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U.S.-Bangladesh partnership dialogue

Washington, Oct. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman and Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mr. Md. Shahidul Haque will co-chair the third U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue in Washington, DC on October 28-29, 2014. The delegations will participate in conversations on a wide range of bilateral and regional issues. The dialogue will feature three […]

China mulls laws on death penalty, counterespionage, anti-terroris

China’s top legislature started its bimonthly meeting on Monday, with lawmakers considering draft laws and amendments regarding death penalty, counterespionage and anti-terrorism. The removal of death penalty as punishment for nine crimes, including smuggling weapons and nuclear materials was among the heatedly discussed topics, Xinhua reports. A draft amendment to Criminal Law was submitted to […]

Bangladesh, UAE ink treaties on security, extradition

DHAKA, Oct. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates have signed three agreements on prisoners’ extradition, security collaboration and land allotment for the gulf state’s embassy in Dhaka. The deals were signed on Monday after both countries’ premiers — Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum– held talks. The deals were […]

Bangladesh hold nerve to beat Zimbabwe by 3 wickets

Taijul Islam set a national record with his eight-wicket haul and then struck a crucial 15 runs in the lower order to help Bangladesh overcome a spirited Zimbabwe by three wickets Monday in a tense finish to the first Test. Bangladesh reached the winning target of 101 after batting collapses at the start and near […]

Final judgement meeting of World Media Summit Global Awards held

Li Congjun (C), president of Xinhua News Agency, presides over the final judgement meeting of the World Media Summit Global Awards for Excellence 2014 in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 27, 2014. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang) (lmm)

Prime Minister of Bangladesh visits Grand Mosque in UAE

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikha Hasina Wajed, has visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. She was accompanied by UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh, Saeed bin Hajar Al Shehhi and Bangladeshi Ambassador to UAE Mohammed Omran. At the arrival, they were received by Yousif Al Obaidli, Director-General of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, reports Khaleejtimes. Sheikha […]

Hearing in BNP chief’s graft case appeal early next month

DHAKA, Oct. 26 (NsNewsWire) — A fresh date has been fixed for hearing the appeal against a High Court verdict that had rejected a petition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief challenging charge framing order against her and others in a graft case. The five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Md […]

Bangladesh book fair kicks-off in Kolkata

Bibliophiles with an interest in neighbouring Bangladesh’s art, culture and history have a reason to cheer now. A six-day Bangladesh Book Fair was inaugurated here Saturday. Hosting 30 book stalls, the fair will run at the Rabindra Sadan premises till Thursday, reports IANS. Organised by the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata in collaboration with […]

Beijing expects to cut pollutants discharge by 1/3 during APEC

The pollutants discharge in Beijing and neighboring regions of Tianjin and Hebei is expected to be cut by a third during next month’s APEC meeting, thanks to a series of air pollution control measures. “China will take the highest-level measures to guarantee the air quality during the APEC meeting,” said Chai Fahe, vice president of […]