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Summer breaks make U.S. kids obese: study

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. kids are at greater risk of becoming overweight or obese during summer vacation than during the school year, a new study said Wednesday. Paul von Hippel of the University of Texas at Austin and colleagues followed more than 18,000 U.S. kids from the start of kindergarten in 2010 through […]

Feature: Seeing country more polarized, American voters fear for future

BETHLEHEM, the United States, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — At 52, Jewel Mathewson is optimistic about her life. She found a “good job” and moved from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a month ago to work as a senior portfolio manager with a big financial company. Yet, Mathewson, who is white with two children and […]

NASA completes construction of world’s largest space telescope

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. space agency NASA said Wednesday it has completed construction of the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest space telescope ever built, after almost two decades of hard work. Webb was considered the successor to NASA’s 26-year-old Hubble Space Telescope. NASA said an Ariane 5 rocket will launch it from […]

S.Korean president reshuffles cabinet amid controversial scandal

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday reshuffled the cabinet, naming new prime minister, deputy minister for economic affairs and public safety minister amid a controversial scandal surrounding her longtime confidante, Park’s office said. Kim Byong-joon, former senior presidential policy secretary under late President Roh Moo-hyun, was appointed as new […]

Sevilla win but Madrid drop points in Champions League

MADRID, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Sevilla all but booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday night with a comfortable 4-0 win at home to Dinamo Zagreb which gives them 10 points from their opening four Champions League group matches. Goals from Luciano Vietto, Sergio Escudero, Stephen N’Zonzi and Wissan […]

Opportunity for foreign nationals to study at NID, India

DHAKA, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Following is the full text of Admission Notice (Academic Year 2017-18) in National Institute of Design, India: “The High Commission of India, Dhaka is pleased to announce that the National Institute of Design (NID), internationally acclaimed as one of the finest educational and research institutions for Industrial, Communication, Textile and […]

here: Home News Analysis: China’s anti-corruption drive to yield high results, sets new global standard: Bangladeshi experts

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) — China’s anti-corruption drives look set to yield high results for the world’s largest economy’s efforts to maintain good governance and economic growth, aimed at ensuring a sustainable flow of benefits for its people and countries and regions around the world, political analysts here told Xinhua. They said over […]

DHAKA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) — A lawmaker from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League party was on Wednesday jailed three years and fined 1 million taka (12,772 U.S. dollars) for concealing information in his wealth statement to the country’s anti-graft body. Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of Special Judge’s Court in Dhaka Wednesday handed […]

Weeklong income tax fair begins in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov. 2 (NsNewsWire) — A weeklong tax fair began on Tuesday in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh to facilitate taxpayers to pay their taxes and make the government earn more revenues, reports Xinhua. Bangladeshi Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the tax fair in Dhaka organized by the country’s National Board of Revenue (NBR). The […]