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DHAKA, May 31 (Xinhua) — A court in Bangladesh capital Dhaka awarded on Tuesday death sentence to six militants, affiliated with the banned outfits Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team, for staging a bank robbery last year in which at least eight people including a banker were killed. The court found nine militants […]
Read MoreBEIJING, May 29 (NsNewsWire) — President Xi Jinping has called for better care for China’s aging population, reports Xinhua Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks on Friday afternoon at a group study attended by members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 28 (NsNewsWire) — The top 1% of the global population controls over half of global wealth— while the poorer half of the world controls less than 1% of wealth. The combined wealth of the 200 richest people in the world ($3.18 trillion) is greater than the total wealth of Africa ($2.83 trillion) and […]
Read MorePRAGUE, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — China and the Czech Republic on Tuesday forged strategic partnership, ushering bilateral ties into a new era of seeking more common interests and deeper cooperation, reports Xinhua. The upgrade of bilateral relations came as a result of the talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Czech counterpart Milos Zeman […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Bangladesh — The math alone is a bewildering exercise for Mahfuz Anam, the editor of Bangladesh’s most popular English-language newspaper. Since February, the number of legal claims against him has climbed to 79 cases: 62 for defamation and 17 for sedition, reports The New York Times. If convicted in all of the cases, Mr. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, March 26 (NsNewsWire) — The World Raymen has observed its 12th founding anniversary with a call to serve more people irrespective of cast, color, sex and religion in the coming days. The anniversary ceremony was held in the city’s ICMAB auditorium on Saturday, March 26. During the ceremony, members discussed Raymen activities and its […]
Read MoreBEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) — With the passing of its most environmentally conscious five year development roadmap, China looks set for a greener, cleaner future. Nuclear power development was highlighted as a priority in the 13th Five-Year period (2016-2020), as the renewable energy will play an integral role in the government’s push for greener growth. […]
Read MoreBOAO, Hainan, March 24 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday that China will follow a medium-high track of growth and pay attention to the quality and benefits of development, reports Xinhua. The premier said this at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) held in the southern province […]
Read MoreDHAKA, March 20 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi development activists on Thursday welcomed China’s adoption of the charity law, saying that it will create a solid legal framework to ensure the healthy development of charity activities in China, reports Xinhua. China’s national lawmakers on Wednesday voted for the charity law at the closing meeting of the annual […]
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