India has significantly expanded relations with China: president

NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Indian President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that with the visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to India last September, India has significantly expanded its relations with China. While addressing the Indian Parliament on the first day of its budget session, Mukherjee said India and its largest neighbor China […]

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“Birdman” flies high on white-dominated Oscar night

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Alejandro G. Inarritu, director of black comedy movie “Birdman,” went onto the stage of the 87th annual Academy Awards ceremony three times on Sunday night. He was the biggest winner on the Oscar night, receiving three golden statuettes for best original screenplay, for best director and, at last, for […]

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KOICA and UNICEF strengthen its partnership to reduce preventable deaths in children and women

DHAKA, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UNICEF Bangladesh have signed a US$8 million (Taka 62 crore) agreement today to help reduce preventable deaths in children and women by improving maternal, newborn and child health interventions. Ms. Kim Bok-Hee, Resident Representative ofKOICA Bangladesh Office, signed the agreement with UNICEF Bangladesh Representative, […]

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Promoting Academic Innovation in Higher Education

DHAKA, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The public and private universities in Bangladesh have implemented 156 Academic Innovation Fund subprojects which helped them to create enabling condition for better teaching, learning and research. These subprojects helped to establish and upgrade science labs, computer labs, library automation systems and campus network to spur academic innovation in Bangladesh. […]

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New Year wishes to Chinese people from leaders around the world

Beijing, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Leaders from around the world are extending their best New Year wishes to the Chinese people. British Prime Minister David Cameron hailed a golden year for bilateral ties, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his first-ever Chinese New Year greeting via the internet. A truly golden year for the […]

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Visit of Chief Minister of West Bengal to Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Mamata Banerjee, Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, was on a goodwill visit to Bangladesh from February 19-21, 2015.   She was accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising of Ministers, Members of Parliament, Cultural Personalities and Senior Officials, said a statement of Indian High Commission in Dhaka. During the visit, […]

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Animated Xi Jinping again a hit online

BEIJING, Feb. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Three online animations themed around China’s anti-corruption campaign and featuring President Xi Jinping have been a hit over the Spring Festival, with netizens delighting to what is apparently a relaxing of attitudes to depicting Chinese leaders by cartoon. The animations, each about two minutes long, compare the situation before and […]

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World Bank Vice President Annette Dixon arrives tomorrow

DHAKA, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) —  World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, Annette Dixon, arrives in Dhaka tomorrow to build on the longstanding partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank Group. This is Dixon’s first visit to Bangladesh since assuming her position on December 15, 2014. “For the World Bank, Bangladesh is an […]

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