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Plan for 1.5 million Bangladesh workers contradicts 11MP, say groups

By Yasmin Ramlan Malaysia, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The plan to bring in some 1.5 million workers from Bangladesh to Malaysia in stages over three years contradicts objectives in the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) to reduce dependency on low-skilled foreign labour, the country’s umbrella body of trade unions said. Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general […]

Massive blasts rock Chinese city of Tianjin

Tianjin, China , Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A series of huge explosions shook the northern Chinese city of Tianjin late Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, injuring hundreds and leaving dozens of firefighters missing, reports CNN quoting officials and state media. Liu Yue, a 25-year-old Tianjin resident, said she felt the first blast but […]

Beijing to close roads, metro stations for night parade rehearsal

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — Beijing will shut down roads and close metro stations for night rehearsals of a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, schedule on Sept. 3. According to the Beijing police, the rehearsals will be held from 10:30 p.m. Aug.13 […]

Young Bangladeshi students showcase language skills in Chinese Bridge contest

DHAKA, Aug. 11 (NsNewsWire) — For Mihantsa Ferwando, who comes from Madagascar but now lives in Dhaka, it has always been her dream to visit China and become fluent in the Chinese language. And this is the reason why she joined the Chinese Bridge competition held on the weekend in this capital city, reports Xinhua. […]

Bangladesh team visits KILA

A team of high-level officials from Bangladesh has arrived at the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) to learn about democratic decentralisation and child-friendly panchayats. Representatives of the UNICEF from Bangladesh are also accompanying them. The 40-member team is here to evolve a development strategy for the backward local body institutions of 20 districts in […]

MH370 search underway, no related clues found

La Reunion authority Monday said that no clues related to the missing flight MH370 has been found here since the launch of a tridimensional search last Friday.

Wang Yi on the South China Sea Issue At the ASEAN Regional Forum

DHAKA, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has made an impromptu response by comprehensively elaborating Beijing’s position and refuting the groundless accusations from the Philippines and Japan. He made the response on Aug. 6 during the foreign ministers’ meetings of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), where the […]

“Six poachers” killed in gunfight with Bangladesh police

DHAKA, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Six persons arrested on poaching charges have been killed in an alleged shootout with police in Bangladesh part of Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, deputy inspector general of Police Range in Khulna, some 180 km southwest of capital Dhaka, told the journalists that the poachers were arrested […]

UN chief condemns blogger killing

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of Bangladeshi blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy. In a statement issued yesterday, he voiced concern over these “gruesome” crimes and their impact on the exercise of freedom of expression in the country. Ban Ki-moon called on the Government of Bangladesh to bring those responsible for the murder […]