World Around Us : Part 4

The central government Sunday condemned the illegal pro-democracy movement Occupy Central for undermining social stability in Hong Kong in response to the surprise launch of the protest that has brought chaos to the city's business district. Protesters on Sunday evening spilled out onto some of Hong Kong's busiest streets in the Central and Admiralty districts, paralyzing traffic. Violent clashes have injured six police officers. The city's Hospital Authority said as of 9:45 pm Sunday, 26 people had been hospitalized due to the clashes, without identifying them.

Some villagers in southeast China's Jiangxi province created flag of China using dried red chili, rice, and beans to celebrate the upcoming National Day which falls on October 1.

A farmer rows a boat as he passes a marigold field at the Qianduo scenic spot in Xinghua City, east China's Jiangsu Province, September 28. Marigold here enters a full-bloom period.

Miss Myanmar World Wyne Lay (C) poses for photos after winning the crown at the Miss Myanmar World 2014 pageant in Yangon Sept. 27, 2014.

Robert Irwin, the son of late Australian wildlife expert Steve Irwin, celebrated his 10th birthday by feeding a saltwater crocodile for the first time.

Actresses perform during a traditional wedding ceremony at the flag plaza of athletes' village of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, September 27.

Photo taken on September 27 shows the flower decorations to greet the National Day on October 1 at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China.

A female was confirmed dead and about 16 remained unconscious after a volcano named the Ontake erupted in central Japan shortly before noon on Saturday, local media reported, saying the eruption also injured dozens, with 25 in seriously condition.

Pakistan conducted a successful test fire of a short range surface-to-surface missile Hatf IX (NASR) from an undisclosed location in Pakistan on Sept. 26, the military said.

A Palestinian bee-sting therapist removes the sting left on the patient's face in Gaza City, on September 25. At the bee-sting clinic, patients receive treatment with bee stings, for many diseases like heart stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, hearing problems, kidney failure, etc.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the launch of his "Make in India" initiative prior to his scheduled departure to the United States in New Delhi, Sept. 25, inviting global firms to set up manufacturing bases here. 

A 3.06-meter-long and 206-kilograms-weight giant swordfish is seen at a fish stall in Qingdao City, north China's Shandong Province, Wednesday, September 25.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the general debate of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the UN headquarters in New York, on September 24. The week-long general debate kicked off here on Wednesday

Afghan children take part in a taekwondo training in Herat province, western Afghanistan, on Sept.ember 23.

Pakistani livestock vendors waits for customers ahead of Eid al-Adha festival in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on September 20.

India on Wednesday became the first nation to have successfully reached Mars on its maiden attempt, a historic feat for the country's indigenous space program.

"India has reached Mars. History has been created. India is the only country to have succeeded in its first attempt," Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) acknowledges the crowd during the opening ceremony of the Climate Summit at the UN headquarters in New York, on September 23. The one-day summit, convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is expected to galvanize global action on climate change

In this pic provided by NASA, the MAVEN spacecraft approaches Mars on a mission to study its upper atmosphere. 

When it arrives on Sunday September 21, 2014, MAVEN's 442 million mile journey from Earth will culminate with a dramatic engine burn, pulling the spacecraft into an elliptical orbit. It's designed to circle the planet, not land.

Protestors take part in the "flood Wall Street" demonstrations against climate change in New York, the United States, September 22.

World Around Us : Part 3

No campaign won the Scottish independence referendum to keep Scotland within UK, polling results showed on Friday.

An installation by Brazilian artist Eduardo Srur is displayed on one of the bridges that cross the Pinheiros River in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 18. Pinheiros River is a major waterway that flows through Sao Paulo and also one of the most polluted rivers. The exhibition aims to raise awareness in the society about the pollution of the river.

Splendid lighting works including rainbow, aurora and Mount Fuji were seen in a park in Japan. More than 7 million LED lights together turned the park into fairyland.

Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, central China's Henan Province is suing the local tourism office for nearly 50 million yuan ($3 million) in delayed ticket dividends and over 2 million yuan ($323,000) of default fine.

The temple in 2009 struck a deal with the local scenic area management committee over management to gets 30 yuan ($5) of each 100 yuan ticket. The temple says that from November 2011 to October 2013, it did not receive full payments.

A model demonstrates the gear of Play Station 4 during the Tokyo Game Show 2014 in Makuhari of Chiba, Japan, September 18.  A total of 421 companies and organizations from 32 countries and regions participate in the show.

Visitors pose for photos at the "sky sailor" area in the Wuhu Fangte amusement park in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. A season-long tourism promotion event has been launched in Wuhu in September, featuring magic performance.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said when meeting with Indian Prime Minister Modi that new road from India to Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar in west China's Tibet Autonomous Region via Nathu La in Sino-Indian border will be constructed. The new path is set to ease Indian pilgrims’ entry.

