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International community praises Xi’s speech at V-Day Parade

BEIJING, Sept. 7 (NsNewsWire) — The international community has lauded Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech at the Sept. 3 V-Day parade on Tian’anmen Square in the heart of Beijing, saying that Xi’s speech highlighted China’s dedication to maintaining peace and stability. Many overseas leaders and experts believe that Xi’s speech shows China’s willingness to continuously […]

Conservative Bangladesh gets first lesbian comic strip

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s first comic strip featuring a young lesbian discovering her sexuality has been launched in the capital to raise awareness of the plight of gays in the conservative Muslim-majority nation. Boys of Bangladesh, the country’s largest gay rights group, organized the launch on Saturday night, September 6, of “Dhee”, the Bengali word […]

Judge Dismisses the Case of a White Woman Who Was Accidentally Impregnated with a Black Man’s Sperm

A white woman who sued a sperm bank after she was accidentally impregnated with the sperm of a black donor had her lawsuit thrown out on Thursday by an Illinois judge, the Chicago Tribune reports. Jennifer Cramblett made national headlines last year when she filed a lawsuit against Midwest Sperm Bank after an alleged number […]

Thousands of refugees arrive in Munich central station

MUNICH, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — About 3,700 refugees coming by train from Hungary via Austria have arrived at Munich central station by early Saturday evening, with another 3,000 still expected to come later in the night, reports Xinhua. According to German police, three special trains with refugees are expected to arrive at about 01:00 on […]

Bangladesh hails China’s V-Day parade

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s political leaders on Thursday lauded China’s V-Day parade as showing Beijing’s commitment to upholding world peace and promoting common development and prosperity for all countries. They said the parade, which was held earlier in the day, is virtually to tell the world clearly that China cherishes peace […]

Indian Visa Advisory regarding walk-in system

Visa Advisory regarding walk-in system Applicants for Indian visas are advised that applications for all categories of Indian visas, except Tourist (T) visas, are accepted on a walk in basis without an online appointment date / e-token at all Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs) run by the State Bank of India, subject to existing capacity […]

China, Bangladesh need to deepen relations, discussants opine

DHAKA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua)– Bangladesh needs to make all-out efforts to further cement its ties with China in every possible sphere for mutual benefits, discussants opined at a seminar here on Tuesday, reports NsNewsWire. Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal (ML) or Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist) organized seminar titled “A Discussion on Strategic Importance of Bangladesh-China Relations.” […]

INDIAN VISA ADVISORY FOR MACHINE READABLE PASSPORTS

In accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization guidelines regarding discontinuation of hand written passports, applicants for Indian Visa are advised that with effect from September 01, 2015 Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) all across Bangladesh being run by the State Bank of India will accept only valid Machine Readable Passports issued by the Government of […]

China’s important contribution to WWII victory little known to Europeans

BERLIN, Aug. 31 (NsNewsWire) — China made a very important contribution to the victory in the World War II (WWII), which was little known to Europeans, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said. Schroeder is among dozens of foreign statesmen invited to witness the military parade of China to celebrate the WWII victory. The event […]