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China’s Global Times, Bangladesh’s NsNewsWire ink deal on news cooperation

DHAKA, Sept. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s first press news agency– NsNewsWire — has inked a news cooperation agreement with Global Times, a major English newspaper in China. Li Hongwei, deputy editor-in-chief of Global Times, and NK Sanchaya, chief editor of NsNewsWire, signed the agreement on be half of their respective sides recently. Under the agreement, […]

Xi calls for advancing Belt and Road Initiative

BEIJING, Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for steady advance of the country’s Belt and Road Initiative to benefit people along the routes. The Belt and Road Initiative should help promote policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and mutual understanding among the people, Xi said at a symposium […]

News Analysis: Japan’s emperor hinting at abdication deals deft conundrum for hawkish Abe gov’t to deal with

by Jon Day TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — In an unprecedented televised address delivered on Monday, Japan‘s Emperor Akihito with references to his age and issues of health, voiced concerns about his ability to fully carry out his responsibilities within the context of his current role as symbol of the State and intimated his wishes […]

China sends first span of Bangladesh’s largest Padma Bridge

DHAKA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — First Made in China span for Bangladesh’s largest Padma bridge has reached the project site. The 150-meter span weighing some 2900 tones was made of steel plate with 20-80mm thickness in a Chinese factory. Obaidul Quader, Bangladesh’s road transport and bridges minister, said all the 41 spans for the bridge […]

Trump claims his party well united as Republicans in growing disarray

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, facing growing frustration and division among the Republican elite and donors, claimed Wednesday that his campaign has never been in better shape and his party has never been so well united, reports Xinhua. “The campaign is doing really well. It’s never been so well united. […]

Washington’s THAAD muscle flexing unmasks anxiety over declining hegemony

The controversial deployment of the THAAD system on the Korean Peninsula yet again betrayed Washington’s deep-rooted Cold War mentality and its petty anxiety over the United States’ declining global hegemony, reports Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/04/c_135563542.htm

Bangladesh identifies two Dhaka terror masterminds, announces 4 mln taka bounty

DHAKA, Aug. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has identified two Dhaka terror masterminds and announced a cash reward of 4 million taka (about 50,632 U.S. dollars) to anyone giving information leading to the arrest of the militant kingpins, reports Xinhua. Inspector General of Bangladesh Police AKM Shahidul Huq in a press conference in Dhaka on Tuesday […]

UNICEF statement on violence against children

Dhaka, July 27 (NsNewsWire) — “UNICEF Bangladesh expresses grave concerns on the recent incident of a 10 year old child being subjected to violence and killed in a heinous way at his work place in Narayangonj (central Bangladesh). This is a serious violation of child rights. UNICEF restates its apprehension of children being used as […]

Nine JMB militants killed in Bangladeshi capital raid

DHAKA, July 26 (Xinhua)– Nine suspected militants were killed as Bangladesh law enforcers on Tuesday conducted a raid on a hideout of banned Islamist outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in capital Dhaka, said the country’s police chief. A K M Shahidul Hoque, inspector general of Bangladesh Police, told Xinhua that Nine JMB militants were killed […]