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DHAKA, Nov. 14 (NsNewsWire) — The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) said here on Monday that it is redoubling its efforts to address malnutrition among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district, 292 km away of capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. A new survey shows that the malnutrition rates in Kutupalong refugee camp are […]
Read MoreMon, 13 November 2017 Cheng Sokhorng Cambodia has failed to finalise the terms of a massive 250,000-tonne delivery of rice to Bangladesh, with industry insiders claiming that shipments have been cancelled as millers do not currently have the stockpiles to meet export demand while hopes for further negotiations appear to be dwindling, reports The Phnom […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has demanded army deployment in the country’s next general polls slated for early 2019, reports Xinhua. Khaleda, also chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), made the demand while addressing a grand rally in capital Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan (garden) Sunday, her first public address in one […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has addressed the Summit on Perspectives for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament organized by His Holiness Pope Francis during the opening session. Professor Muhammad Yunus addressed the summit on Nov. 10. He drew attention to the twin insanity of nuclear […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has been elected as the member of UNESCO Executive Board for the third consecutive term. As one of the three main Governing bodies of UNESCO, the Executive Board is responsible for the execution of the programme adopted by the UNESCO General Conference. 39th Session of General Conference held on On […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha who faces 11 charges including graft and money laundering has resigned from his office, reports Xinhua. Joynal Abedin, press secretary to the Bangladeshi president, told journalists that Justice Sinha who is now abroad sent his resignation letter to Bangabhaban, the official residence of Bangladeshi […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2017/11/11 0:03:39 President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Friday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Da Nang, Vietnam. Meanwhile, it was reported that US President Donald Trump would not meet Putin during the APEC summit. While Russia does not have much say on […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — India and Bangladesh on Thursday jointly launched a new cross-border passenger train service aimed at bolstering rail link between the two countries. The Bandhan Express train, which will operate between the eastern Indian city of Kolkata and Bangladesh’s industrial city of Khulna, was flagged off by Indian Prime Minister […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2017/11/9 0:03:39 US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the Forbidden City on Wednesday afternoon, and were later welcomed with a series of well-arranged receptions. Trump is one of the most popular heads of state on the Chinese Internet, and generally the Chinese public holds a positive attitude toward […]
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