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Chinese president proposes innovation, open economy for boosting global growth

ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov. 16 (NsNewsWire) — As impacts of the international financial crisis are lingering, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said on the Group of 20 (G20) summit that targeted medicine for sluggish growth must be prescribed, reports Xinhua. In a speech entitled “Innovative Growth That Benefits All,” the Chinese leader on Sunday pointed out […]

Bangladesh Police rules out IS link after arresting key suspects in Italian murder

DHAKA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh Police Monday claimed to have unearthed the motive behind the murder of an Italian aid worker in capital Dhaka and ruled out IS link to the foreigner’s killing last month. The Detective Branch of Bangladesh Police early Monday arrested four persons they say are the main suspects in the […]

Parliament should withdraw Foreign Donations Regulation Bill 2015

Geneva-Paris, Oct .17 (NsNewsWire) — The Parliament of Bangladesh should withdraw the Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Bill 2015, which if passed would severely restrict the legitimate activities of civil society and human rights defenders in Bangladesh, urged the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of OMCT and FIDH. On […]

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 […]

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 […]

Unmasking terrorists in Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami disguises its violent extremism with political legitimacy

Sajeeb Wazed’s article in The Washington Times The dreaded Islamic State has redrawn sovereign borders in the sands of the Middle East and North Africa, and the threat it and other terrorist organizations pose around the world is serious and growing. To confront and defeat these international terrorists, top U.S. lawmakers and […]

Bangladesh PM honored with UN Champions of Earth award

by Liu Chuntao, Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — Her all-out efforts quickly caught the attention of the Bangladesh people who have felt the pinch of climate change over the last years. A quiet revolution is sweeping through Bangladesh’s coastal areas which are frequently affected by various climate change induced disasters. She has taken up […]

China, Bangladesh need to deepen relations, discussants opine

DHAKA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua)– Bangladesh needs to make all-out efforts to further cement its ties with China in every possible sphere for mutual benefits, discussants opined at a seminar here on Tuesday, reports NsNewsWire. Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal (ML) or Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist) organized seminar titled “A Discussion on Strategic Importance of Bangladesh-China Relations.” […]

China’s important contribution to WWII victory little known to Europeans

BERLIN, Aug. 31 (NsNewsWire) — China made a very important contribution to the victory in the World War II (WWII), which was little known to Europeans, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said. Schroeder is among dozens of foreign statesmen invited to witness the military parade of China to celebrate the WWII victory. The event […]