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Tony Blair says Britain intends to be “best western partner” of China

by Xinhua Writer Zhang Jianhua LONDON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) — Britain intends to become the best western partner of China and is helping build the relationship between China and the West as a whole, Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. Speaking of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit to Britain, Blair told […]

Bangladesh issues stamp marking 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties with China

DHAKA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formally released a commemorative postage stamp, marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between his country and China. The postage stamp released on Saturday features a picture of a handshake between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Xi Jinping with both […]

“We,ve something called a non-practicing lawyer”

by Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiky In Bangladesh, we have something called a non-practicing lawyer (like Barrister Moinul Hosein of Ittefaq). This essentially means that you are a rich kid who went to England by ship like Rabindranath Tagore, obtained your law degree like Mahatma Gandhi to become a Barrister. Returned home by ship again […]

Japan says outraged by killing of Japanese man in Bangladesh

By JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Japan’s top government spokesman expressed outrage Monday over the killing of a Japanese citizen who became the second foreigner to be gunned down in Bangladesh in less than a week. Kunio Hoshi was shot to death by unidentified assailants in northern Bangladesh on Saturday. Bangladesh’s government rejected a […]

Dengue hits Dhaka hard, number of cases in 2015 highest in 9 years

DHAKA, Oct. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Some 800 fresh cases of dengue were reported from Bangladesh capital Dhaka and elsewhere on the outskirts of the city over the last month, bringing the total number of confirmed cases till Sept. 30 this year in the country to some 1,400, reports Xinhua. The figure reported by the Institute […]

Eid al-Adha not all about sacrificing of animals, it is more than this

By Safiul Azam, ACMA* Eid al-Adha or Qurbanir Eid or Bakra-Eid is also called the Feast of Sacrifice, the Greater Eid, is the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslim ummah worldwide each year. It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (PBUH) to sacrifice his son, as an act of order submission to Allah’s command, before Allah then intervened, through his angel Jibra’il […]

717 deaths confirmed, Saudi denies involvement of African pilgrims in deadly stampede

RIYADH, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Saudi Arabia denied on Saturday the involvement of Africans in the deadly stampede in Mecca that killed 717 pilgrims, reports Xinhua quoting Sabq online newspaper. A spokesperson of Mecca district denied recent news reports quoting the Mecca governor, Prince Khalid Al Faisal, as blaming African pilgrims for causing the […]

Bangladeshi citizens busy preparing to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha

DHAKA, Sept. 23 (NsNewsWire) — It is not uncommon during these days to see city residents pulling a cow or a buffalo in the city’ s major streets and alleys, as many of the residents are returning home bringing with them the sacrificial animals that they bought from the markets. With the Eid-ul-Adha festival only […]

China voice: South China Sea not issue between China, U.S.

By Xinhua writers Meng Na and Fu Shuangqi BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — The brouhaha over the South China Sea disputes, which seems louder than ever, misrepresents the situation in the region. Despite differences on the South China Sea issue, China and the United States do share the perspective that navigational freedom and safety should […]