COLOMBO, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for the establishment of a rule-based maritime order in the Indian Ocean before “geopolitical power interplays in the region to convert the Indian Ocean into a center of tension,” local media reports said Friday, reports Xinhua. Delivering the keynote address at the […]

PORT DICKSON, Malaysia, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Former Malaysian deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim returned to the political center stage after winning a by-election to become a member of parliament (MP) on Saturday, reports Xinhua. Anwar won comfortably by securing more than 70 percent of the votes in a multi-corner fight, despite a lower turnout […]

BEIJING, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Wednesday called for efforts to improve the country’s ability to safeguard against natural disasters, and fully launch the planning and construction of the Sichuan-Tibet railway, reports Xinhua. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central […]

DHAKA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — At least one people was killed and 7 others injured due to gas pipeline explosion inside a house in the Bangladesh capital city of Dhaka early Saturday, officials said. The incident happened at around 4:00 a.m. local time from a leak in the gas pipeline on the ground floor of […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/13 0:08:39 While China has underestimated the recklessness of US President Donald Trump, the White House has failed to realize China’s resilience against pressure. Neither of the two countries will back off easily from their conflict. There has been unprecedented strategic distrust between China and the US. Washington believes China is determined […]

DHAKA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) — As part of its preparations in the wake of severe cyclone Titli, the Bangladesh government Thursday cancelled weekends and holidays for all public servants in the country’s coastal districts. Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya told reporters that ample measures have already been taken to deal with […]

DHAKA, Oct. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh can reduce poverty and accelerate growth faster by taking urgent actions to improve the quality of water and sanitation, says a new World Bank report. Despite the country’s remarkable progress in improving access to water and sanitation, 41 percent of all improved water sources are contaminated with E. Coli […]

DHAKA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced 19 people to death, including two former ministers, over a case of grenade attacks at now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rally in 2004 that killed at least 24 people. Another 19 people including former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, the current opposition […]

by Sir Frank Peters WEDNESDAY, October 10 marks the 40th day of mourning following the death of one of the most beloved and distinguished Bangladeshi holy men, Guru Suruj Dewan. Guru Suruj who was born and raised in Haydarabad, Gazipur, devoted his entire life to serving the people of the area, spiritually and medically. He […]