Chinese Spring Festival Cultural Week held in Bangladeshi capital

STORY: Chinese Spring Festival Cultural Week held in Bangladeshi capital SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people drawing and experiencing Chinese Spring Festival culture in Dhaka University, Bangladesh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): YASMIN AKHTER ITY, Student of Dhaka University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): TAUSIF ZAMAN SAIKAT, Student of Dhaka University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): ASM MAKSUD KAMAL, Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University STORYLINE: Bangladeshis are starting to experience the joys of the most popular Chinese celebration as the Chinese Spring Festival draws near. A Spring Festival Cultural Week recently kicked off at Dhaka University. A large flow of people came to visit and experience cultural activities, including food tasting, paper cutting, calligraphy, and so on. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): YASMIN AKHTER ITY, Student of Dhaka University "Today, we are here for the Chinese New Year Festival and there is no be

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Cannes Le Retour Premiere AM

Maksuda Akhter attending the Le Retour (Homecoming) Premiere as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chinese shoemaker in Bangladesh successfully rides out pandemic tide

STORY: Chinese shoemaker in Bangladesh successfully rides out pandemic tide DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: GAZIPUR, Bangladesh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various the Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CAI CHUNLEI, Managing Director, Bangladesh Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): MOSAMMAT MAURI AKHTER, Worker, Bangladesh Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): SAIFUL ISLAM KHADEM, Senior executive, Bangladesh Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Bengali): SUMAN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY, Manager, Bangladesh Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SUSAN, Worker, Bangladesh Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 7. various the Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. STORYLINE: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an economic shock to industries and businesses worldwide and the Bangladeshi shoe-making industry was also dealt a serious blow. Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. was no exception. Thousands of households in the Gazipur district on the outskirts of the Banglad

China-funded sewage treatment plant nears completion in Bangladesh

STORY: China-funded sewage treatment plant nears completion in Bangladesh DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sewage treatment plant 2. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): FARZIA AKHTER MIM, Local student 3. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): MORSHED MAHBUB, Local businessman 4. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): SHARMIN AKTER SHARMI, Local resident 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG CHENGBO, Project manager, HydroChina International Engineering Co. Ltd 6. SOUNDBITE (English): Engineer Md MOHOSAIN ALI MIAH, Project Director of Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant STORYLINE: The construction of a China-funded sewage treatment plant is nearly complete in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The project, the largest of its kind in South Asia, will chase pollution away and create a refreshing environment for millions of Dhaka residents. It took HydroChina Corporation, the contractor, less than four years to build the plant. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): FARZIA AKHTER MIM, Local student "We're hopeful that Dasherkandi