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DHAKA, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi mobile handset brand Goldberg organized two-day event on at beach-town Cox’s Bazar celebrating maiden founding anniversary. Goldberg Chief Executive Officer Abrar Rahman Khan was chief guest while mother company Khansons Group Directors Sarita Rahman, Sharmita Rahman and Chief Sales Officer Rasel Ahmed were, among over hundred dealers came across […]
Read MoreDHAKA,April 25 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement by EU Commissioners Malmström, Thyssen and Mimica on the 3rd anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy: “On Sunday 24 April 2016, it will be exactly three years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a […]
Read MoreThe attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the SWIFT financial platform that is at the heart of the global financial system, said security researchers at British defense contractor BAE Systems, reports Reuters. SWIFT, a cooperative owned by 3,000 financial institutions, confirmed to Reuters that it was […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 2৫ (NsNewsWire) — People in Bangladesh on Sunday marked the three year anniversary of Rana Plaza disaster, the country’s worst-ever industrial tragedy which left at least 1,136 people dead, mostly garment workers, reports Xinhua. Hundreds of people including the injured victims and relatives of the deceased gathered at the tragedy site on the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 25 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank is supporting the Bangladesh Forest Department to reduce forest degradation and increase forest coverage through community participation in nine coastal and hilly districts: Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Noakhali, Lakshimipur, Barisal, Pakuakhali, Barguna, Bhola, and Feni. The Climate Resilient Participatory Afforestation and Reforestation Project has contributed to increase forest […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 24 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. Embassy Dhaka and the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) at BRAC University announce the names of the four Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs who will be visiting the United States from April 30 to June 3 under the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Professional Fellows Exchange Program […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 24 (NsNewsWire) — In line with previous years, Jabbarer Boli Khela and Boishakhi mela will kick off in Chittagong tomorrow. The Late Abdul Jabbar Smriti Kusti Portijogita o Boishakhi Mela committee, in association with leading telecom service provider company Grameenphone, is arranging the event this year. Thousands of visitors and spectators will gather […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 24 (NsNewsWire) — The Northern Areas Reduction-of-Poverty Initiative (NARI) project economically empowers poor and vulnerable women from the northwestern region of Bangladesh by facilitating their access to jobs in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector. The project offers training, transitional housing, counseling and facilitates formal employment in garment factories for around 10,800 women from […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping inspected the Central Military Commission (CMC) joint battle command center on Wednesday, calling for building a joint battle command system with Chinese characteristics, reports www.xinhuanet.com
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