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DHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s government on Monday approved the draft of Digital Security Act with provisions for stringent punishment to the offenders, reports Xinhua. The draft was approved at a cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters. The proposed law stipulates that […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — The central bank of Bangladesh rolled out its monetary policy on Monday for the second half of the current fiscal year ending June 2018 with a focus on government’s sustainable development agenda, reports Xinhua. Bangladesh Bank (BB) said the half-yearly Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) outlines recent domestic and external economic […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited and spoke in three major cities of India – Kolkata, Delhi and Jaipur – last week. He was invited to Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet, which was held in association with The Telegraph. The setting of the talk was with the backdrop of the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday unveiled the foundation stone plaque of a 1200-megawatt coal-based power plant at Matarbari island in the country’s Cox’s Bazar district, reports Xinhua. Hasina unveiled the foundation plaque of the power plant, located some 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka, through video-conferencing from her […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/1/28 23:28:41 The nomination of Agnes Chow Ting as a candidate in a Legislative Council by-election was ruled invalid by the Electoral Affairs Commission. As a leading member of the Demosisto, 21-year-old Chow has been pushing forward the localism movement and calling for Hong Kong’s self-determination. These advocacies are often regarded as […]
Read MoreQueen’s Baton Relay 26 Jan 2018 Back for a second and final day of relaying in Canberra, 20 more local legends have carried the Queen’s Baton through the nation’s capital. Crowds were out in force to watch as the Queen’s Baton Relay made its way around Lake Burley Griffin before hundreds of people cheered it […]
Read MoreReuters, Washington Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn resigned as finance chairman of the Republican Party’s fundraising arm on Saturday, a day after a newspaper reported that he routinely subjected women who worked for him to unwanted sexual advances. “Today I accepted Steve Wynn’s resignation as Republican National Committee finance chair,” RNC chair Ronna Romney […]
Read MoreUS economic nationalism a hard sell in Davos Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/28 0:13:39 US President Donald Trump on Friday addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, saying “America First does not mean America alone” and that “when the US grows, so does the world.” This address sounds like a PR statement in face of global […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects more cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in future co-financed projects and other related areas to boost the development of the Asia-Pacific region, a top official of the Manila-based lender said here. In a recent interview with Xinhua at the ADB resident […]
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