Nearly half a million children being vaccinated against diphtheria in Cox’s Bazar

DHAKA, Jan. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 14 January 2018 – As part of an intensified response to the current diphtheria outbreak, WHO, UNICEF and health sector partners are working with the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to vaccinate more than 475,000 children in Rohingya refugee camps, temporary settlements and surrounding areas. […]

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Japanese lifestyle brand MINISO opens its 1st flagship store at Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Well-renowned Japanese lifestyle brand MINISO is now in Bangladesh. MINISO opens its first flagship store in Banani-11, Dhaka at South Breeze Center, House # 5 (GF), Block # G, Road No 11, Banani, Dhaka -1213. On the day of the event, Mr. MIYAKE JUNYA, MINISO Global Co-founder & Chief Designer […]

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World Bank Helps Bangladesh Modernize Safety Net Programs

DHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Today, the government of Bangladesh signed an agreement with the World Bank to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of its major safety net programs. The $245 million additional financing to the Safety Net Systems for the Poorest Project will help improve beneficiary targeting, information management, and benefit payment of […]

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Trump tweet draws China, Pakistan closer

[message_box title=”MESSAGE TITLE” color=”red”]ADD_CONTENT_HERE[/message_box] By Yang Sheng and Wang Cong Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/4 21:28:39 Yuan used in bilateral trade, military base talks reemerge A Twitter attack by US President Donald Trump against Pakistan on New Year’s Day appears to be helping boost the already close ties between Pakistan and China as days after the […]

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EU ministers agree to relocate 40,000 refugees

BRUSSELS, Sept. 15 (NsNewsWire) — European Union (EU) ministers on Monday agreed on a plan to relocate 40,000 refugees from Italy and Greece at an emergency meeting. The Justice and Home Affairs Council on migration said in a press release that EU ministers adopted a decision establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection […]

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Bangladesh issues warning as cyclone Komen intensifies

DHAKA, July 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has issued an alert over Cyclone Komen that is heading towards its coastlines. A special bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the storm is likely to move in a northerly direction and may cross Bangladesh coast by Thursday noon or afternoon. Under its influence, squally weather is continuing over […]

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Bangladesh Opposition Leader Sentenced to Death for War Crimes

DHAKA, Nov. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal Thursday awarded death to a local-level opposition party leader for war crimes including mass killings in 1971. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 pronounced the verdict Thursday morning on a crime against humanity case, awarding death sentence to ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader […]

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“মন্ত্রী, সচিব সৎ হন দুর্নীতি অনেকাংশে কমে যায়”:যোগাযোগমন্ত্রী

ঢাকা, ১৬ নভেম্বর,  প্রেস বিজ্ঞপ্তি: যোগাযোগমন্ত্রী ওবায়দুল কাদের এমপি আজ দুপুরে রমনার আসিয়ানা রেঁস্তরায় যোগাযোগ মন্ত্রণালয় কর্তৃক আয়োজিত এক সাংবাদিক সম্মেলনে মন্ত্রণালয়ের গত ৫ বছরের উল্লেখযোগ্য কর্মকান্ড তুলে ধরেন। মন্ত্রী বলেন সব কাজ নির্বাচন কেন্দ্রীক হতে হবে এমন নয়। আমাদের কিছু কিছু প্রকল্প রয়েছে, যেমন- পদ্মা বহুমুখী সেতু, মেট্রোরেল, এলিভেটেড এক্সপ্রেস ওয়ে, কর্ণফুলী টানেল, বাস […]

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