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Bangladeshi PM meets Chinese FM on pragmatic cooperation, Rohingya issue

DHAKA, Nov. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Saturday, with both sides emphasizing their willingness to further deepen pragmatic cooperation, reports Xinhua. Hasina congratulated the successful holding of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and thanked the Chinese side for […]

China approves projects worth 10 bln USD in October

BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — China’s top economic planner approved 16 fixed-asset investment projects with total investment reaching 66.6 billion yuan (about 10 billion U.S. dollars) in October.x The projects were mainly in the energy, transportation and high tech industries, according to Meng Wei, spokesperson with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). They included […]

Foreign Ministry statement on Chinese FM’s Dhaka visit to discuss Myanmar’s refugee crisis

DHAKA, Nov. 18 ( NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent on Saturday night regarding Chinese FM’s Dhaka visit:”Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is on an official visit to Bangladesh, had a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali today. At […]

Five foreign ministers visit Bangladesh today

DHAKA, Nov. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Foreign ministers China, Japan, Germany, Sweden and European Union will arrive in Bangladesh capital Dhaka (today) Saturday to discuss Rohingya crisis. They ould hold separate bilateral meetings with their Bangladeshi counterpart AH Mahmood Ali and also call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Four foreign ministers, except the Chinese minister, are […]

China foreign minister to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh amid Rohingya crisis

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Myanmar and Bangladesh this weekend, his ministry said on Thursday, amid a crisis over Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims, reports Reuters. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August, driven out by a military counter-insurgency clearance operation in Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s Rakhine State. A top UN […]

Press release on tax evasion allegations leveled against Grameenphone

DHAKA, Nov. 16 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Grameenphone in Dhaka sent on Thursday evening on tax evasion allegations leveled against the company : “Grameenphone CEO Statement Following is a statement from Michael Foley, CEO, Grameenphone Ltd. responding to the recent media stories on tax evasion allegations […]

Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar military of widespread rape

Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces on Thursday of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the past three months against Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine state, reports Reuters.The allegation in a report by the New York-based rights group echoes an accusation by Pramila […]

Spotlight: Former diplomats say everybody loses if U.S., China don’t cooperate

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Cooperation is the only viable option for China and the United States to consolidate bilateral relationship and help shape the emerging global order amid a slow-recovering world economy and rising geo-political tensions, said former U.S. and Chinese diplomats, reports Xinhua “Clear-headed strategic assessment of the most important bilateral relationship […]

Bangladesh plans countrywide survey for diabetes patients

DHAKA, Nov. 14 (NsNewsWire) — On the eve of the World Diabetes Day which falls on Nov. 14, Bangladesh Diabetes Association (BDA) has announced to conduct a fresh survey to find out the actual number of diabetes patients in the country which is home to 7.1 million diabetes patients, reports Xinhua. “We have a plan […]