US, allies risk Russian retaliation in Syrian attack

US, allies risk Russian retaliation in Syrian attack Source:Global Times Published: 2018/4/14 12:59:53 US President Donald Trump announced on Friday he ordered strikes on the Syrian regime in response to a chemical attack last weekend. He said the strikes were in coordination with France and the United Kingdom. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his country […]

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UNHCR lauds the humanitarian leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and assures Bangladesh to cooperate on sustainable return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar

Geneva, April 13 (NsNewsWire) — UNHCR and the Government of Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to the return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar. The Memorandum, signed by the Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, established a framework of cooperation between UNHCR and Bangladesh […]

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Strong navy steers more balanced, steady rise of China

Strong navy steers more balanced, steady rise of Chin Source:Global Times Published: 2018/4/13 5:12:28 On April 12, Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made important remarks during a naval parade held in the South China Sea. The […]

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Finish secretary of state meets Bangladesh FM

 DHAKA, April 12 (NsNewsWire) — The Under Secretary of State (Foreign and Security Policy), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Anne Sipilainen met the Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP this morning in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the beginning, the Finnish Under Secretary of State thanked the government and people of Bangladesh […]

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Bangladeshi PM announces to abolish quota system for gov’t jobs amid students protests

DHAKA, April 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday announced to abolish the quota system for government jobs amid students protests, reports Xinhua. “The quota system will be abolished,” Hasina said while addressing at the parliament Wednesday afternoon when thousands of students blocked many major roads in parts of the capital Dhaka, […]

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China to open wider: How will US react?

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/4/11 23:13:40 Yi Gang, governor of the People’s Bank of China, announced specific measures and a timetable for the further opening of China’s finance sector Wednesday at the Boao Forum for Asia. The measures include eliminating restrictions on foreign shareholders’ stake in banking and asset management joint ventures with Chinese companies, allowing foreign banks […]

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World Bank Supports Bangladesh in Climate-Smart Agriculture

DHAKA, April 11 (NsNewsWire) — Despite Bangladesh’s remarkable achievement in improving agricultural productivity, the sector is facing risks from climate change, extreme weather events, and sea level rise. To address impacts of climate change on agriculture, the government of Bangladesh and the World Bank today launched the Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Country Profile and the Climate […]

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Bangladesh and Uzbekistan to usher in a new era of bilateral relations

DHAKA, April 11 (NsNewsWire) –State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shariar Alam had an official meeting with the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov Khafizovich this morning in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Welcoming the State Minister to Uzbekistan after 18 years of last bilateral visit, he hoped that this visit would reinvigorate the current bilateral relations and […]

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