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DHAKA, March 20 (Xinhua) — The Bangladeshi government Tuesday said the country’s economic growth is all set to exceed 8 percent in the current 2018-19 fiscal year (July 2018-June 2019), the fastest since its independence in 1971. After a meeting of the National Economic Council on Tuesday afternoon, Bangladeshi Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2019/3/19 21:19:0 Chinese-American businesswoman Cindy Yang suddenly became famous recently. According to the New York Times, Yang, also known as Yang Li, “left China’s frigid northeast two decades ago” and “built the chain of massage parlors and day spas in Florida.” The report said that Robert K. Kraft, owner of the New […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2019/3/17 20:43:40 The mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand sent shock waves around the world and widespread condemnation of white supremacy was heard in Western society. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Saturday that “our gun laws will change.” However, it does not seem like significant adjustments will be […]
Read MoreDHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s biggest international automotive exhibition kicked off in capital Dhaka on Thursday. Organizers said the show stands as one of the major flagship events of its kind in Bangladesh and has become an icon of the country as the one and only international automotive exhibition in the country. They said the show […]
Read MoreBy Ni Feng Source:Global Times Published: 2019/2/8 10:10:35 Illustration: Peter C. Espina/GT The year 2019 is special for China-US ties. On January 1, 1979, China and the US established formal diplomatic ties. There is an old saying in China that “at 40, one should be no longer confused”. It means at 40, we can figure […]
Read MoreDHAKA, March 14 (NsNewsWire) — HSBC organised a Bangladesh-China Business Connections event this week, bringing successful Bangladeshi and Chinese businesses and institutions, together with economic, government, industry and financial services experts to share insights to help businesses advance their China-Bangladesh commercial strategy. Keynote speeches explored the opportunity to invest in Bangladesh, as well as market […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2019/3/12 6:56:07 China’s Civil Aviation Administration announced it would suspend operations for all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. This is perhaps the first grounding decision made at the national level following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight over the weekend. The suspension will result in huge losses, but it’s people’s lives […]
Read MoreDHAKA, March 12 (NsNewsWire) — To mark 2019 International Women’s Day, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have launched an innovative training scheme to get more women in supervisory roles in Bangladesh‘s garment sector, reports Xinhua. The “Gender Equality and Returns (GEAR)” initiative was launched at a high-level International Women’s Day […]
Read MoreDHAKA, March 12 (NsNewsWire) —Foreign Minister Dr. A.k. Abdul Momen expressed his heartfelt condolences and deepest grief to the bereaved families of the incident of the airplane crash in Ethiopia that has caused death of 157 people from different countries including Ethiopia. In a Message, Dr. A. k. Abdul Momen prayed for the salvation of […]
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