While there is serious concern over loss to the state coffers in running DEMU trains, the Bangladesh Railway has moved to repair 20 out-of-order trains to run them again by December next year. The government procured the Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) trains with an estimated cost of BDT600 crore in
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China serious about implementing Teesta project: Envoy
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Thursday said his country is serious about implementing the Teesta River Comprehensive Management Project noting that it should be taken very positively for the benefit of the people of Bangladesh. He said China considers the project to be significant after Bangladesh formally proposed it
China not a barrier to stronger US-Bangladesh ties: Haas
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said Bangladesh's relationship with China "does not create a barrier" to a "cordial and stronger" Bangladesh-US relationship as Washington intends to build upon that partnership over the next 50 years. "We know that many countries, including the United States, have vital economic and
How China first conquered Tibet
The battle over Tibet between the Qing Dynasty and the Dzungar Khanate The modern history of Tibet is one defined by its relationship with its larger neighbour, China. The People’s Republic of China considers the territory to be historically Chinese and has cracked down on calls for greater autonomy and/or independence,
Russia launches war games with China
Russia on Thursday launched weeklong war games involving forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing as they both face tensions with the U.S. The maneuvers are also intended to demonstrate that Moscow has sufficient military might for massive drills even as
China military drills are significant escalation: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China's military exercises aimed at Taiwan, including missiles fired into Japan's exclusive economic zone, represent a "significant escalation" and that he has urged Beijing to back down. China launched the drills following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan
China fires missiles around Taiwan
China conducted "precision missile strikes" Thursday in the Taiwan Strait and in the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades. China earlier announced that military exercises by its navy, air force and other
No survivors found in China Eastern plane crash
Officials say China Eastern plane crashed with 132 aboard
A China Eastern Boeing 737 with 132 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday, officials said. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement the crash occurred near the city of Wuzhou in Tengcounty. The flight was traveling from Kunming in the western province
Biden warns Xi against China backing Russia’s war in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden laid out to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday the "consequences" of any backing for Russia in its war against Ukraine, the White House said, as Beijing showed no sign of joining Western condemnation of the invasion. The comments came during a nearly two-hour phone call between