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DHAKA, June 4 (NsNewsWire) — More than 20 years after the first wave of Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar, fear is spreading through the sweltering camps of mud houses where they found shelter in southern Bangladesh that they will soon be on the move again. The refugees worry the Bangladesh government wants them out of sight, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 2 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone-Prothom Alo i-Gen is going to start its second stage of operations at District level from June 25, 2015. This was disclosed in a press event Sunday. Grameenphone CMO Allan Bonke, Motiur Rahman, Editor, Prothom Alo, Nehal Ahmed, Head of Marketing along with representatives of the other partners were present […]
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DHAKA, June 1 (Xinhua) — Two years after the country’s worst- ever industrial tragedy that claimed 1,137 lives and injured scores, Bangladesh police have submitted charge-sheets against 42 people including building owner Sohel Rana. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police submitted the charge-sheets in two separate cases to court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate […]
Read MoreKolkata, June 1 (NsNewsWire) — A trial run of the Kolkata-Agartala direct bus service via Dhaka began on Monday. The bus has departed from Kolkata and will cross over to Bangladesh later in the day and travel through the country and enter Tripura through the Akhaura check post and arrive at Agartala International Bus Terminus […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 1 (Xinhua) — The Detective Branch (DB) of Bangladesh Police have arrested two traffickers and rescued 17 trafficking victims heading to northern Pacific nation of Palau in capital Dhaka. DB Assistant Commissioner Mahamud Naser told the media on Monday that “The victims were rescued Sunday night. They were being trafficked to Palau via […]
Read MoreLike 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, […]
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