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DHAKA, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The public and private universities in Bangladesh have implemented 156 Academic Innovation Fund subprojects which helped them to create enabling condition for better teaching, learning and research. These subprojects helped to establish and upgrade science labs, computer labs, library automation systems and campus network to spur academic innovation in Bangladesh. […]
Read MoreBeijing, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Leaders from around the world are extending their best New Year wishes to the Chinese people. British Prime Minister David Cameron hailed a golden year for bilateral ties, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his first-ever Chinese New Year greeting via the internet. A truly golden year for the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Mamata Banerjee, Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, was on a goodwill visit to Bangladesh from February 19-21, 2015. She was accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising of Ministers, Members of Parliament, Cultural Personalities and Senior Officials, said a statement of Indian High Commission in Dhaka. During the visit, […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Feb. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Three online animations themed around China’s anti-corruption campaign and featuring President Xi Jinping have been a hit over the Spring Festival, with netizens delighting to what is apparently a relaxing of attitudes to depicting Chinese leaders by cartoon. The animations, each about two minutes long, compare the situation before and […]
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DHAKA, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) — World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, Annette Dixon, arrives in Dhaka tomorrow to build on the longstanding partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank Group. This is Dixon’s first visit to Bangladesh since assuming her position on December 15, 2014. “For the World Bank, Bangladesh is an […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, Admiral RK Dhowan, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC will pay a goodwill visit to Bangladesh from 22-26 February, 2015 at the invitation of the Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy, Vice Admiral M Farid Habib, NBP, ndc.psc. He will be accompanied by […]
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the fight against violent extremism did not mean it was a fight against Islam and the world should resist granting religious legitimacy to terrorist groups. “We are not at war with Islam,” Obama said during a keynote speech at the second day of […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — The UN on Tuesday calls on all parties in the Kokang region of eastern Myanmar to actively assist in defusing the situation to avert fresh outbreaks of tension and meanwhile avoid any harm to civilians. Heavy fighting broke out in the region on Feb. 9 between the government forces […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Air Marshal S.B. Deo, AVSM, VM, VSM, AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force (IAF), formally handed over the Dakota (DC-3) aircraft, which has been installed at the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Museum, Tejgaon on 16 February 2015 at an impressive ceremony. This Dakota aircraft took part in the para […]
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