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China’s ruling party discipline inspectors echo rule of law, support legal reform

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Discipline inspectors for China’s ruling party on Saturday threw their weight behind legal reform and promised to implement the latest plans in their fight against corruption. The fourth plenary session of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC)discussed how to best put […]

Funeral held for Bangladeshi Islamist party guru amid protests

The funeral prayer of Ghulam Azam, considered ideological guru of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, was held in capital Dhaka on Saturday afternoon amid protests over taking the body of the convicted “war crime mastermind” to the national mosque. Tens of thousands of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat- e-Islami party have joined the funeral prayer, […]

India’s Modi unusually approaches media after assuming office

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday formally reached out to the media, his first such interaction since assuming office after general elections in May this year. Modi lauded the media for its role in furthering his ambitious “Clean India Campaign”, which he launched early this month, reports Xinhua. “You have turned your pen into a […]

Scores of Bangladesh opposition leaders, activists arrested

DHAkA, Oct. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Scores of leaders and activists of ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s opposition party have been arrested in capital Dhaka on Saturday morning. “We’ve detained 64 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP),” said a police official who preferred to be unnamed. HE said the BNP men were planning to carry […]

Burdwan Blast Accused Members of Bangladesh Terror Group: National Investigation Agency

BURDWAN: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said that all four persons arrested in connection with the blast in West Bengal’s Burdwan on October 2 are members of the terror group, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The agency also said that the accused were preparing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) for transporting them to Bangladesh for possible terror […]

Bangladesh’s Islamist party leader Ghulam Azam dies‏

DHAKA, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Convicted Bangladesh Islamist party leader Ghulam Azam has died in prison, said Abdul Mazid Bhuiyan, director of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Thursday night. He told journalists that 92-year-old Azam died at around 10:10 p.m. local time Thursday. Azam, former chief of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party,was sentenced to 90 years […]

China’s pursuit of rule of law wins world recognition

The latest gravity assigned by the Communist Party of China (CPC) to advance the rule of law in China in an all-round manner has been hailed by political and academic figures in the West. “I am glad that China is giving prominence to the discussion of the rule of law,” said Charles Powell, former private […]

Khaleda sued for terming AL as “a party of atheists”

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) –Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia was Tuesday sued for terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) as “a party of atheists”. AB Siddique, leader of a pro-AL organization, lodged the case with the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in capital Dhaka on Tuesday morning. The plaintiff in […]

Australia set to seize assets of corrupt Chinese officials

Beijing: The Australian Federal Police are poised to seize assets of corrupt Chinese officials within weeks, in an unprecedented joint operation with their Chinese counterparts. In an exclusive interview with Fairfax Media, Commander Bruce Hill, the manager of the AFP’s operations in Asia, has confirmed Australia has agreed to assist China in the extradition and […]