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 […]

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 […]