China can gain final advantage by preventing a new Cold War

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/12/6 14:48:40 Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai said on Wednesday that “we must be alert that some destructive forces are taking advantage of the ongoing trade frictions. Extreme rhetoric, such as decoupling, a new Cold War, and clash of civilizations, are having their way here.” Cui also said that some […]

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Facebook & YouTube – underutilized teaching platforms

SIR FRANK PETERS The recent announcement of a proposed new television channel dedicated exclusively to education is no doubt awe-inspiring The forward thinking of Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni (may Allah always love her and give her the inner strength and wisdom to do what is best for Bangladesh) to some degree deserves the nation’s […]

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Bangladeshi apex court upholds death penalty for Islamic party leader

by Naim-Ul-Karim Bangladesh’s highest court on Thursday rejected the appeal from a leader of the country’s largest Islamic party who was sentenced to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, rreports Xinhua.    A four-member bench of the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain delivered the verdict, […]

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Taiwan is to blame for Kiribati’s decision

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/9/20 18:42:31 Last Updated: 2019/9/20 21:25:52 The Pacific island nation of Kiribati on Friday abruptly severed “diplomatic ties” with Taiwan. It came less than a week after the Solomon Islands cut “diplomatic ties” with Taiwan. Taiwan’s “diplomacy” is collapsing, and may lose all of its “allies.”  Kiribati established diplomatic relations with the […]

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Bangladesh expects 1 bln USD development project assistance from AIIB

Bangladesh expects to receive 1 billion U.S. dollars in loans from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to strengthen its efforts for implementation of its various development projects, reports Xinhua. Bangladeshi Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam Monday in a press conference made the announcement in Dhaka. He said the AIIB loan issue was discussed in […]

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Australia to intensify development cooperation with Bangladesh

Australia will intensify development cooperation with Bangladesh and will promote the economic partnership in the years ahead. This was assured by Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne while she had a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Abdul Momen in Dhaka on Thursday. Marise Payne is on a 3 day visit to Bangladesh to attend third […]

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High-powered Bangladesh ruling party delegation to visit China

DHAKA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — A High-powered delegation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party will leave Dhaka early Wednesday for China at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC). AL Presidium Member and Parliamentary Standing Committee Chairman on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Matin Khasru will […]

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US shoots Americans in the foot

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/9/1 22:08:40 The US imposed fresh tariffs of 15 percent on $125 billion of Chinese imports starting midnight Sunday. China applied new tariffs ranging from 5 to 10 percent on the first batch of $75 billion US goods on the same day as a countermeasure. As the US is bent on provocation, […]

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