Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
SYDNEY, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — Australian researchers are examining how the social networking service Twitter can help those who are unable to communicate by speech. The research’s initial findings, conducted at the University of Newcastle, suggested Twitter is an important tool for adults with speech disabilities from stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, autism and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) would release another installment of loan of 1 billion U.S. dollars early next month, said Bangladesh Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Sunday. “I believe another installment of IMF’s loan will be released by the end of this month or early next month as […]
Read MoreYANGON – Myanmar will repatriate at least 125 more Bangladeshi refugees who were rescued at sea by the navy in May, official said on Sunday. A total of 501 migrants were handed over to Bangladesh in four rounds in July and August, with the remaining boat people in shelters at Taung Pyo in Myanmar’s western […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — China’s top three telecom operators saw a healthy spike in revenue in July thanks to services like 4G, official data showed, reports Xinhua. The three companies — China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom — reported combined telecom business revenue of 192.8 billion yuan (30.2 billion dollars) last month, up […]
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By Safiul Azam, ACMA* On 21st July this year the group of world’s top emerging economies launched its New Development Bank (NDB). The bank backed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) looks set to emerge as an alternative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, although the group says it […]
Read MoreHANGZHOU, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Alibaba’s affiliate Ant Financial launched a wealth management smartphone app Tuesday. The standalone app, Ant Fortune, lets users buy online monetary fund Yu’ebao and products from Zhaocaibao, an online platform connecting investors with small businesses and individual borrowers, reports Xinhua. In addition, investors can buy stock fund products and track […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd. and Grand Sultan Tea Resort & Golf signed a discount agreement on August 17, 2015, which will allow the Platinum Plus and Platinum Star customers of GP to avail special discount at the resort. They will get 55% discount for room rent, 50% at movie theatre, 50% for […]
Read MoreMUNICH, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The newly-designed beer mug for the 182th Munich Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, was presented to the public by the official organizer here on Tuesday. The colorful motif, made up of the jumbled letters of “Oktoberfest”, is printed on the front of the mug. On top of those letters […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s tannery industry looks set to suffer a big blow as demand for finished leather and leather products in major international markets has been plunging amid grave concerns over the environmental hazard created by the country’s leather industry. Sector insiders say July exports further reflected the sluggish trend that in […]
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