan’s Osaka to testify in parliament

TOKYO, March 23 (Xinhua) — The embattled head of a nationalist school operator in Osaka Prefecture at the center of a controversial cut-price land deal will be summoned Thursday to both chambers of parliament to give sworn testimony. The land deal with the government has implicated senior politicians including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Moritomo Gakuen […]