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Top Chinese political advisor meets Uygur writer

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — China’s top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng has met with an author from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region who recently published a book introducing people from the northwestern region. Yu, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, met with author Kurbanjan Semat as well as characters from […]

President Xi attends China’s first state commemoration for Nanjing Massacre victims

NANJING, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that denial of the Nanjing Massacre will not be allowed by the Chinese people or peace-loving people anywhere in the world. The Nanjing Massacre, committed by Japanese aggressors, was one of three major massacres during WWII. It was an atrocious anti-human crime and a […]

India and Bangladesh Poised to Resolve Border Dispute

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — After nearly seventy years, it appears that India and Bangladesh may at last resolve their border issues, a legacy of the partition of India in 1947. Following the failed effort of the previous Indian government to ratify a Land Boundary Agreement negotiated with the government of Bangladesh, announced in 2011 […]

Indonesia landslide kills at least 18 people; 90 missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A mudslide set off by torrential rains rushed down hills into a village in central Indonesia and swept away scores of homes, killing at least 18 people and leaving 90 others missing, officials said Saturday. About 105 houses were swept away by the landslide late Friday in Jemblung village […]

Police to deploy mini drones in Indian capital to protect women

NEW DELHI, Dec. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Indian police will deploy mini drones fitted with night vision cameras to patrol the streets of the national capital to make the city safer for women, local media reported Friday. After the rape of a 27-year-old finance company executive by an Uber cab driver was reported last week, the […]

Oill spill threatens rare dolphins in Bangladesh’s Sundarbans region, officials warn

DHAKA, Dec. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi officials have warned that a massive oil spill from a crashed tanker is threatening endangered dolphins and other wildlife in the world’s largest mangrove forest. The oil tanker was carrying more than 350,000 litres of oil when it collided with another vessel and sank in the Sundarbans’ Shela River, […]

Official Spokesperson’s reply to a question on Indian Visa processing

DHAKA, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The Official Spokesperson of the High Commission of India Thursday said “the the only authorized agent for processing of Indian visas in Bangladesh is the State Bank of India who operate Indian Visa Application Centres (IVAC) across Bangladesh. We advise all applicants who are approached by agents or who claim […]

Israel defense chief shows “sorrow” for death of Palestinian minister

JERUSALEM, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon expressed Wednesday “sorrow” for the death of Palestinian Minister Ziad Abu Ein in a West Bank protest. Palestinian Minister of Settlement Ziad Abu Ein died earlier Wednesday in a hospital in Ramallah after being assaulted by Israeli soldiers who were dispersing an anti-settlement rally in […]

New UNICEF representative in Bangladesh assumes office

DHAKA, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Edouard Beigbeder has assumed his duties as the new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Bangladesh. As a development and emergency specialist, he has over 20 years of experience of working to further children’s and women’s rights around the world, said the UN agency in a statement on Wednesday. […]