DHAKA, Sept. 24 (NsNewsWire) — A three-day colourful festival and musical show will be held at Rabindra Sarabor in Dhanmondi, one of the capital’s popular cultural hubs, from September 27 to 29 to celebrate the World Tourism Day with the theme of “Tourism and the Digital Transformation”. Aviation and Tourism Journalists’ Forum of Bangladesh (ATJFB), a platform of journalists covering...

The Institute of Modern Languages (IML) at Bangladesh’s top Dhaka University is now at the beginning of admissions season, reports Xinhua. It is a hectic time for the institute’s Chinese language department where a heavy rush of admission seekers was witnessed this week. Students have been thronging the department for admission tests or information they need for future courses....

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/9/20 22:38:40 The US actions targeting China’s Thousand Talents Plan have caused great anxiety among Chinese scientists in the US. Washington is quickly expanding restrictions on China-US scientific, technological and talent exchanges. It was reported that the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston might have begun to dismiss Chinese scholars on the...

DHAKA, Sept. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Responding to the newly enacted Digital Security Act 2018 in Bangladesh which has drawn serious concerns for press freedom and the right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, Saad Hammadi, said: “This law imposes dangerous restrictions on freedom of expression. Instead of learning from the lessons of the past, it seeks to...

DHAKA, Sept. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Five Bangladeshi NGOs involved in community development in Bangladesh have received Australian Government grants under the Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2018 -19. The Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Ms Julia Niblett presented BDT 17,775,362 (AUD 289, 971) to the NGOs in a ceremony at the Australian High Commission, Dhaka. Funding selected NGOs to...

DHAKA, Sept. 20 (NsNewsWire)  —  The government of Bangladesh today signed a $50 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to help strengthen the government’s health care services, so they can respond to the health, nutrition, and family planning needs of the Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar. This additional financing to the existing Health Sector Support Project will help...

DHAKA, Sept. 19 (NsNewsWire) —  By reducing man-made trade barriers, trade within South Asia can grow three times, from $23 billion to $67 billion, says a new World Bank report. Bangladesh has the potential to more than double its trade with South Asian countries. Increased regional trade can accelerate Bangladesh’s growth and create more jobs for men and women. The report ‘A Glass Half...