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IS claims credit for bombings on Bangladeshi Shias’ Ashura mourning procession gatherings

DHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — A young Bangladeshi was killed while 70 others were injured in the explosion of three home-made bombs, police said on Saturday, in the third attack claimed by Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. According to the jihadist threat monitoring portal, SITE Intelligence Group, IS claimed responsibility for the bombings in an […]

Festival of Bangladesh Hindus concludes

Dhaka, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — Durga Puja, the biggest annual Hindu festival, ended in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Friday with immersion of idols of the deity and her children. Idols of Dhaka’s 225 puja pavilions were immersed in rivers and water bodies across the city amid drum beats and married […]

Bangladesh Shia Muslims hold Ashura mourning procession despite deadly bomb attack

By Naim -Ul-Karim DHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Shia Muslims in the Bangladesh capital city Saturday held their scheduled Ashura mourning procession despite the triple explosion earlier that killed one and injured scores of others, reports Xinhua. With thousands of mourners, the large procession paraded through the city’s main streets starting from the old Dhaka’s […]

Bangladesh approves new five-year development plan

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The highest economic policy-making body of Bangladesh Tuesday approved a new five-year plan with the theme “Accelerating Growth, Empowering Citizens”. Bangladesh’s 7th five-year plan was approved at a meeting of the country’s National Economic Council with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Tuesday here in the capital of […]

World Bank trims Bangladesh growth forecast for 2015-16 fiscal year

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank said on Tuesday that it had trimmed Bangladesh’s growth forecast for the current fiscal year 2015-16 (July 2015 -June 2016) to 6.5 percent, citing uncertainty both from volatility in the global economy and on the domestic front as the key reasons, reports Xinhua. The Washington-based lender said […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]