Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Like many little girls, Popy likes stuffed animals. The 8-year-old carries her teddy bear everywhere — even to work, where she sorts garbage at a dumping ground in Chittagong, Bangladesh. “This photo hurts me and inspires me,” says photographer Md Shahnewaz Khan, referring to the first image above that shows Popy clutching her bear close […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 28 (NsNewsWire) — Alliance for financial Inclusion (AFI) the global network of financial regulators has chosen Bangladesh Bank as co-chair in one of its major policy area- the SME Finance working group on 27 May 2015. This is in recognition of the breakthrough policy intervention by Bangladesh Bank to improve access to finance […]
Read MoreBeijing, May 28 (NsNewsWire) — The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of the People’s Republic of China meet Friday to review the country’s opportunities for agricultural and rural development and define the main elements of the IFAD-China partnership until 2020. The discussion will lay the foundation for an inclusive and sustainable […]
Read MoreKUNMING, May 28 (NsNewsWire) — An air cargo service connecting southwestern Chinese city of Kunming and Bangladesh capital Dhaka opened on Wednesday. The 1,281-km route is the first international cargo route from Kunming. It is run by Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd. with a Boeing 737-300F aircraft that has a loading capacity of 12 tonnes, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 26 (NsNewsWire) — Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd is organizing a competition called “Seeds for the Future”. Seeds for the Future is Huawei’s global CSR flagship program. It seeks to develop local ICT talent, enhance knowledge transfers, and improve people’s understanding of ICT and interest in the telecommunications Students of University of Dhaka (DU), […]
Read MoreMalaysia, May 25 (NsNewsWire) — A total of 139 grave sites and 28 human-trafficking camps have been found in a remote northern Malaysian border region, according to the country’s top police official. National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar revealed the findings at a press conference a day after the government announced the discovery of camps […]
Read MoreOSAKA, May 25 ( NsNewsWire) — The construction on a 2.3-megawatt floating solar power plant has been completed on Sunday in Hyogo prefecture, western Japan, which is the world’s largest floating solar power plant in terms of output. The plant, coinvested by electronics giant Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation, is expected to generate […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 24 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong arrived in Dhaka Sunday evening for a three-day official visit to discuss entire gamut of bilateral issues with the Bangladesh leadership. The discussion is expected to advance high-profile visits between Dhaka and Beijing in the next few months. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei had […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 24 (NsNewsWire) — Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh in June, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar Saturday said they are discussing a motor vehicles agreement between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, as an initiative under sub-regional cooperation., reports http://indianexpress.com The agreement, if it comes through, will allow trucks to travel between […]
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