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Asia Cup 2016 Final: Bangladesh, India set set for big match today

Host Bangladesh is all set to face off India in the Asia Cup final in Mirpur, Dhaka on Sunday (today). The match will start at 07:00pm (local time) and 06:30pm (Pakistan time), reports http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk. Top-ranked India crushed Bangladesh by 45 runs in the opening match of the tournament, but the hosts have since executed a […]

Bangladesh beats Pakistan to meet India in Asia Cup final

DHAKA, March 3 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh moved into the Asia Cup T20 final with a five-wicket win against Pakistan in the thrilling T20 international match here at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday night. Batting first, Pakistan set a target of 129 runs in their allocated 20 overs losing seven wickets. Riding […]

Bangladesh all set to become AIIB founding member as parliament passes bill

DHAKA, Feb. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh is now all set to become a founding member of the China initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as the country’s parliament has passed a bill in this connection, reports Xinhua. “We’re now all set to join the bank as a founding member as our parliament on Wednesday night […]

Verdict on Bangladesh Jamaat key financier’s death sentence on March 8

DHAKA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s supreme court on March 8 will deliver its verdict on the petition filed by an influential leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party who was sentenced to death in 2014 for war crimes including mass killings. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) headed by […]

Asia Cup T20: India beat Bangladesh by 45 runs

DHAKA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) — India Wednesday overcame Bangladesh by 45 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup, a contest for regional supremacy and a final rehearsal for the World T20, at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in capital Dhaka. Batting first, India set a target of 167 runs in their allocated 20 overs losing […]

Bangladeshi book fair highlights love of printed books in digital era

With less than a week left until the end of Bangladesh’s largest month-long annual book fair, thousands of all ages are still flocking daily to see and buy new books, reports Xinhua. The overwhelming popularity of the fair more than suggest that people here still have a deep love for books, with paper, ink and […]

Xi underscores CPC’s leadership in news reporting

BEIJING, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday ordered news media run by the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government to strictly follow the Party’s leadership and focus on “positive reporting”, reports Xinhua Speaking in a symposium Friday afternoon after touring China’s three leading news providers, the People’s Daily, […]

MWC brings innovation and income to Barcelona

MADRID, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The Mobile World Congress, which opens its doors at the Fira Gran Via exhibition center in Barcelona on Monday, will once again present the latest developments in mobile technology to the World, reports Xinhua. Around 2,100 exhibitors will be on hand and an estimated 95,000 people are expected to pass […]

Spring brings tourism boom in Bangladesh sea beach city

DHAKA, Feb. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Spring brought a tourism boom and elates tour operators in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazaar, one of the world’s largest natural sandy sea beaches. With miles of golden sands, surfing waves, rare conch shells, towering cliffs, pleasant seafood, tribes, colorful pagodas and temples, the place woo tourists who can not even imagine […]