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CPD’s explanation as regards fine imposed by the Dhaka South City Corporation

Concerned officials of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) inspected CPD’s under-construction building on August 18, 2019 and found presence of larvae of Aedes mosquitoes, in view of which, a twenty thousand taka fine was imposed. In this connection, CPD feels the need for an explanation. The under-construction building site, where the larvae was detected, […]

Strategic Contention Over Ports: Pakistan’s Gwadar Versus Iran’s Chabahar

An analytical article, written by Vinay Kaura was published on the Indian news website “The Print.in”, Updated: 25 June, 2019. It contains subtitles “India needs Chabahar Port more than ever now, but Trump’s reckless behaviour could ruin it-China and Pakistan have been working overtime to woo Iran and integrate it into their strategic nexus against […]

Rakhine crisis: Two years on, the struggle for safety, privacy and dignity

Cox’s Bazar / Kuala Lumpur, 19 August 2019 – Tens of thousands of people who fled violence in Rakhine to camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh are living their lives in cramped tents and shelters, in conditions that fall well below international standards. Two years on from the exodus triggered by violence on 25 August 2017, over […]

Rohingya repatriation to start anytime, says Bangladeshi foreign secretary

Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque said on Sunday that the repatriation of Rohingya refugees would begin anytime as a fresh attempt by Dhaka and Nay Pyi Taw secured progress to start sending back the stateless ethnic people who were forced to leave their homes from Myanmar’s Rakhine state almost two years ago, reports Xinhua. […]

Bangladesh raises probable dengue death toll to 70

DHAKA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — The Bangladeshi government Sunday raised the probable dengue death toll to 70 in the country so far this fever season. Ayesha Akhter, an assistant director at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health, told Xinhua that “70 poeple died with a diagnosis of probable […]

Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor to replace Michelle Beadle on ESPN’s ‘NBA Countdown’e on ESPN’s ‘NBA Countdown’

ESPN is planning to replace on “NBA Countdown” host Michelle Beadle with a pairing of Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor, according to The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch. Per Deitsch, Nichols will still host “The Jump,” her daily basketball analysis show with a rotating stable of co-hosts. Jalen Rose is also reportedly set to return as an […]

Over 470,000 people in Hong Kong say “no” to violence

“Anti-violence!”, “Save Hong Kong!” Over 470,000 people gathered on Saturday in a rally held at Tamar Park, Admiralty of Hong Kong, to voice out their demand for peace and stability in Hong Kong. At around 4 p.m. local time, the metro station near Tamar Park was swarming with people. An hour later, the rally started […]

Blaze rips through around 1,000 shanties in Bangladeshi capital, leaving many homeless

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — A fire tore through one of the largest slums here on Friday evening, destroying around 1,000 shanties and leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. A total of 20 fire units battled hard for about three hours to bring the fire under control at about 10:35 p.m. local […]

White paper exposes lies on Xinjiang training centers

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/8/16 10:28:59 Last Updated: 2019/8/16 16:59:38 China on Friday released a white paper on vocational education and training in Xinjiang. For the past two years, the vocational education and training centers have been the focus of debate on Xinjiang affairs. Western countries have been fiercely critical, while developing countries, including Islamic nations, […]