DHAKA, Oct. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladesh Election Commission said on Thursday that it will announce the schedule for the upcoming parliamentary polls in the 1st week of November, reports Xinhua. Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed made the statement while talking to journalists after a program on Thursday in capital Dhaka. He had earlier […]

DHAKA, Oct. 18 (NsNewsWire) — After 40 years of reform and opening-up, China has become an economic powerhouse providing a lot of new opportunities through its development initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative which will be of global benefit, a Bangladeshi expert told Xinhua in a recent interview. Professor of economics at Dhaka University […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/16 23:41:54 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday. One day before his visit, Turkish police investigators entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. As the US and Turkey are strengthening communication with Saudi Arabia, the tension over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, reportedly killed inside the consulate, is […]

DHAKA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Sporadic gunshots were heard Tuesday morning as law enforcers cordoned off two houses suspected to be militant hideouts in Bangladesh’s Narsingdi district, some 51 km east of capital Dhaka. Members of Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT), an elite tactical unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, surrounded the houses early Tuesday, […]

DHAKA, Oct. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Durga Puja, the biggest annual Hindu festival, began on Monday in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country with due religious fervor, reports Xinhua. During the five-day Durga Puja festival, the Goddess Durga is worshipped in her different forms. People organize different programs including dancing, traditional drummer perform to […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/15 22:03:41 Xinjiang‘s situation has been improving in recent years. Its flourishing tourism shows Chinese societal confidence in Xinjiang security is recovering rapidly. The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region revised its anti-extremism regulation last Tuesday, which will further promote the fight against the three evil forces of separatism, extremism and terrorism in Xinjiang. […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/14 22:08:39 US National Security Adviser John Bolton ramped up rhetoric on China in an interview on conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt’s radio show on Friday. He accused China of taking advantage of the international order to gain substantial economic and military strength, saying “now is the time” to stand up to China. […]

DHAKA, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire)– Bangladesh Bank has signed Master Facility Agreement (MFA) with selected three (03) commercial banks in its Conference Room on 14 October, 2018 to enlist them as Participating Financial Institution (PFI) under Investment Promotion and Financing Facility II (IPFF II). Mr. Ahmed Jamal, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank & Project Director of […]

ISTANBUL, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) — As a global home appliance and consumer electronics brand, Beko is seeking to take advantage of the upcoming 2018 China International Import Expo in Shanghai to “showcase” its innovations and new technologies, said a senior executive of the Turkish company. “The Chinese consumer demands very high-end products, demands design and […]