UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — The United Nations’ (UN) Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) supported relief operations in 36 countries with some 420 million U.S. dollars dedicated to life-saving actions for millions of people in need throughout 2017, according to a recent report issued by the fund. CERF’s 2017 annual report details how CERF […]

DHAKA, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — With few days left for Eid al-Adha, one of the two biggest Muslims’ religious festivals, cattle traders with hundreds of thousands animals have started flooding the marketplaces in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. Bangladesh will celebrate Eid al-Adha on Aug. 22. A large number of cow, goat, sheep, camel […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/18 6:34:45  Larry Kudlow, US President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, said Thursday that China’s economy looks “terrible,” and that investment there is “collapsing.” Kudlow also warned that China should not underestimate the hardline attitude of the US. Kudlow made those remarks in response to Trump’s question at a cabinet meeting about […]

DHAKA, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Today, 15 August 2018, Banani Bidyaniketan School & College organized a milad mahfil & discussion Session on the glorious life and contributions of Bangabandhu to observe the 43rd martyrdom anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Mourning Day 2018.   Honorable Chairman of the […]

DHAKA, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement that 11 Nobel Laureates, including Nobel Laureates Desmond Tutu and Tawakkol Karman, and 17 other eminent global citizens have signed with a plea for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr Shahidul Alam as well as all students who […]

DHAKA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — Six people including a local political leader were killed on Saturday in a clash between two rival factions of a political party in Bangladesh‘s southeastern Chittagong Hill tracts, combining three hilly districts of Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachari. Police chief in Khagrachari Ali Ahmed Khan told Xinhua via telephone that the clash […]

ANGON, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has met with four members of the Independent Commission of Enquiry on Rakhine issue, chaired by Ambassador Rosario Manalo, to discuss the work plan of the commission, Myanmar News Agency reported Thursday. At their meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday, terms of […]

DHAKA, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — Commercial beef cattle farming targeting the Muslim Eid festival has gained prominence in Bangladesh. The country’s cattle ranching went through a boom apparently after the supply of cows, which are sacred to the Hindu faith, from India, dried up following stringent moves led by the Indian government in recent years. […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/15 21:52:07 With the rapid slump of the Turkish lira, many people think that Turkey’s modernization has been hit hard and the country may fall into the middle-income trap and find it hard to get out of it. What’s happening in the Turkish economy is not alone among emerging markets. Similar currency […]