Mutual respect backs Asia-Pacific peace

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/8 23:08:40 China has successfully tested Starry Sky 2, a hypersonic aircraft which can fly six times the speed of sound, making it the third country to acquire the technology after the US and Russia. According to a CNBC report, Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of the US Strategic Command, warned […]

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Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force seizes over 200,00 yaba tablets

  DHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Wednesday seized over 200,000 yaba tablets in capital Dhaka. Four persons were arrested with suspected links to the seizure of the yaba pills from two vehicles which reached Dhaka from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh’s southernmost district bordering Myanmar, RAB spokesman Mufti […]

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Commonwealth Secretary General to arrive in Dhaka today

DHAKA, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC is visiting Bangladesh on a three-day working tour from 8 August 2018. This is a part of her first official visit to three Commonwealth member countries in Asia. The Secretary General will lead a four-member delegation. During the visit, she is […]

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Iran sanctions end era of peace talk in Middle East

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/7 22:51:00 The US reimposed sanctions against Iran Tuesday, putting an end to the era of solving problems through peaceful negotiations in the Middle East. Prior to this, the US moved its Israel embassy to Jerusalem, shutting the door on Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. Now it has basically cut off negotiations with Iran and […]

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Bangladeshi gov’t approves draft Road Transport Act

DHAKA, Aug. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s government on Monday approved the draft of Road Transport Act 2018 with provisions for stringent punishment to the traffic offenders, reports Xinhua. The draft was approved at a cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters. The proposed law stipulates […]

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Probe into report of torture on Shahidul Alam in custody: HRW

DHAKA, Aug. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Human Rights Watch today urged Bangladesh authorities to order an immediate investigation into reports that renowned photographer and activist, Shahidul Alam, was beaten while in custody. “Alam was detained on August 5 for criticising the government and its supporters for targeting students,” said the international human rights watchdog. In a […]

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China naysayers will be proved wrong

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/6 23:08:39 Several Western media outlets in recent days have published articles suggesting China was under “huge pressure,” as if Beijing were suffering multiple crises. Such rabble-rousing caused a stir on the internet. Those ideological zealots hope China gets into trouble. Their observations are distorted by this desire, believing everything in China […]

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