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 […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/8 23:13:40 Meng Hongwei, vice minister of the Ministry of Public Security, is being investigated by China’s National Supervisory Commission for suspected violations of the law, according to an official statement released by the commission on Sunday. A meeting convened early Monday morning by the Communist Party committee of the Ministry of […]

DHAKA, Oct. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh welcomes a new contribution of US $22.25 million from the United Kingdom that will help meet the immediate food and nutrition needs of Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh as they face the dangerous monsoon season. The Department for International […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/7 22:18:39 After US Vice President Mike Pence’s stinging speech against China at the Hudson Institute on Thursday, many observers compared his remarks to the “Iron Curtain” speech delivered by Winston Churchill in 1946 and believed it may mark the beginning of a new Cold War between China and the US. If […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/6 9:28:11 Pentagon released a report Friday, accusing China of trying to undermine the US military’s industrial base. “China represents a significant and growing risk to the supply of materials and technologies deemed strategic and critical to US national security, a core threat to the American industrial base comes from China,” the […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/6 9:28:11 Pentagon released a report Friday, accusing China of trying to undermine the US military’s industrial base. “China represents a significant and growing risk to the supply of materials and technologies deemed strategic and critical to US national security, a core threat to the American industrial base comes from China,” the […]