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WFP PROVIDES INNOVATIVE ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD AFFECTED PEOPLE IN NORTH WESTERN BANGLADESH

DHAKA, July 25 (NsNewsWire) — The World Food Programme (WFP) is working together with the Government of Bangladesh to assist more than 275,000 people affected by flooding in the north-west of the country, activating for the first time an innovative forecast-based financing project. “Home to more than 700 rivers, Bangladesh is increasingly seeing the impact […]

30 killed by landslides, flooding in Bangladesh: UN

UNITED NATIONS, July 20(NsNewsWire) — Humanitarian partners of the United Nations reported that at least 30 people had been killed by monsoon rain-triggered landslides and flooding in parts of Bangladesh, a UN spokesman said on Friday, reports Xinhua. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said that “humanitarian colleagues tell us that monsoon […]

White Paper sets Xinjiang facts straight

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/7/21 10:32:30 The State Council Information Office published on Sunday a White Paper, clarifying certain misunderstandings about Xinjiang‘s ethnic, religious, cultural and historical issues in the international community. With the paper, kind-hearted people can distinguish between right and wrong. It is hoped malicious agitators will zip their lip. Xinjiang has officially been […]

Bangladesh Foreign Minister meets with US lawmakers

Washington, July 18 (NsNewsWire) — Hon’ble Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, MP, is currently visiting Washington, D.C. on an invitation from the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to participate in the Second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom being held in the US Department of State from 16 to 18 July […]

First Cargo Ship from Bhutan to Bangladesh via India received at Narayanganj

DHAKA, July 18 (NsNewsWire) — In a first ever movement of its kind, an Indian cargo ship carrying stone aggregates from Bhutan for Bangladesh that set sail from Dhubri, India arrived at Narayanganj on 16 July. An inaugural ceremony was held at Narayanganj on 18 July in which High Commissioner of India, H.E. Smt. Riva […]

Judgement of International Court of Justice on Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav

DHAKA, July 18 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which the High Commission of Pakistan in Dhaka released here Wednesday: “The International Court of Justice in its judgment announced today regarding Indian serving Naval Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav has decided not to acquit / release him thus not accepting […]

Western pride and prejudice must stop

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/7/17 21:58:41 Zhao Lijian, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, posted several tweets Saturday in response to the 37 countries’ support for China’s governance in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, denouncing the mud which the 22 Western countries threw at China. Zhao pointed out that southeast Washington […]

DOMESTIC VISITORS RETURN IN RECORD NUMBERS TO GOLD COAST

GOLD COAST, July 17 (NsNewsWire) — New tourism figures released today (Wednesday) show a total 12 million domestic visitors converged on the nation’s premier holiday hotspot in record numbers. In the 12 months to March 2019, domestic overnight visitation grew by 17 per cent to a record 4 million according to the latest National […]

Rising flood waters threatening millions across South Asia

Kuala Lumpur, July 17 (NsNewsWire) — -Nearly 6 million people across South Asia are under threat from rising flood waters following heavy monsoon rains, with more than one million displaced in one Indian state alone. Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal are racing to deliver emergency supplies to communities and […]