Corporal punishment is a form of bullying by a ‘teacher’ and it should be remembered that all bullies lose power and back down when confronted   by Sir Frank Peters Corporal punishment is repugnant to all civilized societies. It’s the putrid bile that stems from every parent, ‘teacher’, school and madrasah that uses corporal punishment […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/7 18:43:42 Huawei is now facing its most severe test since it became the world-renowned innovative tech company. Japan’s Kyodo News reported Friday that the country “plans to effectively exclude Chinese telecommunication equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from public procurement.” US efforts to pressure its allies to stop using Chinese high-tech products seem […]

DHAKA, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh today signed two financing agreements totaling $525 million with the World Bank to improve connectivity and climate resilience through building, maintaining, and improving roads and rural bridges that could benefit more than 100 million people. The $425 million Operation for Supporting Rural Bridges Program will improve connectivity and climate […]

DHAKA, Dec.  6 (Xinhua) — As Bangladesh general elections are drawing nearer, crowd are getting larger at the shopping malls selling public address mikes in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. Also workers in the factories have been putting in overtime to make many mikes ahead of the elections slated for Dec. 30. Mohammad Abdul Majid […]

Opening-up in sync with solving trade row Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/5 21:48:40 China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and dozens of other ministries and commissions have issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on joint disciplinary action against serious unreliable subjects in the field of intellectual property (patent). According to it, China’s Intellectual Property Office […]

 DHAKA, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — US-Bangla Airlines is one of the leading private airlines in Bangladesh. It will beresume flightoperations to Bangkok from February 01, 2019. Now four flights will be operated to Bangkok from Dhakaon every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and return from Bangkok to Dhaka as same day. The flight will start […]

DHAKA, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), the country’s largest trade promotion organization, will organize an international flower fair on Dec. 6-8, according to a press conference Tuesday. The annual flower market in Bangladesh currently stands for some 150 million U.S. dollars, having a potential capacity to grow more with […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/4 21:03:40 After China and the US reached a consensus to stabilize their trade ties on Saturday, continuous information has been released by Washington. The most impressive: China will purchase $1.2 trillion of additional US goods, Beijing promised to move immediately on new commitments and Washington’s hard-line trade representative Robert Lighthizer will […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/3 21:33:40 The 90-day truce in the trade war between China and the US has garnered worldwide attention. Some deem it important not only for turning around the trade war, but also for the entire bilateral relationship. Another widely spreading view holds that the truce is of limited significance, only creating a […]