Bangladesh Foreign Minister meets with US lawmakers

Washington, July 18 (NsNewsWire) — Hon’ble Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, MP, is currently visiting Washington, D.C. on an invitation from the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to participate in the Second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom being held in the US Department of State from 16 to 18 July […]

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Western pride and prejudice must stop

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/7/17 21:58:41   Zhao Lijian, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, posted several tweets Saturday in response to the 37 countries’ support for China’s governance in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, denouncing the mud which the 22 Western countries threw at China. Zhao pointed out that southeast Washington […]

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DOMESTIC VISITORS RETURN IN RECORD NUMBERS TO GOLD COAST

GOLD COAST, July 17 (NsNewsWire) — New tourism figures released today (Wednesday) show a total 12 million domestic visitors converged on the nation’s premier holiday hotspot in record numbers.   In the 12 months to March 2019, domestic overnight visitation grew by 17 per cent to a record 4 million according to the latest National […]

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Rising flood waters threatening millions across South Asia

Kuala Lumpur, July 17 (NsNewsWire) — -Nearly 6 million people across South Asia are under threat from rising flood waters following heavy monsoon rains, with more than one million displaced in one Indian state alone. Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal are racing to deliver emergency supplies to communities and […]

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China’s sanctions to show teeth to US firms

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/7/16 22:40:58 The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that China will impose sanctions on US firms selling weapons to the island of Taiwan. The announcement made a splash in the US. A US State Department spokesperson said on Monday it will “closely monitor any actions that would unfairly disadvantage US firms” […]

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BTRC refuses to receive the Q2 payments of Mobile operators

Dhaka, July 11 (NsNewsWire) — Mobile Network Operators of the country was supposed to make their last quarter’s (April – June, 2019) payment of different charges including revenue sharing, social obligation fund, annual spectrum charge fees, etc. to BTRC today deducting without the VAT amount, since the regulator does not have VAT registration. But the […]

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SAUDI ARABIA DONATES DATES TO SCHOOLCHILDREN IN BANGLADESH

DHAKA, July 11 (NsNewsWire) — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is grateful to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their contribution of 300 metric tons of dates to support schoolchildren and their families in Bangladesh. The contribution was acknowledged at a handover ceremony this week at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi […]

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How to address NIMBY issue in China?

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/7/9 14:18:40 The fierce opposition by local people against a proposed waste incinerator in Yangluo in the Xinzhou district of Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province, is the latest conflict facing NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) opposition. This incident once again shows that garbage disposal is a major issue that must […]

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$33m to be invested in women and girls for climate adaptation and resilience

DHAKA, July 7 (NsNewsWire) — Ministry of Women and Children Affairs joined hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement a six-year long project in Satkhira and Khulna districts benefitting almost 7 lac people mostly women and adolescent girls for climate resilient solutions, financed by the Green Climate Fund, world’s largest multilateral fund […]

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