- Bangladesh crush Sri Lanka by 83 runs to bounce back in T20I series
- Consumer Affairs Department orders to stop marketing Miniket rice
- Jamaat leader Taher stresses legal framework for reforms before next election
- Expats send $1.07bn in remittances in 12 days of July
- Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir, 100, discharged from hospital
- Average daily container handling increases after Dry Dock takes over NCT operations
- Iranian MPs advance bill to strengthen armed forces for confrontation with Israel
- One more dies of dengue in 24 hours
- BTMA warns of looming factory closures amid severe textile sector crisis
- BNP cannot be put aside so easily: Mirza Fakhrul
- Jamaat Ameer urges national unity, responsible speech amid social tensions
- Bangladesh bat first in 2nd T20
- ULFA alleges Indian Army drone attack on camps in Mynamar
- Trump to attend FIFA Club World Cup final
- BNP files complaint against Hasina, 16 others at ICT for enforced disappearances
- DMP bans rallies, processions around CJ’s residence, Judges Complex
- Jubo Dal to hold nationwide protests Thursday over law and order
- One more dies from COVID-19
- Floodwaters recede in Feni, but damage, anger linger over embankment collapse
- Dominican Navy resumes search as 20 missing in boat sink
High-level Jamaat delegation off to China
A high-level delegation from the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, led by Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, left Dhaka on Thursday night for China at the invitation of the Chinese government. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen and top Jamaat leaders, including Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, saw the...
Chinese students sleep in libraries, tents as heatwave grips eastern China
As China endures a severe heatwave with temperatures surpassing 40C (104F), students in several eastern cities are abandoning their uncooled dormitories for alternative shelters such as libraries, supermarkets, and even hotel rooms. The lack of air-conditioning in many student accommodations has...
Tapes reveal Trump's bomb threat against Russia, China
US President Donald Trump told a private gathering that he once sought to deter Russian President from attacking Ukraine by threatening to bomb the s--t out of Moscow in retaliation, according to a leaked audio. Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter...
Nepal flood: 9 dead, 19 missing, China bridge destroyed
At least nine people have died and 19 others remain missing after monsoon-triggered floods swept away Nepals main bridge connecting the country to China, authorities said Wednesday, as rescue efforts continue along the swollen mountain river. Dozens of rescuers have been deployed to the affected...
Dozens missing after floods on Nepal-China border
Over two dozen people were missing after torrential rain in Chinas Tibet region triggered a deluge in the Bhote Koshi River, washing away the Friendship Bridge that links China and Nepal, officials said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Weather forecasting experts said the flood might have been the...
China extends visa-free entry to more than 70 countries to draw
Foreign tourists are trickling back to China after the country loosened its visa policy to unprecedented levels. Citizens from 74 countries can now enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, a big jump from previous regulations. The government has been steadily expanding visa-free entry in a...
One dead, 17 missing as Nepal flood destroys China border bridge
Floods triggered by torrential rains in Nepal on Tuesday tore down a Himalayan mountain valley, sweeping away 18 people and destroying a key border bridge with China, a government official said. One person has been confirmed dead and 17 others are listed as missing in the floods on the...
Chinese envoy meets BNP secretary general
Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, reports BSS. The Chinese envoy met the BNP leader at the BNP Chairpersons Gulshan political office here at about 11:30 am. BNP standing committee members Mirza Abbas, Dr...
Tropical Storm Danas looms over China after battering Taiwan, killing two
Tropical Storm Danas headed for Chinas eastern seaboard on Tuesday morning, as Zhejiang province braced for landfall after the storm tore through Taiwan with record winds and torrential rain, leaving two dead and over 600 injured. Packing winds of around 80 kmh (50 mph) at its centre, Danas is...
China extends visa-free entry to more than 70 countries to draw tourists
Foreign tourists are gradually returning to China as the country significantly relaxes its visa rules. Now, travelers from 74 countries can visit China visa-free for up to 30 daysa major expansion compared to earlier policies. The government has been steadily expanding visa-free entry in a bid...
Resort built with 85mn Lego bricks draws massive crowd in China on first day
Tourists and residents in Shanghai on Saturday braved sweltering heat for the official opening of Chinas first Legoland resort, featuring thousands of structures built with over 85 million Lego bricks. Entry tickets to the new resort, aimed mainly at families with children between the ages of...
