Act Now for a More Prosperous and Livable Dhaka

DHAKA, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — Through swift measures to develop East Dhaka, Bangladesh has a unique opportunity to relieve the flooding, congestion, and messiness that are clogging the capital’s growth and affecting the quality of life of its people, says a new World Bank report released today. The report, Toward Great Dhaka: A New Urban […]

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China must prepare for US’ containment

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/4 22:48:43 An increasing number of Chinese international relations scholars believe that the US is shifting toward a containment strategy toward China. Such a shift has become irreversible and will pose unprecedented challenges to China’s rise. They believe Washington’s trade war is just the beginning of its containment on Beijing, and Sino-US […]

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Indian Railways to conduct safety audit of some 450 bridges in Mumbai

NEW DELHI, July 4 (NsNewsWire) — The state-owned Indian Railways has decided to carry out a safety audit of some 450 bridges in Mumbai after a road overbridge collapsed due to heavy rains in the country’s financial capital Mumbai Tuesday morning, injuring five people, reports Xinhua. “In the next six months, all the 445 road […]

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Trade war likely to usher world into chaos

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/3 22:48:15 Is the world on the eve of chaos? It appears so. The global trade war that US President Donald Trump threatens has become increasingly likely. This will change the world’s perception on global order and 21st century international relations, and eventually cause a series of domino effects. The trade war […]

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World Bank Calls for Global Support to Respond to Rohingya Crisis

DHAKA, July 03 (NsNewsWire) — World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today said Bangladesh needs more support from the world to help close to a million Rohingya refugees driven by violence from Myanmar as he concluded a two-day visit to the country with the United Nations Secretary-General. President Kim, along with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, […]

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Mainstream view supports Sino-Russian ties

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/2 22:53:39 A Chinese article harshly criticizing Beijing-Moscow relations has been recently translated into Russian by a Russian website. VOA Chinese reported the event, saying that the article has drawn attention in Russia and continues to ferment on China’s internet. The article used the Chernobyl accident as an example to disparage Russian […]

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Interview: Bangladesh tech firms eye Chinese funding, expertise for future growth

DHAKA, July 2 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi technology firms, which are facing challenges in accessing funding to upgrade their technologies, are now looking towards China to boost their future productivity and competitiveness. Young but promising Bangladeshi IT entrepreneurs have said they are keenly interested to team up with Chinese companies. Shameem Ahsan, chairman of e-Generation, told […]

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Citi Holds Airline Treasury Forum in Bangladesh

DHAKA, July 2 (NsNewsWire) — Citibank, N.A., Bangladesh recently hosted representatives from IATA (International Air Transport Association), executives from leading airlines, experts from the Bangladesh aviation industry and senior officials from Bangladesh Bank to discuss contemporary airline banking processes at the “Bangladesh Airline Treasury Forum, Breakthrough to Excellence”. Citi also presented its range of digital […]

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