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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached out to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and discussed Indo-Pak ties. In the 5-minute call, Modi extended his best wishes to Sharif at the start of holy Ramadan on June 18.
Read MoreBEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) — Two weeks after Beijing adopted its strictest smoking ban in history, some people are still trying to flout the rules, according to the Beijing Health Inspection Agency on Tuesday. One hotel in Chaoyang District was fined 2,000 yuan (327 U.S. dollars) for failing to install “no smoking” signs. A company […]
Read MoreBISHKEK, June 17 (Xinhua) — Australia defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-1 in the FIFA Russia World Cup Asian Zone Group B qualifying campaign in Kyrgyz Dolen Omurzakov Stadium here on Tuesday. Australia made their first score in the second minute by Mile Jeninak’ s free-kick. 65 minutes later, Australian substitute Tommy Oar got another chance and penetrated […]
Read More(CNN) — Aristotle once said: “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” Ernst Coppejans’ photo series “Orange Is the New Black” explores this very idea. The photo series consists of portraits of men in Bangladesh who have dyed the hair on their heads or faces […]
Read MoreBEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) — A crucial tie at the women’s World Cup and a belated scoring binge by Chinese men in a Russia 2018 qualifier have raised China’s expectations for the most popular game. The two games held 12 hours and 11,000km apart were hailed by Chinese as “a stepping stone” to greater successes. […]
Read MoreXinhua News Agency President delivers speech at press conference launching new version of Xinhuanet (June 15, 2015) by Cai Mingzhao Distinguished guests, comrades and friends: Good afternoon! Welcome to Xinhua News Agency to attend the press conference launching the new version of Xinhuanet, our online news service. This hall has special meaning for Xinhuanet, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 15 (NsNewsWire) — The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in collaboration with the United Nations System in Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Yoga Association will be commemorating the first International Yoga Day on 21 June, 2015 at the National Museum Main Auditorium at 5 pm. The Chief Guest on the occasion will be H.E. Mr. […]
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DHAKA, June 15 (NsNewsWire) — Ihsanul Karim has been made the new press secretary of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Asif Kabir, assistant press secretary to the premier, told journalists that the prime minister signed his letter of appointment today. Karim, former press Secretary to Bangladeshi president, is replacing AKM Shamim Chowdhury. Prior to become […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 15 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has launched its premium e-ticketing platform bdtickets.com. This customer-centric platform provides the customers the convenience of purchasing bus ticket without having to brave the notorious city traffic around the country. bdtickets.com starts with offering bus tickets for the moment. It will soon be incorporating many other ticketing solutions. bdtickets.com- […]
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