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India officially lodges strong protest with Pakistan over bail to Mumbai terror attacks accused

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — India on Friday said that it had officially lodged a strong protest withPakistan for the grant of bail by an anti-terror court there to banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) commander and 2008 Mumbai attacks accused Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. “India conveys to Pakistan through diplomatic channels strong concerns of gov’t […]

China opposes U.S. arms sale to Taiwan

BEIJING, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — China on Friday expressed resolute opposition after U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law legislation authorizing the sale of four Perry-class guided missile frigates to Taiwan. “This seriously violates the three China-U.S. joint communiques, particularly the U.S. commitments specified in the August 17 Communique,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang […]

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve hits all-time high

DHAKA, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve hit an all-time high of 22.37 billion U.S. dollars on Thursday, said the central bank governor. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman said the country’s ” foreign exchange reserve reached a record amount of 22.37 billion U.S. dollars Thursday.” He made the announcement while addressing a […]

China’s Ebola vaccine enters clinical trials

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — An Ebola vaccine developed by a military research institute has been approved to enter the human test stage, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army‘s (PLA) General Logistics Department announced Thursday. The restructured vaccine, developed by the Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMC), is based on the 2014 mutant gene type and […]

Bangladesh president Mohammad Abdul Hamid visits India

New Delhi, Dec. 18, (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh president Mohammad Abdul Hamid is all set to visit India, a foreign ministry statement said on Wednesday, pointing towards increasing warmth in relations between the two neighbours. Hamid’s 18-23 December visit will be the first visit by a ceremonial head of state of Bangladesh since 1972, the ministry […]

Pakistan seeks Afghanistan’s help to track down Taliban leaders

DHAKA, Dec. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan’s army chief, General Raheel Sharif, travelled to Afghanistan on Wednesday to seek help in locating the Pakistani Taliban commanders who orchestrated the massacre at a Peshawar school Tuesday in which 148 people, mostly schoolchildren, were killed. Sharif and the head of the Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, Lt. Gen. Rizwan […]

Bangladesh mobile handset shipments touch 7.9 mln in 3Qs, Walton Maximus emerge as strong brands

Mumbai, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — According to CyberMedia Research’s Bangladesh Quarterly Mobile Handsets Market Review, 3Q CY 2014 report released (today) Wednesday, Bangladesh continues to show consistent growth in both the featurephone as well as smartphone segments. This is among very few South East Asian markets where growth is seen in both segments. As per […]

IFAD and ADB strengthen partnership to transform rural areas in Asia and the Pacific

Rome, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a cofinancing agreement today to continue the agencies’ ongoing collaborative work to transform rural areas into vibrant, productive and food secure communities in the Asia and the Pacific region.The agreement, which identifies and facilitates financing modalities […]

World Bank commits over $1 billion to Bangladesh

Washingtong, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank has approved approximately $1.1 billion for three projects in Bangladesh that would benefit almost 36 million people by improving the quality of primary education, building coastal communities’ resilience to natural disaster, and increasing the nutrition and cognitive development of children from the poorest households. According to a […]