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ADB president hails opening of BRICS New Development Bank

MANILA, PHILIPPINES July 21 (NsNewsWire) – “On the occasion of the New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS, opening its doors for business (today) Tuesday, ADB President Takehiko Nakao congratulated its founding members. Nakao also congratulated its President K.V. Kamath, its management and staff. “We look forward to working with this new […]

“Silk Road” shines at Edinburgh Festival Carnival

CHANGCHUN, July 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has reassured local governments that the economy still enjoys a promising outlook despite downward growth pressure. Xi made the remarks during a discussion with provincial officials after an inspection tour to Jilin from Thursday to Saturday, where he urged the northeastern province to strive for breakthroughs […]

Airtel Ties Up with Nabila Boutiques Ltd

DHAKA, July 12 (NsNewsWire) — Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the fastest growing telecom operator of the country has signed a corporate agreement with Nabila Boutiques Ltd. This corporate signing ceremony took place in the Gulshan -1 branch of Nabila Boutiques Ltd. The members of Airtel Favourites and Airtel employees will enjoy 15% discounts on each purchase […]

Bangladesh promotes benefits of jute products

by Chiho Iuchi Staff Writer Jute is receiving renewed attention as a versatile and eco-friendly material. As a major jute producer, Bangladesh shared some of its expertise with the commodity at a recent seminar in Tokyo, reports Japan Times. The event took place on the evening of June 26, in the fourth session of a […]

First ever retrofit technology for earthquake resistant RMG

DHAKA, July 12, (Xinhua) — Japanese expert with the local engineers have conducted systematic retrofitting construction work in a garment factory of Ashulia for the first time in the country to turn the RMG unit into earthquake resistance. Retrofitting is a technology that could be used to make a vulnerable building earthquake resistant without demolishing […]

Just-concluded BRICS, SCO summits in Ufa highlight China’s constructive role

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) — China enables both the BRICS and SCO to embrace fresh opportunities for their future development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday following the conclusion of two international gatherings in the Russian city of Ufa. The two summits, namely the 7th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit and […]

Beijing plans second administrative center

BEIJING, July 12 (NsNewsWire) — Beijing has announced that it would speed up construction of a “subsidiary administrative center” while promising to limit its population to 23 million people. The announcement was made as the city on Saturday concluded a plenary session of its party committee, during which a guideline was passed on promoting the […]

Chinese Candidate for AIIB Presidency

DHAKA, July 9 (NsNewsWire) — China has formally nominated Jin Liqun, former vice finance minister of China, as the Chinese candidate for president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or AIIB. China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday confirmed that Jin Liqun was nominated by the Chinese government as candidate for AIIB President, based on procedures […]

UNICEF and the EU launch a Child Rights Toolkit in Bangladesh

DHAKA, July 7 (NsNewsWire) — As part of their collaboration, UNICEF and the European Union (EU) launched today “Child Rights Toolkit: Integrating child rights in development cooperation” providing practical guidance to all donors and concerned social actors on how to operationalize a rights-based, child-focused approach to development programming, budgeting, policy-making and law-making. UNICEF Bangladesh and […]