UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel’s occupation

United Nations, Dec. 31 (NsNewsWire) — The Security Council rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years late Tuesday, a blow to an Arab campaign to get the U.N.’s most powerful body to take action to achieve an independent state of Palestine. The United States, Israel’s closest ally, had made […]

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New Indian Visa Application Centre Now in Dhanmondi

DHAKA, Dec. 31 (NsNewsWire) — State Bank of India (SBI), the authorized agent of the High Commission of India, Dhaka for accepting Indian visa applications through Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs), is pleased to announce the opening of a new IVAC facility in Dhaka for receipt and delivery of visa applications, as per the following […]

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CPC vows no tolerance of intra-Party cliques

BEIJING, Dec.  30 (Xinhua) — Political discipline should be further enhanced and fractions within the Party that are organized for personal gain are “absolutely not tolerated,” a key meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was told. “Despite a certain amount of control over undesirable work styles and corruption, the entire Party should keep […]

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Chinese rescue vessel heads for waters of missing jet

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2014 shows Chinese rescue vessel Nanhaijiu 101 berthed in a port of Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province. China announced on Dec. 29, 2014 that it will send aircraft and vessel to join the search and rescue work for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. By far, a navy frigate on […]

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Beijing construction site accident kills 10, injures 4

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Beijing has set up a special team to investigate a construction site accident which killed ten workers and injured another four on Monday morning, local authorities said. The incident occurred at a construction site at Tsinghua High School campus’ south side at around 8:20 a.m, reports Xinhua. The findings of […]

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One dead, doznes injured in hartal violence

DHAKA, Dec. 29 (NsNewsWire) — A female school teacher was dead and dozens of others including cops injured Monday in stray incidents of violence during the nationwide dawn-to-dusk general strike enforced by Bangladesh’s main opposition alliance. During the early hours of the hartal, Shamsunnahar, 37, succumbed to her injuries when an alleged picket hurled brick […]

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China proposes FTA with Bangladesh, Dhaka for Ctg-Kunming road

DHAKA, Dec. 28 (NsNewsWire) — China has responded positively to Bangladesh’s proposal for the long-cherished road connectivity from Chittagong to Kunming via Cox’s Bazar and Myanmar. Emerging from the bilateral talks, Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque told journalists “We’ve proposed establishing rail and road connectivity between Chittagong and Kunming. This is the first time […]

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Chinese FM reaches Dhaka

DHAKA, Dec. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a three-day official visit. Wang Yi , who is vising Bangladesh at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart AH Mahmood Ali, reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in capital Dahka at about 6.50 p.m. (local time) on Saturday. Bangladeshi Foreign […]

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