A South African military officer tests an ultra short missile launch system during the first day of Africa Aerospace and Defense 2014 Exhibition in Waterkoof Air Force Basement on the southern outskirts of the administrative capital of Pretoria, on September 17. The exhibition is the largest one of its kind in Africa. A total of 347 exhibitors from 26 countries and regions took part in the biennial exhibition which will last till Sept. 21.

Photo taken on September 17 shows the scene of a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria. The death toll of a building collapse at a church in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos has reached 70 on Wednesday, a spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in the latest development on the incident which occurred last week.

Photo taken on September 17 shows a house destroyed by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. It is believed that a total of seven people died in the Typhoon Kalmaegi, said the country's National Committee for Search and Rescue.

Photo taken on September 16 shows the golden carriage of the Dutch royal family during the annual parade on the Prince Day or the Budget Day, in the Hague, the Netherlands.

Accompanied by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Sabarmati Ashram, Gandhi's former residence and tried to operate a charkha, the spinning wheel Gandhi had used.

Muslim pilgrims wait for their flight to Saudi Arabia for an annual pilgrimage, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, September 17. About 14,500 Chinese pilgrims are scheduled to go to Mecca for an annual pilgrimage this year. The Mecca pilgrimage, also known as the Hajj, is a Muslim religious tradition that specifies that all able-bodied Muslims who can afford to travel to Saudi Arabia must visit Mecca at least once in their lives.

Bangladesh featured as “World Best News” story in Denmark!

Once every year a news bulletin called “the World’s Best News” hits the streets of Denmark. The bulletin is an initiative by the UN, Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) and Danish development organisations with the aim of conveying information to the Danes on outstanding results in the field of development cooperation.

As part of the campaigns three success cases are showcased as posters on the front wall of the Danish Foreign Ministry in Copenhagen. Again and for the second year in a row one of the success cases are from Bangladesh. The success being improved livelihood for 4 million Bangladeshi facilitated by Danish support to the development of freshwater aquaculture.

Source : 

Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh

Asian Tourism Fair, 2014.

Asian Tourism Fair ～11,12,13, September 2014～

3rd Asian Tourism Fair will be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Dhaka from 11th to 13th September. Bangladesh Tourism Corporation will be attending the fair. 

<Programme>
Sep.11th
11:00am: Inaugural Ceremony
12:30pm - 8:00pm: Exhibition open for visitors

Sep.12th
11:00am - 8:00pm: Exhibition open for visitors
3:30pm-6:00pm: Tourism Skills Convention, hosted by ISC tourism
7:00pm-8:00pm: Cultural Performance by Embassy Philippines

Sep.13th
11:00am - 8:00pm: Exhibition open for visitors
5:00pm: Closing Ceremony, followed by Cultural Program

Lake Minnewanka, Alberta, Canada.

Lake Minnewanka situated in the middle of the Banff National Park, just a short 15 minute drive from the town side of Banff. Lake Minnewanka is full of enormous natural beauty, wild life nad mountains. It is the perfect place for adventure seekers and mountain climbers. At 2013 Ben McCallum visit the Lake Minnewanka as a touris. He is actually from South Australia but now he is living at USA. He is a student of "The University of New Mexico". During his visit at Lake Minnewanka, he captured many exclusive picture of Lake Minnewanka. He became impressed at the natural beauty of Lake Minnewanka and said " You Don't need a photographer to take a good shot out here", that means when subject is look like heaven , do not need to become a professional photographer , the picture will come nice automatically. He also shared his thought during the visit Lake Minnewanka. He said : 

"I was being chased by a grizly, so tried climbing an old tall ever green, forgetting that this was not the thing to do. So then I started to throw rocks at it which just got her pissed. I tried to run it was no use, the beast was faster. This was when i decided to stop and act bigger then this magnificent creature, it was no good she was much greater and she new it , so i dropped in to the feetle position. Neither defeated the protective mother, so I used my last option, I ran and tumbled down a steep hill. She crashed and tumbled down this hill much quiker then I, so I had to stop her by making a distraction. Look an eagle I said despritly, she gazed stupidly in to the sky giving me enough time to kick her in the snatch. I felt awful but this is just the price you pay if you forget your bear bell."

Some exclusive snaps of Lake Minnewanka form Ben McCallum are here. He is not a professional photographer but the nature of Lake Minnewanka made him more than professional and a nature lover. No doubt about that anybody become impressed to see these photograph and will make desire to visit Lake Minnewanka.