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Xi talks with Obama, pledges commitment to new-type of major-country relations

Beijing, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hold talks with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, underscoring commitment to building a new type of major-country relations between the world’s two largest economies. “China would like to work with the United States to implement the principle of no conflict, no confrontation, mutual respect, […]

Bangladesh eye 3-0 test series sweep vs Zimbabwe

Chittagong, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Having won its third ever test cricket series, Bangladesh wants to compound Zimbabwe’s misery by achieving a first 3-0 series whitewash when the last match starts (today) Wednesday. Bangladesh won the first test in three days in Dhaka, and the second by 162 runs in Khulna last week, adding to […]

Bangladesh’s July-October Exports Shrink

DHAKA, Nov. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s July-October merchandise export earnings fell about 1 percent from that in the same period a year earlier, said an Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) official Tuesday. According to the official, the country’s export income reached 9.652 billion U.S. dollars in the first four months of the current fiscal year 2014-15 […]

Bangladesh commemorates martyrdom anniversary of pro-democracy movement hero

DHAKA, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Monday observed the Shaheed Noor Hossain Day with due honour and solemnity commemorating the young pro-democracy activist whose death sparked an uprising that overthrew an autocracy. Noor Hossain was an activist of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party who was killed by the Bangladesh Police […]

Obama says momentum building on ‘historic’ trans-Pacific trade deal

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he sees momentum building for a Washington-backed free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific, after arriving in Beijing on the first leg of an eight-day Asia tour. U.S officials had ruled out a major announcement on the ambitious 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Beijing, […]

Chinese president proposes Asia-Pacific dream

BEIJING, Nov. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called for efforts to create and fulfill an Asia-Pacific dream here Sunday, saying China’s economy will bring huge opportunities and benefits to the region and the world. He made the remarks when addressing the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, which attracted over 1,500 business people […]

Indian police arrest woman suspected of plotting to kill Bangladesh PM

DHAKA, Nov. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Indian police have arrested a 36-year-old woman suspected of being involved in an Islamist plot to assassinate the prime minister of Bangladesh and carry out a coup. The arrest comes days after Indian security officials said they had uncovered a plot by members of the Islamist militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen targeting […]

Bangladesh: MSF responds to an upsurge in malaria cases

Dhaka/Amsterdam – In the last three months the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated nearly 1,700 people affected by malaria in remote areas of southeast Bangladesh. In August, MSF launched an emergency intervention in Bandarban district in the Chittagong Hill Tracts – an area where malaria is endemic – to support the […]

Shakib’s heroics steer Bangladesh to clinch Test series over Zimbabwe

Khulna, Nov. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh have won the second Test by 162 runs to clinch the three-match series 2-0 Shakib Al Hasan performed with bat and ball to hand Bangladesh the comfortable win over Zimbabwe in the second Test on Friday at Abu Naser Statdium in southwestern Khuna city. Shakib who took 10 wickets […]