DHAKA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — Green Delta Capital Limited, one of the leading investment banks in Bangladesh, has been given an award as the “Best Local Investment Bank (South Asia) for Belt and Road Initiative” by Asiamoney, a leading global financial publication. According to a Green Delta statement received here Tuesday, Md. Rafiqul Islam, managing […]

DHAKA, Sept. 19  (NsNewsWire) — The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved additional loan financing of $110 million for a project that is improving access to urban primary healthcare services in Bangladesh through public-private partnerships (PPPs). “ADB’s support to the government-led Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project approved in 2012 […]

DHAKA, Sept. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Globally, Bangladesh is one of the countries most affected by pollution and environmental risks. To achieve upper-middle income status, Bangladesh must act now to tackle environmental degradation and pollution, especially in its cities, says a new World Bank report. The report released today, Enhancing Opportunities for Clean and Resilient Growth […]

DHAKA, Sept. 10 (NsNewsWire) — During Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus’ visit to Italy, he was invited by Luigi di Maio, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy who holds the portfolio of Minister of Economic Development, Labor and Social Policies. He is the leader of the Five Star Movement party which defeated all the traditional parties in […]

NEW DELHI, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The Indian rupee Wednesday slipped to a new low as it hit 71.80 against the U.S. dollar during the early trade, reports Xinhua. “The Indian rupee today plunged to an all time low of 71.80 against U.S. dollar during the early trade today,” a market analyst said. On Tuesday […]

DHAKA, Sept. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Researchers in Bangladesh Wednesday said they have discovered a technology that takes five minutes to detect cancer, reports Xinhua. The team of researchers of Bangladesh Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) located in the country’s northeastern Sylhet region said the technology they discovered will take just five minutes to […]

DHAKA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Consortium led by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange announced here Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of 25 percent stake in Bangladesh’s largest bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Senior officials of the Chinese consortium at a press briefing in Dhaka accompanied by the top DSE executives made the […]

DHAKA, Sept. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Directors visited Savar to meet with beneficiaries of AIIB’s investment in the Distribution System Upgrade and Expansion Project. The project is part of a national plan to provide about 2.5 million service connections to rural consumers, upgrade two grid substations […]

DHAKA, Sept. 3 (NsNewsWire) — a2i Programme and BishwoShahittoKendro co-hosted a seminartitled “Kishore Batayan (Konnect) in Achieving 21st Century Skills” on Thursday, August 30, 2018  in the presence of students and teachers from different schools and colleges of Dhaka. With the support of ICT Division, UNDP and USAID, a2i programme is working to realizethe Digital […]