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Rich cultural diversity of China’s Yunnan showcased in Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — An audience of hundreds clapped their hands and cheered for about two hours as songs and dances from ethnic groups in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province showcased China’s colorful minority cultures on Sunday night in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. China’s Yunnan Acrobatic Troupe Company Limited and Folk Art Theater of […]

Foodies flock to Chinese food festival in Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Famous chefs arriving from different parts of China were in attendance to explain the wonders of Chinese cuisine to a large, receptive gathering in Dhaka‘s Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel on Tuesday night where the sweet aroma of Chinese food filled the air, reports Xinhua. Hordes of food lovers […]

Xinhua photographer Shariful Islam wins CRI-Chinese embassy-Bangladesh National Museum photo contest

DHAKA, Nov. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Xinhua Photojournalist Shariful Islam has won one of the two special prizes in a photo contest which was organized to celebrate mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and China. China Radio International, Chinese Embassy in Dhaka and Bangladesh National Museum organized the photo contest. […]

Festival of Bangladesh Hindus concludes

Dhaka, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — Durga Puja, the biggest annual Hindu festival, ended in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Friday with immersion of idols of the deity and her children. Idols of Dhaka’s 225 puja pavilions were immersed in rivers and water bodies across the city amid drum beats and married […]

Apple Music launches in China

BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — Apple Inc. launched its Apple Music service in China Wednesday, tapping into a fiercely competitive market believed to be one of the largest in the world. Chinese customers can also access iTunes Movies and iBooks online thanks to cooperation with the domestic film industry and local publishers. Apple Music was […]

Fatwa Issued Against India’s Double Oscar-Winner A.R. Rahman

A Muslim group in India has issued a fatwa against musician A.R. Rahman and Iranian director Majid Majidi. A Sunni group called the Raza Academy issued the fatwa on Friday in protest at Majidi’s film “Muhammad: Messenger of God,” for which Rahman scored the music, reports VARIETY. The group says that the film should not […]

Judge Dismisses the Case of a White Woman Who Was Accidentally Impregnated with a Black Man’s Sperm

A white woman who sued a sperm bank after she was accidentally impregnated with the sperm of a black donor had her lawsuit thrown out on Thursday by an Illinois judge, the Chicago Tribune reports. Jennifer Cramblett made national headlines last year when she filed a lawsuit against Midwest Sperm Bank after an alleged number […]

Chinese Embassy holds farewell party for Chinese gov’t scholarship recipients in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Aug. 30 (NsNewsWire) — The Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh held a farewell party Friday for some 146 Bangladeshi students, officials and professionals who were awarded Chinese government scholarships, reports Xinhua. Senior officials from Bangladesh’s relevant ministries and Chinese Embassy, among others, attended the party. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang extended his warm […]

Bangabandhu’s portrait installed at National Press Club

DHAKA, Aug. 16 (NsNewsWire) — A portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , Bangladesh’s founding father, has been installed at the National Press Club, the country’s most widely respected professional body for journalists. Shortly after unveiling the portrait at the club premises on Saturday, Journalist leaders stood in silence for a minute. Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, […]