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Secretary-General calls for peace and unity during visit to southwest Cameroon

DHAKA,Jan. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth has visited the Southwest region in Cameroon and continued calls for peace and unity amid ongoing conflict in the region. During the final part of a five-day visit to the country in December, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland travelled to Buea, the capital of the southwest region of […]

Muhammad Yunus Attends Centenary Conference of Indian Economic Association (IEA) As Guest of Honour

DHAKA, Jan. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited as Guest of honour at the 100th conference of Indian Economic Association (IEA) on December 27, 2017 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He was invited at the historic centenary conference of IEA, which was established in 1917. He will give a special lecture for […]

Former US president Bill Clinton calls for release of Reuters journalists in Myanmar

Reuters, Washington Former US President Bill Clinton on Monday called for the immediate release of two Reuters journalists being held in Myanmar. “A free press is critical to a free society – the detention of journalists anywhere is unacceptable. The Reuters journalists being held in Myanmar should be released immediately,” Clinton said in a Twitter […]

Row over Trump’s mental health divides US

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/7 22:33:39 In his new book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, Michael Wolff portrays US President Donald Trump as a person with mental health issues. Quoting people like former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, the book shows Trump as impatient, unable to grasp policy, prone to rambling and […]

How breakfast is key to shooter’s success

by Hope Kerslake Every time Australian trap shooter and defending Commonwealth Games gold medallist Laetisha Scanlan lines up a competition shot, her mind is at ease, and it’s all due to what she had for breakfast that morning. We often hear the key to success is hard work, perseverance and even passion but for 27-year-old […]

Chinese Power Giant NEPC Set Up Office in Dhaka

DHAKA,Jan. 6 ( NsNewsWire) — NEPC, one of the Chinese giant power engineering companies, has set up its office in the capital with a long term plan to penetrate Bangladesh market through setting up more power stations as well as importing power generation oriented machineries and equipment. NEPC (China Energy Engineering Group Northeast No. 1 […]

FranGlobal to expand its APAC presence to Bangladesh in early 2018

DHAKA, Jan. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Singapore headquartered FranGlobal, is set to expand its APAC(Asia Pacific) footprint by entering Bangladesh with 50 global brands. FranGlobal says it will introduce the [divider scroll_text=”SCROLL_TEXT”] global brands in next 2 years making an investment of USD 39 Million FranGlobal plays a vital role in favorably and profitably […]

One year of turbulence leaves Europe-U.S. relations in question 2018-01

by Jeremy Hawkins BRUSSELS, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Once one of the most privileged relationships, the ties between Europe and the United States saw a turbulent 2017 with the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. Questions remain as to how the Europe-U.S. relationship will be able to function in 2018, and to what degree […]

First look at GC2018 athletics track

Gold Coast, Jan. 5 (NsNewsWire) — World champion hurdler Sally Pearson and decathlete Cedric Dubler got their first look at the newly laid athletics track at Carrara Stadium with only three months to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. Pearson is gunning for a third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal in the […]