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Beijing seeks designs for 2022 winter Olympic and Paralympic games logos

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — Beijing launched a wolrdwide campaign to seek designs for the emblems of both 2022 winter Olympic and Paralympic games. At an event held to celebrate the first anniversary of its successful bid for the 2022 Games, the organisers said they will seek designs for the emblems of those games from […]

Xi brings strength, integrity to Chinese armed forces

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — Over three and a half years ago, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, announced his dream of building a strong army, an idea that has since been the basis of all work concerning military affairs. From combat capability to strengthened Party leadership and […]

Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh marks 89th anni. of founding of PLA

DHAKA, July 28 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh has hosted a reception to mark the 89th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army of China which falls on Aug. 1. About 300 guests including high-ranking officers and officials, politicians, diplomats and scholars, attended the reception held on Wednesday night. In his […]

UNICEF statement on violence against children

Dhaka, July 27 (NsNewsWire) — “UNICEF Bangladesh expresses grave concerns on the recent incident of a 10 year old child being subjected to violence and killed in a heinous way at his work place in Narayangonj (central Bangladesh). This is a serious violation of child rights. UNICEF restates its apprehension of children being used as […]

Chinese president visits Mosque to win hearts and minds among Muslim community

The president hoped religious people to play a positive role in promotion of development while carrying on and forwarding the traditions of loving their country and religions. The imams and Muslims at the mosque agreed to continue contributing toward a harmonious environment for social progress. Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4fa_1469070351#sVu7cVTSlGh4vfWa.99

a2i honored with Bangladesh’s prestigious “Public Administration Award 2016”

DHAKA, July 24 (NsNewsWire) — “Access to Information (a2i)” program, an UNDP and USAID supported project having its office at the Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s Office, has been honored with the prestigious ‘Public Administration Award 2016’ for its innovative initiatives in leveraging ICTs in public service delivery. On behalf of a2i, its Director General Kabir Bin Anwar […]

India expels three Chinese correspondents for un-journalistic activities

India has expelled three journalists of the Chinese official news agency, Xinhua, by refusing to renew their visas to work in the country, a move that could worsen the already strained relations between the two countries, reports http://www.hindustantimes.com. The three journalists have been ordered to leave India by July 31. Journalists Wu Qiang and Lu […]

Bangladeshi ex-PM’s son sentenced to 7 years in money laundering case

DHAKA, July 20 (Xinhua) — A High Court Division Bench in Bangladesh has awarded former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Tarique Rahman a sentence of seven years in jail after scrapping a lower court order that had acquitted him in the money laundering case. The High Court division bench also upheld the previous lower […]

Renowned cardiologist Dr. M Akhteruzzaman passed away

Dhaka, July 19 (NsNewsWire) — Renowned cardiologist and former director of National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICBD) Professor Dr. M Akhteruzzaman passed away Tuesday at Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC). He was 74. He left behind his wife, 3 daughters, grandchildren and a host of relatives to mourn his death. His namaz-e-janaza will be held at […]