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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 […]

Bangladesh signs big rice deal with Cambodia

Two weeks after Bangladesh and Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Phnom Penh to purchase rice from Cambodia, on Monday of this week Bangladesh signed a deal to buy 250,000 tonnes of milled rice from Cambodia, reports KHMER TIMES. The purchasing agreement was made after the officials from state-owned Green Trade Company and […]

SKorea prosecutors seek 12-year jail term for Samsung heir

South Korean prosecutors today sought a 12-year jail term for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, over charges that include allegedly bribing the former president for government support to help Lee cement control of the group, reports reuters. Lee, the de facto leader of one of Asia’s largest conglomerates, has been in detention since […]

Bangladesh plants Chinese Bonsai for capital beautification

DHAKA, Aug. 6 (NsNewsWire)– Rows of Chinese bonsai trees planted recently along a major road in Bangladesh capital Dhaka now have produced greenish new leaves, giving the city an exquisite look, reports Xinhua. The major Dhaka road just outside the country’s main Hazrat Shahjala Airport got a huge facelift with the plantation of the trees […]

China has right to safeguard its sovereignty — analyst

DHAKA, Aug. 2 (NsNewsWire) — President Xi Jinping’s speech at the Army Day celebration was powerful, befitting of a rising power with a long and rich history and the right to protect its national sovereignty, said a Bangladeshi analyst in an interview with Xinhua on Tuesday. “He…touched on the need to be ever ready for […]

Bangladesh approves tougher punishment for sabotaging power structures

DHAKA, Aug. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi cabinet has approved a proposal to amend an electricity act with the provision of a maximum 10-year jail term for sabotaging any power infrastructure. Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters on Monday that under the law, provision of a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment or a fine […]