TikTok developing new version ahead of expected US sale: Report
TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the United States ahead of a planned sale of the app to a group of investors, The Information reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources. This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will start talking to China on Monday or...
Oxford graduate now works as delivery driver
China-born Ding holds multiple degrees from some of the worlds top universities including a masters in biodiversity from Britains prestigious Oxford University, a masters in energy engineering from Peking University, and a doctorate in biology from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore....
Medvedev mocks NATO chief Rutte's comments on Russia, China
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ridiculed NATO Secretary General Mark Ruttes recent claim that China might ask Russia to attack NATO territory in Europe as a diversion if Beijing moves on Taiwan. Rutte made the remarks in an interview with The New York Times on Saturday, where he...
Man found with live eel in abdomen
A 33-year-old Chinese man who arrived at the emergency room with severe abdominal pain was found to have a live, foot-long eel inside his abdominal cavity. According to Huaihua Daily, the man from Hunan was admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Medical University with a pale face,...
Malaysia imposes anti-dumping duties on China, South Korea, Vietnam
Malaysia has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on certain iron and steel imports from China, South Korea, and Vietnam, following preliminary findings that the goods were being imported at unfairly low prices. In a statement issued Friday, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry...
Baidu rolls out AI video generator, overhauls search features
Baidu, often referred to as the Google of China, launched an AI-driven video generator on Wednesday for businesses as well as a major upgrade to its search engine. The image-to-video model, called MuseSteamer, is capable of generating videos up to 10 seconds long and comes in three versions -...
US-Vietnam trade deal sows new China uncertainty
Vietnams trade deal with the United States averts the most punishing of Donald Trumps reciprocal levies but analysts warned it could provoke a fresh standoff between Washington and Beijing. The Southeast Asian nation has the third-biggest trade surplus with the United States of any country after...
China donates dengue prevention materials to Bangladesh
The Chinese government has donated dengue prevention materials to help Bangladesh deal with the dengue cases effectively. These materials will be handed over to the government of Bangladesh on Thursday morning, said an official, reports UNB. The programme will be held at the Directorate General...
Pakistan, China eye new bloc replacing SAARC
Pakistan and China are working on a proposal to establish a new regional organisation that could potentially replace the now-defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Discussions between Islamabad and Beijing are now at an advanced stage as both sides are convinced that a...
China partially lifts ban on Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima concerns
China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, which was imposed two years ago due to concerns over the release of treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Beijing said it will conditionally resume the imports from Japan with the exception of 10 of the...
China rolls over $3.4B loans to support Pakistan’s foreign reserves
China has rolled over $3.4 billion in loans to Pakistan, providing a crucial boost to the countrys foreign exchange reserves and helping it meet key conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to two senior Pakistani government officials, reports DAWN. The rollover...
Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan as China watches
The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China. Beijing views the Dalai Lama, who fled Tibet in...
Spoon removed from Chinese man’s intestine after 6 months
In an unusual medical case, doctors in Shanghai removed a 15cm ceramic spoon from the stomach of a 29-year-old Chinese man, nearly six months after he accidentally swallowed it during a trip to Thailand. The man, identified by Chinese media as Yan, visited Zhongshan Hospital in Shanghai in June...
Nepal to export buffalo meat to China as part of Rs27 billion project
Nepal is set to begin exporting buffalo meat to China by June 2026, marking a major development in the countrys meat industry, with a target of 5,000 tonnes daily. The project, worth Rs27 billion, includes significant Chinese investment aimed at both meat processing and animal rearing,...
China’s humanoid robots draw crowds with AI-driven matches
While Chinas national mens football team continues to disappoint on the international stage, humanoid robots are capturing attention in Beijing not for their athletic skills, but for the cutting-edge AI technology behind them. On Saturday night, four teams of humanoid robots competed in fully...
BNP delegation returns after five-day China visit
A nine-member high-level delegation of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, returned home on Friday night from China after a five-day visit at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The Chargé dAffaires of the Chinese Embassy...
BNP-CPC understanding to take China-Bangladesh relations to new height: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that his partys mutual understanding with the Communist Party of China (CPC) would take the Bangladesh-China strategic relationship to a new height. Fakhrul made the comment while talking to journalist at an airport in China on Friday....