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State Minister for Foreign Affairs visits Kosovo

DHAKA, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) — State Minister for Foreign Affairs has met the President of Kosovo and the Speaker of the National Parliament of Kosovo. The Kosovo President expressed great gratitude to the Government of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for recognizing the independence of Kosovo and establishing formal diplomatic relations. He said the as […]

Zhang Zuo appointed as Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb. 18 (NsNewswire) — China has recently appointed Zhang Zuo as the country’s new ambassador to Bangladesh. Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo on Feb. 14, 2018 presented the copy of the credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. Source: Chinese Embassy in Dhaka

Landmarks wear red for Chinese New Year around globe

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Global landmarks are celebrating the Chinese NewYear by turning red, a color symbolizing good luck and happiness, as Chinesecommunities mark the Spring Festival around the world, reports Xinhua. The Chinese Year of the Dog arrives on Friday, Feb. 16 this year. According to the latest release of China’s State Council Information Office, the ChineseNew Year was celebrated in more than 400 […]

Bangladesh scraps Thai rice deal

BENGALURU, India: Bangladesh scrapped a plan to import Thai rice, citing delays in finalising a deal, as rice prices in India and Thailand fell this week, pressured by sluggish overseas demand, reports Reuters. Bangladesh, which has emerged as a major importer of rice since 2017 after floods damaged its crops, scrapped a plan to import […]

WFP REITERATES COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN BANGLADESH

ROME, Feb. 15 (NsNewsWire) — The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, has restated the organization’s commitment to providing food assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Meeting with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, in Rome on Monday, Beasley thanked her Government for its support to people […]

IFAD and Bangladesh invest US$92.4million to improve livelihoods for poorest rural households in flood-prone areas

ROME, Feb. 13 (NsNewsSire) — The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Bangladesh signed a financing agreement today to sustainably improve incomes and promote resilience to extreme weather conditions for 303,000 rural households in six flood-prone districts in northern Bangladesh. The agreement for the Promoting Resilience of Vulnerable through Access to Infrastructure, Improved […]

Australian deputy PM denies breaking parliamentary rules over affair

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said today that he did not break any parliamentary rules while conducting an extramarital affair with a former staffer as he faced down calls for his resignation, reports Reuters. Joyce, a practicing Catholic who has campaigned on “family values” and has been married for 24 years, is expecting a […]

Dual suspension on Korean Peninsula takes effect at Olympics

Dual suspension on Korean Peninsula takes effect at Olympics Source:Global Times Published: 2018/2/12 23:13:40 Intense diplomatic interactions between South and North Korea have overwhelmed the Pyeongchang Olympics. In the past few days, Pyongyang seemed to direct this diplomatic show with Seoul an actor. The US and Japan were unhappy and threw brickbats at the show, […]

First-ever photography exhibition on disaster preparedness held in Bangladesh

by Multimedia Correspondent Musharraf Hossain Ahmed DHAKA, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) & SEEDS Asia Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Photography Exhibition Award Ceremony was held Sunday in capital Dhaka. As a part of Japanese Technical Cooperation Project under the JICA Partnership Program titled “Capacity Building for Community-Based DRR in Urban […]