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Aid agencies help hardest-hit in flood-ravaged Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands await relief

Boats are now the only lifeline for hundreds of people living on a remote island on Jamuna, one of the three major rivers in Bangladesh, reports Xinhua. Beribari Island in Bangladesh’s northern Sirajganj district, some 134 km northwest of Dhaka, has been left completely cut off from the mainland for a month by flesh floods […]

Anxiety drives China manipulation theory in US warship collision probe

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/8/27 23:18:40 After the USS John S. McCain collided with a commercial ship on August 21, Western media recently cited US navy officers as saying that the review of the accident would include the possibility of cyber intrusion or sabotage. These media outlets then pointed their fingers at China. Among the Western […]

Long queues could be prime terror target: Aussie airports

CANBERRA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — Bosses of Australian airports have expressed concerns that long check-in queues could be a prime target for terrorists. Under proposed new laws, anyone flying domestically in Australia will be required to present identification before checking-in for a flight, a move that will drastically increase the length of airport queues. Airports […]

Photo exhibition of ancient Chinese architectural-styled Mosques enthralls Bangladesh audiences

DHAKA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — Islamic architecture in China is as rich and varied as the great continent of Asia itself. Styles of ancient Chinese architecture are rich and diverse and include temples, imperial palaces, altars, pavilions, official residencies and folk houses, which greatly reflect Chinese ancient ideology which prioritizes the harmonious unity of human […]

Bangladeshi cellular service provider to invest half bln USD in 4G network

DHAKA, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s cellular service provider Banglalink Tuesday announced its decision to invest half a billion U.S. dollars in the development of digital infrastructure for a powerful 4G network in the country, reports Xinhua. Banglalink, a subsidiary of Netherlands-based company VEON Ltd., is one of the leading digital communications service providers in […]

Trump’s Afghan strategy sticks to old script

Trump’s Afghan strategy sticks to old script Source:Global Times Published: 2017/8/23 0:33:39 In his new strategy for Afghanistan released Monday, US President Donald Trump said he would put more US troops into the nation. His predecessor Barack Obama was clear in pulling US troops out of Afghanistan, so he reduced the US presence and […]

Bangladesh’s four operators add 10 mln subscribers in first half of 2017

DHAKA, Aug. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached nearly 136 million at the end of June 2017 with addition of about 10 million new users in the first six months of this year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Monday, reports Xinhua. With nearly one million new addition […]

Saudi Arabia launches security centers during Hajj season

RIYADH, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the allocation of 109 security centers in Mecca to inspect violations by pilgrims and imaginary hajj firms, interior ministry tweeted. The centers are supported by the police aviation and high-tech equipment that will also chase those who traffic pilgrims with no Hajj permits. Meanwhile, the […]

10 people awarded death penalty over plot to assassinate Bangladeshi PM Hasina

DHAKA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has handed death penalty to 10 people for planting a 76-kg bomb in 2000 with a view to assassinating the then opposition leader and incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Dhaka‘s Special Trial Tribunal-2 Judge Momtaz Begum on Sunday handed down the verdict in […]