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US shutdown reveals flawed democracy

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 […]

Bangladesh’s biggest annual int’l trade fair kicks off

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 […]

Bangladesh earns nearly 18 bln USD from exports in H1 of fiscal 2018-19

DHAKA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s total exports in the first half of the current 2018-19 fiscal year (July 2018-June 2019) reached nearly 18 billion U.S. dollars, up about 15 percent year on year, official data showed Tuesday. According to the country’s Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, Bangladesh fetched 17,916.02 million U.S. dollars from exports […]

Kim’s China tour a good start for 2019

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/8 20:38:39 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un started a 4-day visit to China on Monday. This is his fourth China visit since March 2018. Monday is also Kim’s birthday. The detail shows the current closeness in the relationship between the two countries and their top leaders. An important background for Kim’s visit […]

Salary increases across industries in Bangladesh signal positive outlook amidst diversification efforts

DHAKA, Jan. 7 (NsNewsWire) — The Mercer’s 2018 Bangladesh Total Remuneration Survey (TRS) was conducted across industries, which had a participation of 90+ organisations from industries like consumer goods, life sciences, chemical manufacturing, hi-tech sector, retail and wholesale & banking/financial services. Furthermore, while forecasts vary widely across specific industries, organisations have noticed a spike in […]

Bangladesh can unleash more potential by overcoming partisan politics

By Yu Jincui Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/3 19:13:40 The coalition led by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League clinched a landslide victory with an over two-thirds majority in the nation’s 11th parliamentary elections on Sunday. The massive victory gave Hasina a third straight term but Bangladesh’s opposition rejected what it called “farcical” results and […]

Bangladesh’s newly elected MPs take oath of office amid opposition’s boycott

DHAKA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — The newly elected members of Bangladesh’s parliament have taken the oath of office amid an opposition boycott following the Dec. 30 parliamentary election. Bangladesh’s Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury swore in the lawmakers including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a ceremony in capital Dhaka on Thursday. The MPs from ex-Prime […]

China will tread own path steadily in 2019

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/1 15:33:39 The year of 2019 finally arrives. It will be a fair year for countries which are willing and able to collectively address challenges. Various predictions of worldwide uncertainty in 2019 have been made by several institutions, from US domestic affairs, the Indian general election, a possible geopolitical crisis, to global […]

Re-elected Bangladeshi PM Hasina to form new cabinet before Jan. 10

DHAKA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League, which clinched a landslide victory in Sunday’s violence-hit general election, will form its new cabinet before Jan. 10, the party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader said Tuesday. Quader, also the country’s road transport and bridges minister, told journalists that preparations were underway […]