Bangladesh sentences 19 to death, 30 to jail over 2004 deadly grenade blasts

DHAKA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced 19 people to death, including two former ministers, over a case of grenade attacks at now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rally in 2004 that killed at least 24 people. Another 19 people including former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, the current opposition […]

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Dead, but not forgotten

by Sir Frank Peters WEDNESDAY, October 10 marks the 40th day of mourning following the death of one of the most beloved and distinguished Bangladeshi holy men, Guru Suruj Dewan. Guru Suruj who was born and raised in Haydarabad, Gazipur, devoted his entire life to serving the people of the area, spiritually and medically. He […]

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Western media refuses to understand China’s law in Meng case

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/8 23:13:40 Meng Hongwei, vice minister of the Ministry of Public Security, is being investigated by China’s National Supervisory Commission for suspected violations of the law, according to an official statement released by the commission on Sunday. A meeting convened early Monday morning by the Communist Party committee of the Ministry of […]

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Dealing with US requires unique wisdom

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/7 22:18:39 After US Vice President Mike Pence’s stinging speech against China at the Hudson Institute on Thursday, many observers compared his remarks to the “Iron Curtain” speech delivered by Winston Churchill in 1946 and believed it may mark the beginning of a new Cold War between China and the US. If […]

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Pentagon paper reveals strategy beyond US midterm elections

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/6 9:28:11 Pentagon released a report Friday, accusing China of trying to undermine the US military’s industrial base. “China represents a significant and growing risk to the supply of materials and technologies deemed strategic and critical to US national security, a core threat to the American industrial base comes from China,” the […]

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Pentagon paper reveals strategy beyond US midterm elections

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/6 9:28:11 Pentagon released a report Friday, accusing China of trying to undermine the US military’s industrial base. “China represents a significant and growing risk to the supply of materials and technologies deemed strategic and critical to US national security, a core threat to the American industrial base comes from China,” the […]

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World Bank Finances Fisheries, Roads, and Forests for Bangladesh

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 — The World Bank today approved $515 million for three projects in Bangladesh to improve coastal and marine fisheries, forest management, and rural roads. These financings will help rural people by reducing poverty and creating new livelihood opportunities, including for local communities in the Cox’s Bazar district hosting Rohingya people who fled violence […]

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Bangladesh court orders gov’t to admit ex-PM khaleda Zia to hospital

DHAKA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — A High Court division bench in Bangladesh Thursday asked the government to send immediately jailed ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to a public hospital in capital Dhaka for treatment. The High Court division bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order, also asking the relevant government authorities to form […]

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