DHAKA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — As elsewhere in the world, Bangladesh Hindu community also celebrated Janmashtami, which falls on Sunday, with due religious fervor and enthusiasm. The festival marks the birth anniversary of Hindu god Krishna. The festival since Saturday morning brought thousands of Hindus to the temples in old part of capital Dhaka. Temples […]

US can’t shift blame on China for N.Korea policy setback Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/30 22:23:41 US President Donald Trump tweeted a White House statement on Wednesday that he “feels strongly that North Korea is under tremendous pressure from China because of our major trade disputes with the Chinese government.” The statement also said China’s aid to North […]

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) — An orientation program was organized here Thursday for students participating in the 2nd Bangladesh-China Youth Camp to be held next month in Chinese province Yunnan. A total of 150 Bangladeshi students will pay a two-week visit to the Chinese province under the China-Bangladesh Youth Exchange Program. This is […]

DHAKA, Aug. 30 (NsNewsWire) — The Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) welcomes the Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar. The report acknowledges the continued and “systematic oppression” of the Rohingya people, the complicity of Myanmar Security forces and other actors in the continued violence that precipitated and directly caused the events of August 2017, […]

BRI envisions great win-win global connectivity Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/28 6:59:30 In the fall of 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping first proposed the formation of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, today known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) while visiting Kazakhstan and Indonesia. This year marks BRI’s fifth anniversary. As reported […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/26 22:33:40 US President Donald Trump on August 24 called off a trip to North Korea this week by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing insufficient progress on the issue of denuclearization. The cancellation came just one day after the trip was announced by Pompeo. On his Twitter account, Trump also said, “Additionally, because […]

  Application deadline for media credentials to attend the landmark climate event set for Sept. 4 SAN FRANCISCO,Aug. 26  (NsNewsWire) — The Global Climate Action Summit has announced that the deadline to apply for media credentials to attend the Summit and report on its announcements and outcomes is Tuesday, Sept. 4. Taking place at the Moscone Center […]

by Guo Jun and Olatunji Saliu MONROVIA, Liberia, Aug. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Liberia is ready to align its “pro-poor agenda,” the national development strategy, with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Liberian President George Weah has said, reports Xinhua. Talking to Xinhua in his office in capital Monrovia, the president said Liberia will seek development […]