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Prof Yunus Condoles Death of Asma Jahangir

DHAKA, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus issued Sunday expressing his condolence to the death of Ms Asma Jahangir. “I am deeply shocked at the untimely death of human rights activist Ms Asma Jahangir of Pakistan.South Asia has lost an ardent […]

Bangladesh’s largest opposition consults allies

DHAKA, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s largest opposition party Sunday held a meeting with its partners following the jail sentence of its chief Khaleda Zia. According to the meeting sources, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders discussed the party’s next course of action with the leaders of the BNP-led 20-party alliance. A lower court Thursday awarded […]

Bangladeshi detained for stabbing man in Melbourne Police call it ‘IS-inspired’

A young Bangladeshi woman was yesterday charged with stabbing a man in the neck while he slept in Melbourne in what Australian police described as an “Islamic State-inspired” attack, reports AFP. Police arrested Momena Shoma, 24, at the scene after the incident in the city’s north on Friday afternoon. The man’s young child was present, […]

Will Moon accept invitation to visit North Korea?

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/2/10 23:18:39 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang. The news created a stir in the global media and among analysts. Moon did not explicitly accept or decline the invitation, leaving a great mystery hanging over the Korean Peninsula situation. Kim’s invitation provided a […]

China, UNDP and UNFPA distribute relief materials in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb. 10 (NsNewsWire) — United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the China Embassy in Bangladesh, along with the district administration have distributed relief materials among the flood victims of Nilphamari on Saturday. In presence of Asaduzzaman Noor MP, Cultural Affairs Minister, Nilphamari Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Khaled Rahim handed over […]

Troops deployed in parts of Bangladesh as tensions rise over ex-PM graft case verdict

DHAKA, Feb. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Paramilitary soldiers have been deployed in Bangladesh as part of security measures to thwart any untoward incident ahead of a court verdict on Thursday in the corruption trial of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia amid escalating tensions, reports Xinhua. Major General Abul Hossain, director general of the Border Guard Bangladesh […]

China’s law not under thumb of West

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/2/8 0:03:39 Sweden’s foreign ministry harshly condemned China’s detention of Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong bookseller of Swedish citizenship, as “brutal intervention” and claimed “China’s actions were in contravention of basic international rules on consular support.” The EU and some Western countries chimed in, with German Ambassador to China Michael Clauss saying, […]

Augmedix brands Bangladesh abroad: Palak

Augmedix brands Bangladesh abroad: Palak DHAKA, Feb. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi outsourcing firm Augmedix will contribute to brand country abroad; ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak expressed hope. “Skype represents the country, Estonia and Nokia fames Finland worldwide. Similarly, medical start-up Augmedix will uphold Bangladesh with a new identity globally, “ Zunaid Ahmed Palak said […]

China-Vatican relations take clearer shape

China-Vatican relations take clearer shape Source:Global Times Published: 2018/2/5 23:08:41 7 Western media outlets have been intensively covering progress in Sino-Vatican negotiations, with Pope Francis making substantive concessions to China on bishop appointments. “A framework accord between the Vatican and China on the appointment of bishops is ready and could be signed in a few […]