DHAKA, Jan. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed agreements for $200 million in loans to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh. Monowar Ahmed, Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Manmohan Parkash, Country Director, ADB, signed the agreements on behalf of Bangladesh and ADB, respectively, at […]

DHAKA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Workers in Bangladesh staged demonstrations and ransacked nearly a dozen factories in protests over disparity in their new wage structure. In Tongi, one of the key apparel industrial hubs on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, at least nine factories were reportedly vandalized by the unruly workers. Equipped with sticks, workers […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/11 18:48:40 Kim Jong-un, chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, left Beijing for Pyongyang on Wednesday after a three-day visit, his fourth to China since March last year. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment […]

DHAKA, Jan. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A seminar on higher study and Scholarship in china organized by UIU and Aus-Ban Education Consultant was held at United International University recently. The Vice chancellor of UIU Prof. Dr. Chowdhury Mofizur Rahaman was present as the chief guest while the Chairman of Aus-Ban Education Consultant Golam Kuddus Molla was […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/10 19:28:22 The China-US vice-ministerial level trade talks ended in Beijing on Wednesday after extending into an unscheduled third day. The negotiations mustered cautious optimism about the next step of consultations. China and the US issued short statements after the talks concluded. The Chinese side said the talks were extensive, deep and […]

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — The seven-color tea offering varied flavors in a glass or cup is now available in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. About a decade ago, a tea vendor named Romesh Ram Gour in northeastern Moulvibazar district, which is known as the tea capital of Bangladesh, developed the technique of layering different […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/9 22:48:40 The struggle between the Republican and Democratic parties is intensifying over a border wall. Wednesday marks the 19th day of the partial US government shutdown, and the stalemate continues. During US President Donald Trump’s national address on Tuesday night, he claimed it was crucial to US national security to build […]

DHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid inaugurated the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), the biggest annual event in the country, here on Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Like previous years, the fair is being held at the west side of Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), also known as Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, in […]