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DHAKA, Oct. 10 (NsNewsWire) — UNICEF today honoured 48 media professionals for their outstanding contribution in championing the rights of children during the 12th Meena Media Award 2016 held amid fun and festivity. The ‘Meena Media Award’ has come of age as it stepped into the 12th year in 2016 after being launched in 2005 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $1.5 billion to Bangladesh to build a dual-gauge railway line that will bring key trade and tourism to the southernmost parts of Bangladesh. The new railway, part of the Trans-Asia Railway network, will also improve access to Myanmar and beyond. The Trans-Asia Railway […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — On a trial basis, the High Commission of India will introduce a scheme to enable women traveling to India to apply for Indian visas without an e-token or prior appointment. The pilot scheme will run from 3-13 October only at the Indian Visa Application Center at House No. 12, Road […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her birthday. The following is the full and unedited text of the Indian PM’s Sept. 27 greeting letter which Indian High Commission in Dhaka revealed here on Wednesday: “Excellency, I extend my heartiest congratulations and best wishes […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The sixth plenary session of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held here from Oct. 24 to 27, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee announced on Tuesday, reports Xinhua. At a meeting on Tuesday, the Political Bureau members heard reports on the drafting […]
Read MoreHEMPSTEAD, the United States, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump faced off for the first time in the chaotic 2016 election cycle, with Clinton calling out Trump for not releasing tax returns and telling lies, while Trump labeled Clinton a traditional politician, reports Xinhua. “There’s something he’s hiding,” said Clinton […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) –A reception was hosted by Islamic University of Technology (IUT) on 25 September 2016 on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) of which IUT is a subsidiary organ. The reception was attended – among others, by the heads and representatives of diplomatic mission of […]
Read MoreRussian space scientist Vladimir Lapygin was sentenced earlier this month to seven years in prison on charges of state treason, according to Western media outlets. He allegedly provided aerospace technology intelligence to an Asian country, which media outlets claimed is China,Global Times writes in an editorial piece published on Sept. 26. According to reports, Lapygin […]
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