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Trade talks beget cautious optimism

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/10 19:28:22 The China-US vice-ministerial level trade talks ended in Beijing on Wednesday after extending into an unscheduled third day. The negotiations mustered cautious optimism about the next step of consultations. China and the US issued short statements after the talks concluded. The Chinese side said the talks were extensive, deep and […]

Feature: Seven-color tea a hot attraction in Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — The seven-color tea offering varied flavors in a glass or cup is now available in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. About a decade ago, a tea vendor named Romesh Ram Gour in northeastern Moulvibazar district, which is known as the tea capital of Bangladesh, developed the technique of layering different […]

World Bank Helps Bangladesh Create More and Better Jobs

DHAKA, January 10, 2019 —The government of Bangladesh today signed a $250 million development policy operation to support the country’s reform efforts to create large-scale, better-paid and inclusive jobs. The Programmatic Jobs Development Policy Credit—the first of a series of three planned operations—will help Bangladesh build a stronger policy and institutional framework to create faster and […]

US shutdown reveals flawed democracy

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/9 22:48:40 The struggle between the Republican and Democratic parties is intensifying over a border wall. Wednesday marks the 19th day of the partial US government shutdown, and the stalemate continues. During US President Donald Trump’s national address on Tuesday night, he claimed it was crucial to US national security to build […]

Bangladesh’s biggest annual int’l trade fair kicks off

DHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid inaugurated the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), the biggest annual event in the country, here on Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Like previous years, the fair is being held at the west side of Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), also known as Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, in […]

Bangladesh earns nearly 18 bln USD from exports in H1 of fiscal 2018-19

DHAKA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s total exports in the first half of the current 2018-19 fiscal year (July 2018-June 2019) reached nearly 18 billion U.S. dollars, up about 15 percent year on year, official data showed Tuesday. According to the country’s Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, Bangladesh fetched 17,916.02 million U.S. dollars from exports […]

Kim’s China tour a good start for 2019

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/8 20:38:39 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un started a 4-day visit to China on Monday. This is his fourth China visit since March 2018. Monday is also Kim’s birthday. The detail shows the current closeness in the relationship between the two countries and their top leaders. An important background for Kim’s visit […]

Salary increases across industries in Bangladesh signal positive outlook amidst diversification efforts

DHAKA, Jan. 7 (NsNewsWire) — The Mercer’s 2018 Bangladesh Total Remuneration Survey (TRS) was conducted across industries, which had a participation of 90+ organisations from industries like consumer goods, life sciences, chemical manufacturing, hi-tech sector, retail and wholesale & banking/financial services. Furthermore, while forecasts vary widely across specific industries, organisations have noticed a spike in […]

Bangladesh can unleash more potential by overcoming partisan politics

By Yu Jincui Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/3 19:13:40 The coalition led by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League clinched a landslide victory with an over two-thirds majority in the nation’s 11th parliamentary elections on Sunday. The massive victory gave Hasina a third straight term but Bangladesh’s opposition rejected what it called “farcical” results and […]