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DHAKA, Oct. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladesh Election Commission said on Thursday that it will announce the schedule for the upcoming parliamentary polls in the 1st week of November, reports Xinhua. Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed made the statement while talking to journalists after a program on Thursday in capital Dhaka. He had earlier […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 18 (NsNewsWire) — After 40 years of reform and opening-up, China has become an economic powerhouse providing a lot of new opportunities through its development initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative which will be of global benefit, a Bangladeshi expert told Xinhua in a recent interview. Professor of economics at Dhaka University […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/10/16 23:41:54 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday. One day before his visit, Turkish police investigators entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. As the US and Turkey are strengthening communication with Saudi Arabia, the tension over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, reportedly killed inside the consulate, is […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 16 (NsNewsWire) — On 15 October the Australian High Commissioner, H.E. Ms Julia Niblett hosted a networking event to celebrate the achievements of nearly 80 alumni who have completed courses on Countering Violent Extremism under the Australian Government’s Australia Awards program. The government officials, from a range of agencies including the Bangladesh Police, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Sporadic gunshots were heard Tuesday morning as law enforcers cordoned off two houses suspected to be militant hideouts in Bangladesh’s Narsingdi district, some 51 km east of capital Dhaka. Members of Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT), an elite tactical unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, surrounded the houses early Tuesday, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Durga Puja, the biggest annual Hindu festival, began on Monday in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country with due religious fervor, reports Xinhua. During the five-day Durga Puja festival, the Goddess Durga is worshipped in her different forms. People organize different programs including dancing, traditional drummer perform to […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/10/15 22:03:41 Xinjiang‘s situation has been improving in recent years. Its flourishing tourism shows Chinese societal confidence in Xinjiang security is recovering rapidly. The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region revised its anti-extremism regulation last Tuesday, which will further promote the fight against the three evil forces of separatism, extremism and terrorism in Xinjiang. […]
Read MoreDhaka, Oct. 15 (NsNewsWire) — In response to the collapse of the Padma River embankment in the central Bangladeshi district of Shariatpur, the European Union is providing EUR 80 000 (BDT 7.84 million) in humanitarian aid funding to address the needs of the most vulnerable families. The assistance will directly benefit a total of 15 000 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) in Tijuana, Mexico launched a Yunus Social Business Center on 11th October, 2018 in the presence of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. The university also awarded the Nobel Laureate an honorary degree in special convention ceremony. UABC is one of the 43 state universities throughout Mexico […]
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