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Four suspected Neo-JMB militants surrender in Bangladesh

DHAKA, July 17 (Xinhua) — Four suspected militants surrendered following a raid on a hideout of a banned Islamist outfit in Ashulia on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Sunday, reports Xinhua. The members of Neo-JMB surrendered after police cordoned off the house, suspecting it to be a militant den, RAB spokesman Mufti Mahmud […]

AIIB’s impressive performance indicates China’s commitment to shared prosperity among nations: Bangladeshi experts

by Xinhua writers Naim-Ul-Karm, Liu Chuntao The impressive performance of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signaled China’s broader commitment to shared prosperity among nations, Bangladeshi officials and experts have said. They said Moody’s highest rating of the bank not merely confirmed its “world class” governance structure, independent Internal Audit Office and Ethics Office, […]

Bangladesh says 900,000 people affected by floods

DHAKA, July 6 (NsNewsWire) — Devastating flooding in parts of Bangladesh has affected some 900,000 people and displaced thousands of families, said the country’s Disaster Management and Relief Ministry Secretary Shah Kamal, reports Xinhua. According to the senior government official, authorities have already rushed teams of disaster response force to carry out rescue work, distribute […]

China to build world’s most challenging railway

HENGDU, July 5 (Xinhua) — Breathtaking scenery and breathtaking dangers — both will face Chinese engineers as they embark on building the world’s most difficult railway. The Sichuan-Tibet Railway will be the second railway into southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region after the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. The line will go through the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, […]

China’s Red Cross Society donates 100,000 USD to assist flood victims in Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, July 4 (Xinhua) — The Red Cross Society of China has made a cash donation to help Bangladesh’s communities affected by the flooding that has stranded hundreds of thousands of people. The Chinese embassy in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday handed over a cheque of 100,000 U.S. dollars on behalf of the Red […]

Factory boiler explosion leaves 9 dead in Bangladesh

DHAKA, July 4 (NsNewsWire) — At least nine people were killed and 35 others injured when a boiler of a garment factory at Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, went off on Monday night, officials said, reports Xinhua. Gazipur Additional Superintendent of Police Russell Sheikh told Xinhua that “eight bodies have been […]

Xi’s book on governance wins sweeping global impact

A book on governance written by Chinese President Xi Jinping marked the 1,000-day anniversary of its debut over the weekend, setting a new record in China’s publication history in 40 years with over 6.25 million copies in 22 languages already in print worldwide. Titled “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China,” the work has drawn worldwide […]

Convention of Canadian International School Bangladesh held

DHAKA, June 28 (NsNewsWire) — Canadian International School Bangladesh’s annual convocation of 2017 has recently been held at a hotel in capital Dhaka. Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Benoit-Pierre Laramee presented the certificate in the convocation of the students as the chief guest. Present at the Canadian School Principal, Bruce Davis, Chairman Md. Kamal Uddin […]

Investments in poor children save more lives per dollar spent, new UNICEF study says

Dhaka, June 28 (NsNewsWire) — Investing in the health and survival of the most deprived children and communities provides more value for money, saving almost twice as many lives for every US$1 million spent as equivalent investments in less deprived groups, according to a new UNICEF analysis. Narrowing the Gaps: The power of investing in […]