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Source:Global Times Published: 2018/9/7 23:03:40 Nauruan President Baron Waqa was tough toward China at the end of the Pacific Islands Forum earlier this week. He accused China of “bullying” other nations and even threatened to take it to the United Nations. Such a deliberate provocation against China has made headlines in Western media. This is […]
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DHAKA, Sept. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Bowler Musharraf Ahmed Shohel has become Bangladesh’s first athlete to qualify for ten-pin bowling at the 2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games, the inaugural edition of the Asia Pacific Masters Games, in Penang, Malaysia. Ahmed has been selected and given invitation card to participate the 10 pin bowling game starting Sunday in […]
Read MoreDhaka, Sept. 8 (NsNewsWire) — United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Citi Foundation awarded three top performing social-enterprises led by young people for their innovations as startup ecosystem, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, at an event held on 07 September at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), Dhaka. The event titled “Accelerator Bangladesh: […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/9/6 22:18:41 According to data released by the US Commerce Department on Wednesday, the US trade deficit increased 9.5 percent to $50.1 billion in July, widening for a second straight month and surging to a five-month high since the trade war started. Ironically, the US trade deficit with China swelled 10 percent […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Mr. Richard Ragan, Country Director of World Food Program (WFP) in Bangladesh has presented his credentials to Hon’ble Foreign Minister Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 06 September 2018. The new WFP Representative Mr. Richard Ragan, an American national, had a long working experience with WFP prior […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh now enjoys an all-time high literacy rate of about 73 percent, Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman said on Thursday. “The country’s current literacy rate is 72.9 percent,” the minister told a press briefing on the occasion of International Literacy Day, which falls on Saturday. The current figure […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) will hold an Asian Regional Conference on ”Belt and Road Initiative: Prospects and Challenges” on September 12 and 13, 2018, at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden. Eminent experts on regional connectivity, members who include the members of academia and diplomatic core will […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The Indian rupee Wednesday slipped to a new low as it hit 71.80 against the U.S. dollar during the early trade, reports Xinhua. “The Indian rupee today plunged to an all time low of 71.80 against U.S. dollar during the early trade today,” a market analyst said. On Tuesday […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/9/5 22:28:43 Nauru, host nation of The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), tried to stop the Chinese delegation from entering the country and obstructed their speech at the forum. These tricks had nothing to do with the forum. Nauru is one of Taiwan’s “diplomatic allies” while the Chinese mainland is a dialogue partner […]
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