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MTR should avoid kowtowing to HK radical forces

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/8/23 20:03:40 Radical protesters staged a sit-in at Yuen Long Station in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Late into the night, however, violence was again on the rise. Damage was made inside the station, and roadblocks were set up outside to confront riot police. To the anger of many people, Hong Kong’s major […]

UNHCR Statement on Voluntary Repatriation to Myanmar

BANGKOK, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) –Through their bilateral Joint Working Group on repatriation, the Government of Myanmar conveyed to the Government of Bangladesh the names of 3,450 Rohingya refugees who have been cleared for return to Rakhine State, Myanmar. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, sees Myanmar’s engagement in this process as a positive step in the […]

Dhaka-based PPD Organises Inter-Ministerial Conference on South-South Cooperation in Population & Development and PPD Governance next month in Tunis

DHAKA, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) –Bangladesh-based Partners in Population and Development (PPD) is going to organize the 16th International Inter-Ministerial ‘Conference on South-South Cooperation in Population & Development and PPD Governance Meetings (33rd Executive Committee Meeting, 24th Annual Board Meeting and Annual Partner Country Coordinators Meeting) from 2 – 5 September 2019 in Tunis, Tunisia. PPD, […]

AIIB Becomes a Member of the Ethics Network of Multilateral Organizations

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The Ethics Network of Multilateral Organizations (ENMO) has approved the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for membership. “Membership in ENMO demonstrates our commitment to the highest standards of professionalism and ethics in our operations,” said Chief Ethics Officer Tony Wan of AIIB, a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and […]

Western media humiliates detained HK resident

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/8/22 21:38:41 Simon Cheng Man-kit, an employee of the British Consulate General in Hong Kong, went “missing” during a business trip to Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province. He is a Hong Kong resident, but the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been making noise about it. Western media as well as media […]

Bangladesh position on Jammu and Kashmir

DHAKA, Aug. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on its website on Aug. 21, 2019: “Bangladesh maintains that the abrogation of Article 370 by the Indian Government is an internal issue of India. Bangladesh has always advocated, as a matter […]

Pence’s threat on HK affairs outrageous

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/8/20 23:13:40 Last Updated: 2019/8/21 0:29:49 US Vice President Mike Pence said in a threatening tone on Monday that for the US to make a trade deal with China, Beijing needs to honor its commitments, including China’s commitment to respect the legal integrity of Hong Kong in keeping with the 1984 Sino-British […]

Foreign Minister Dr. Momen and External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar meets in a bilateral meeting

DHAKA, Aug. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. A K Abdul Momen and External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met in a bilateral meeting at the State Guest House, Jamuna today in a warm and cordialenvironment. At the beginning, Bangladesh Foreign Minister congratulated the visiting dignitary on his appointment as the […]

Joint IAEA-FAO-WHO Expert Team to Visit Bangladesh for Long-term Solution to Aedes Mosquito

DHAKA, Aug. 20 (NsNewsWire) — To tackle the diseases caused by Aedes mosquito in Bangladesh, a joint IAEA-FAO-WHO Expert Team will visit Bangladesh from 21 to 23 August 2019. The main objective of the Team will be to assess the feasibility of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) in controlling Aedes mosquito in Bangladesh. The sterile insect technique […]