Bangladeshi PM vows to continue drug war amid concerns

DHAKA, May 31 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her vow to continue the war on drugs. Terming the drug abuse as a disease at a press briefing here on Tuesday, Hasina stressed the need for continuation of the drive. She, however, said the authorities will take steps if any innocent person […]

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Russian journalist who criticised Kremlin shot dead in Kiev

A prominent Russian journalist and critic of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead in Ukraine where he had fled into exile following threats, police said on Tuesday,reports Reuters. Arkady Babchenko, 41, died of his wounds in an ambulance after his wife found him covered in his blood in their home, police said, adding they suspected […]

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Death toll of Bangladeshi war on drugs exceeds 100

DHAKA, May 30 (NsNewsWire) — The casualties of the war on drugs being waged by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continue to mount, with latest figures showing that more than 100 alleged drug users and drug dealers have been killed since she ordered the bloody campaign earlier this month, reports Xinhua. With a dozen more […]

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Gov’t working relentlessly to buildup Digital Bangladesh

Estonia, May 30 (NsNewsWire) — State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said present government has been working relentlessly to buildup our Digital Bangladesh. He said, Digital Bangladesh vision of our Prime Minister and its pillars are Human Resources Development, Connecting Citizens (0.4% in 2008, 53% now, 90% by 2021), Promoting […]

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Kim Jong Un Sends Right-Hand Man to U.S. for Pre-Summit Talks

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dispatched one of his top aides to the U.S. for talks ahead of his planned summit with Donald Trump next month, according to a person familiar with the issue who asked not to be named because the trip isn’t public, reports Bloomberg.  Kim Yong Chol, North Korea’s former […]

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Xi says he has full confidence in China-France ties

Source:Xinhua Published: 2018/5/25 20:36:04 Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that he had full confidence in the prospects for China-France ties. Xi made the remarks when meeting with former French President Francois Hollande at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

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Is China being marginalized on Korean Peninsula?

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/5/28 22:48:40 After a roller coaster series of adjustments to the Korean Peninsula situation, all sides have begun afresh moving toward a June 12 summit. Looking back over this period, a strange analysis of China’s role in resolving the crisis has left a deep impression upon people. It is time to put […]

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US-North Korea summit: Good things take time

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/5/26 5:08:20 US President Donald Trump flip-flopped again on Friday, when he told media that the US-North Korea summit scheduled for June 12 in Singapore could still happen, and that the two sides are holding talks.  “We’ll see what happens,” Trump said. About 24 hours earlier, Trump announced his decision to cancel […]

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Death toll rises to 84 in Bangladesh’s war on drugs

   DHAKA, May 28 (NsNewsWire) — Eleven more suspected drug peddlers were killed Saturday night and early Sunday morning, bringing to 84 the total death toll from the intensified war on illegal drugs in Bangladesh. The alleged drug peddlers have reportedly been killed since early May in what law enforcers termed “shootout” amid the countrywide […]

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