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Telenor adopts global 6-month paid maternity leave policy

DHAKA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — In line with a corporate vision of encouraging diversity and developing more female leadership in business and society, Telenor Group has adopted a six-month paid maternity leave policy as a minimum standard globally across its 13 markets. The new policy will particularly benefit Telenor’s Asian markets. The current practices in […]

Huawei Seeds for the Future winners return from China

DHAKA, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The winners of ‘Huawei Bangladesh Seeds for Future’ event have safely returned to the country after completing a two week long training program in China. The nine winners from leading universities of Bangladesh participated in the training program which was held on 5 to 19 September of 2015 in China. […]

NASA Will Announce A Major Mars Discovery On Monday

NASA Headquarters, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — NASA is preparing to reveal a “major science finding” regarding Mars on Monday, with the agency planning a special news conference to announce the findings, reports iflscience. The event will take place at 11.30 a.m. EDT (4.30 p.m. BST) on Monday, and you will be able to watch it […]

Peng unveils stamp sheet dedicated to China’s disabled

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, unveiled here on Sunday a commemorative stamp sheet dedicated to the handicapped population in China. The set of stamps was jointly issued by China and the United Nations (UN), and Peng was joined by Yoo Soon-taek, wife of UN Secretary-General Ban […]

Eid al-Adha not all about sacrificing of animals, it is more than this

By Safiul Azam, ACMA* Eid al-Adha or Qurbanir Eid or Bakra-Eid is also called the Feast of Sacrifice, the Greater Eid, is the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslim ummah worldwide each year. It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (PBUH) to sacrifice his son, as an act of order submission to Allah’s command, before Allah then intervened, through his angel Jibra’il […]

China Islamic Association marks Corban Festival

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) — China Islamic Association on Wednesday held a gathering attended by Vice Premier Liu Yandong to mark the Corban Festival, reports Xinhua. Corban, or Eid al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice, is an Islamic festival when lambs, goats and cattle are ritually slaughtered to feed to the hungry. Liu and Sun […]

717 deaths confirmed, Saudi denies involvement of African pilgrims in deadly stampede

RIYADH, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Saudi Arabia denied on Saturday the involvement of Africans in the deadly stampede in Mecca that killed 717 pilgrims, reports Xinhua quoting Sabq online newspaper. A spokesperson of Mecca district denied recent news reports quoting the Mecca governor, Prince Khalid Al Faisal, as blaming African pilgrims for causing the […]

Chinese president announces major anti-poverty initiative

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping announced here Saturday a major initiative to help developing countries reduce poverty. The “Six 100s” initiative, declared at a South-South cooperation roundtable Xi hosted, covers poverty reduction, agriculture, trade, environment, health and education, reports Xinhua. China, he said in an address, will make available […]

Chinese president arrives in Seattle for first U.S. state visit

SEATTLE, United States, Sept. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in this east Pacific coast city on Tuesday morning for his first state visit to the United States. In genial early-fall sunshine, the plane carrying the Chinese delegation touched down and taxied to a stop at Paine Field under the earnest gaze of […]