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Chinese funded Bangladesh’s largest-ever ICT project connects 20,000 gov’t offices

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, June 9 (Xinhua) — The Bangladeshi government in collaboration with China Machinery Engineering Corporation ( CMEC) has implemented the country’s largest-ever ICT project which brought nearly 20,000 government offices across the country under a nationwide connectivity. Bangladesh’s highest economic policy-making body on July 3, 2013 approved the China-financed 13.33 billion taka project […]

UNHCR: Release Roghingya refugees from detention

The Rohingya refugees who arrived in Malaysia after being stranded in the Bay of Bengal a year ago must be released from detention, says United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). UNHCR Malaysia representative Richard Towle said the refugees needed to be looked after properly and this could not be done effectively or fairly in […]

Bangladesh gets 2nd Confucius Institute at prestigious University of Dhaka

DHAKA, June 7 (Xinhua) — Second Confucius Institute in Bangladesh will begin its activities early next year at the country’s leading University of Dhaka here. Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka AAMS Arefin Siddique and Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy to Bangladesh Chen Shuang Monday cut the ribbon to inaugurate the construction of […]

President Xi urges China, U.S. to deepen mutual trust, cooperation

BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping on Monday urged China and the United States to deepen strategic mutual trust and mutually-beneficial cooperation at a bilateral high-level dialogue. Addressing the joint opening ceremony of the eighth China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) and the seventh China-U.S. High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE), Xi said […]

Interview: Confrontation over South China Sea to take “disastrous” toll on regional, U.S. economies — expert

DHAKA, June 5 (Xinhua) — Confrontation over the South China Sea will take a “disastrous” toll on all the economies in the Asia-Pacific including the U.S. economy, a senior Bangladeshi economist has said. Any armed hostile U.S. activity in the South China Sea will disrupt the main sea route in the region, which will be […]

Indo-Bangladesh border to be sealed on war footing: Sarbananda Sonowal

GUWAHATI, June 5 (NsNewsWire) — With Union Home minister, Rajnath Singh stating the Indo-Bangladesh border will be sealed, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to ensure sealing of border on a war footing, reports The Economic Times. Chairing a high level meeting with the top brass of the BSF led […]

China-U.S. relations shouldn’t be hijacked by South China Sea issue: Chinese ambassador

WASHINGTON, June 2 (NsNewsWire) — The China-U.S. relations are too important that they should not be allowed to be hijacked by the South China Sea issue, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said Wednesday, reports Xinhua. In an opinion piece published on bloomberg.com, Cui pointed out that China and the U.S. share important […]

Brothers found guilty of 1971 war crimes in Bangladesh, one sentenced to death,two life in prison

DHAKA, June 1 (Xinhua) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced one man to death on Wednesday and two others life in prison for their crimes committed during the country’s war of independence in 1971. The International Crimes Tribunal, led by its Chairman Justice Anwarul Haque, found three brothers guilty of all the four charges […]

160 Citi Volunteers in Bangladesh Join Global Colleagues in Citi’s 11th Annual Global Community Day

DHAKA, May 29 (NsNewsWire) — This year, Citi’s 11th annual Global Community Day will see Citi volunteers throughout Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa leading more than 1,300 community projects to benefit their local communities. In Asia Pacific, more than 30,000 Citi colleagues, alumni, clients, family and friends in […]