KOICA and UNICEF strengthen its partnership to reduce preventable deaths in children and women

DHAKA, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UNICEF Bangladesh have signed a US$8 million (Taka 62 crore) agreement today to help reduce preventable deaths in children and women by improving maternal, newborn and child health interventions. Ms. Kim Bok-Hee, Resident Representative ofKOICA Bangladesh Office, signed the agreement with UNICEF Bangladesh Representative, […]

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New Year wishes to Chinese people from leaders around the world

Beijing, 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 […]

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Animated Xi Jinping again a hit online

BEIJING, 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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Int’l Mother Language Day observed in Bangladesh

DHAKA, 21 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has  paid rich tributes to the language movement heroes  who sacrificed their lives for establishing Bangla as a state language. President Abdul and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar (language martyears memorial) in capital Dhaka one minute past midnight in the early morning of Saturday. […]

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Overseas celebrations of Spring Festival draw warm response

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — The Spring Festival, the beginning of a new Chinese Lunar Year and a day when all Chinese people across the world unite with their loved ones, is being celebrated by more and more people from other cultures. Starting from Thursday, this year’s Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese Lunar […]

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Another 72-hour strike from Sunday

DHAKA, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) –Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s alliance has called 72-hour strike  form Sunday morning.  Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Spokesperson Salahuddin Ahmed made the announcement of latest strike through a press release on Friday. He said alliance will stage demonstrations across the country on Monday. BNP and its allies has declared the 72-hour road, […]

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Indian Navy Chief To Visit Bangladesh

DHAKA, 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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