Xi arrives for UK visit, eyes “golden time” for bilateral ties

LONDON, Oct. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, arrived in London on Monday evening for a state visit to Britain at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II, reports Xinhua. Xi’s plane touched down at Heathrow Airport at about 8:00 p.m. local time. The couple were greeted by Viscount […]

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President Xi conducts written interview with Reuters

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping conducted a written interview with Reuters on Sunday, in advance of his state visit to Britain. Following is the full text published by Xinhua News Agency: 1. You will soon pay a state visit to the UK. It is learned that both the royal family and […]

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Tony Blair says Britain intends to be “best western partner” of China

by Xinhua Writer Zhang Jianhua LONDON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) — Britain intends to become the best western partner of China and is helping build the relationship between China and the West as a whole, Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. Speaking of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit to Britain, Blair told […]

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Bangladesh issues stamp marking 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties with China

DHAKA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formally released a commemorative postage stamp, marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between his country and China. The postage stamp released on Saturday features a picture of a handshake between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Xi Jinping with both […]

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Parliament should withdraw Foreign Donations Regulation Bill 2015

Geneva-Paris, Oct .17 (NsNewsWire) — The Parliament of Bangladesh should withdraw the Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Bill 2015, which if passed would severely restrict the legitimate activities of civil society and human rights defenders in Bangladesh, urged the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of OMCT and FIDH. On […]

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ICC ratify Bangladesh as U-19 World Cup host

The ICC has shown faith in the Bangladesh Cricket Board by reiterating that next year’s Under-19 World Cup will be hosted by the nation, but stressed on the need for a security plan that satisfies both the ICC and the member countries, reports ESPN. “The [ICC] board confirmed that the Bangladesh Cricket Board will host […]

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China to offer humanitarian aid for Middle East

BEIJING, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — China will offer new aid to relieve the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Wang Chao said Tuesday. Wang said at a press briefing about President Xi Jinping‘s coming visit to Britain that China has paid great attention to the refugee issue in the region, reports […]

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“We,ve something called a non-practicing lawyer”

by Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiky   In Bangladesh, we have something called a non-practicing lawyer (like Barrister Moinul Hosein of Ittefaq). This essentially means that you are a rich kid who went to England by ship like Rabindranath Tagore, obtained your law degree like Mahatma Gandhi to become a Barrister. Returned home by ship again […]

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Ceremony celebrates Bangladesh-China ties, commemorates ancient travelers

DHAKA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — With great reverence, all the attendees at a recent ceremony commemorated the Bangladeshi and Chinese travelers who built the bridges of friendship between the peoples of the two countries hundreds of years earlier. Almost all of the discussants concurred that the ancient travelers were instrumental in creating the strong bond […]

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