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DHAKA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh on Sunday executed Asadul Islam Arif, a leader of banned militant local outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), who was convicted of killing two judges in 2005. “Arif has been hanged to death (Sunday) at 10:30 p.m. (local time),” Jannatul Farhad, official of a jail in the country’s southwestern Khulna […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Education cooperation is a key part of the China-Bangladesh relationship. An increasing number of students from Bangladesh are choosing to study in China, reports CCTV. Sharmin is from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. She just arrived in Shanghai this September, to start pursuing her PhD in the School of Pharmacy at […]
Read MoreThe eighth meeting of BRICS countries’ leaders will be held over the weekend in Goa, India, which shows continued progress of cooperation, Global Times writes in an editorial piece. Western countries have always been skeptical toward non-Western international cooperation, and their opinions on the Goa summit are no different. Since the establishment of BRICS, speculations […]
Read MoreNAY PYI TAW, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Myanmar’s State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi left here for an official visit to India on Sunday, according to official sources. During her visit, Suu Kyi will first attend the BIMSTEC-Retreat and BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders’ Outreach Summit to be held in the west Indian state of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, October 15, 2016—World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim arrives in Dhaka tomorrow to see firsthand the progress Bangladesh has made in transitioning successfully to a lower-middle income country, despite daunting development challenges. During the two-day visit, Kim will join a public event to mark End Poverty Day to celebrate Bangladesh’s achievements in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Technology giant Huawei ranked 72 on the Interbrand’s 2016 Best Global Brands report, moving up 16 spots from its ranking in 2015. This is the second consecutive year Huawei has risen on Interbrand’s list since the company became the first mainland Chinese brand to be recognized as a Best Global […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh‘s mainstream news media have shown a rare unity in welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit, all expecting a new chapter of harmony opening in bilateral relations. Xi’s state visit to Dhaka, the first by a Chinese head of state in 30 years, hogged front page headlines […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Friday for a state visit, the first by a Chinese head of state in 30 years to this South Asian nation, reports Xinhua. Bangladesh is the second leg of Xi’s three-nation Asian tour, which already took him to Cambodia. He will also travel […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — China and Cambodia pledged Thursday to advance their already close and strong relationship as Chinese President Xi Jinping paid his first state visit to the Southeast Asian nation, reports Xinhua. In talks between Xi and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the two leaders agreed that the two countries should […]
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