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Welcome President Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in the capital today to red carpet and flowers, amid high hopes for a robust thrust towards taking the bilateral relations to a new height and exploring the full potential of economic and trade ties Dhaka and Beijing. The Chinese president is scheduled to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 11:40am by a special VVIP flight and Bangladesh Air Force jets will escort the carrier in Bangladesh sky. The visit of Xi Jinping to Dhaka, which is the first trip of a Chinese president in 30 years, is expected to take the existing excellent bilateral relationship between the two countries to a newer height. Former Chinese President Li Xiannian visited Bangladesh in 1986 during…

Front Page

Visit to usher in new era, says PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed confidence that the visit of Chinese President…

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News

Dhaka-Beijing ties to flourish, says Chinese ex-envoy

China's former ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Xianyi has said Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit will further boost ties between the two countries. The former ambassador also described Bangladesh as a good investment destination, due to its geographic advantage, rich natural resources,…

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Metro

437kg hilsa, 4.94 lakh meter nets seized

Members of fisheries department in Barisal seized 437 kg hilsa and 4.94 lakh metre nets and sent 25 fishermen to jail in various terms on Wednesday morning to mid night. Mentionable that, the government has imposed a ban on fishing, selling, hoarding and transportation of all types of fish in…

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Editorial

Chinese president’s historic visit

On the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s current visit to Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina very positively said that it would usher in "a new era of intensive cooperation" in trade, investment and other sectors between Bangladesh and China. Large loan agreements involving…

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Op-ed

India has nothing to fear from closer relationship between China and Bangladesh

There have been misconceptions in India that China may feel unhappy if South Asian countries such as Bangladesh forge close ties with India and that China feels the need to build closer ties with Bangladesh. Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Bangladesh is seen by some in India…

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Business

Sonali Bank UK branch fined £3.3m for poor money laundering checks

Sonali Bank (UK), which is majority-owned by the Bangladeshi government, had "serious and systemic weaknesses" that allowed suspicious money transfers from its six British branches without proper checks, reports The Telegraph. Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has also…

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Worldwide

Russia says to sign S-400 air defence deal with India

AFP, India: Russian President Vladimir Putin will seal a deal with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an upcoming visit to deliver Moscow's most advanced air defence system, the Kremlin said Thursday. "An agreement on the delivery of S-400 'Triumph' anti-missile…

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Dhakalive

‘Aynabaji’ screening on opening night today

Celebrated director Amitabh Reza Choudhury’s debut big screen venture ‘Aynabaji’, which went on to become the biggest hit film in the recent years, will be screening on the opening night of the 11th edition of Seattle South Film Festival 2016 in the United States on October 14. The…

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Sports

Mash looks to start afresh against NZ

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza insisted that his side’s main challenge would be the upcoming series against New Zealand as they have the things to prove their improvement. Bangladesh indeed will play all series and tournament in foreign soil in the coming one year and the New Zealand…

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Nationwide

Climate change adaptation for reducing disaster risks stressed

Comprehensive steps should be taken to adapt to climate change impacts along with early preparedness for reducing risks of natural disasters, losses of lives and properties during calamities, reports BSS. The opinion came yesterday at a post-rally discussion organised by the district administration…

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