DHAKA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — Elephants, sometimes adorned with jewels and gaudy, decorative garments, are not an uncommon sight on the streets in many parts of Asia. They can be seen ridden by their mahouts (riders or keepers) in public places where they artfully commandeer cash from passersby or unsuspecting tourists sipping a brew outside […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/27 21:07:13 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday he had “asked for and accepted John McCallum’s resignation as Canada’s Ambassador to China,” further pushing McCallum’s truth-telling to the cusp of public opinion and disclosing the political factors behind Meng Wanzhou’s case. McCallum told Chinese-language media in Canada last week that Meng […]

DHAKA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — As part of celebration of the Chinese New Year 2019, a calligraphy and Chinese painting competition was held here on Sunday night. Scores of Bangladeshi students attended the competition of traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy to greet the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/25 23:30:55 Canadian Ambassador to China John McCallum admitted on Thursday that he misspoke on the case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou by suggesting that she had a strong case to fight extradition to the US. McCallum made the initial statement in a meeting with Chinese-language media. He said Meng had three […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/23 22:08:41 The US Department of Justice confirmed on Tuesday that it will “meet all deadlines” to seek extradition of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, signaling an extraordinarily high probability of the US filing a formal extradition request before January 30. Washington’s move will undoubtedly further intensify the dispute between the […]

DHAKA, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — IT security experts and local business leaders at a tech summit here today stressed for formulating a strong cyber security policy to ensure sound and smooth digital transformation in both public and private sectors. The Oneworld Infotech organized the event titled “OneWorld Tech Summit 2019”, under the theme of "Digital […]

DHAKA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — Seven people, including six members of the same family, were killed in a fatal road accident on Wednesday morning in Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur district, some 137 km southeast of capital Dhaka. Shahjahan Khan, a highway patrol official in the district, told local journalists that the ill fated passengers were going to […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/22 20:58:4 Canadian Ambassador to the US David MacNaughton has told Canadian media that his country was already informed by Washington that a formal request would be made to extradite Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou. It can be seen that he has been pushing for US extradition of Meng so as […]

Vakurta in Savar on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka is a place highly regarded for its exquisite jewelry and ornaments made by local artisans using methods passed on from one generation to the next, reports Xinhua. The rural village, which lies 30 minutes’ ride away from Dhaka, is Bangladesh’s nucleus of traditional […]