Situation in Indian-controlled Kashmir tense as 3 civilians killed in army firing

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 8 (NsNewsWire) — A teenage girl and two youths were killed, while a few others wounded Saturday after Indian troops fired upon protesters in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said, reports Xinhua. The contingent of Indian army fired upon civilian protesters at Hawura-Redwani area of Kulgam district, about 57 km south of […]

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Bangladesh eyes cooperation with China to develop more economic zones, high tech parks

DHAKA, July 6 (NsNewsWire ) — Bangladesh expects more cooperation with China to develop more economic zones and high tech parks in the country, reports Xinhua. Top government officials, among others, at a workshop on Thursday in capital Dhaka, expressed such expectation, saying China’s extraordinary economic development in decades of reform and opening-up is a quite good […]

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$45.4 Million to Spur Off-Grid Solar Driven Pumping for Irrigation in Bangladesh

DHAKA, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh is to receive a $20 million loan from an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Power System Efficiency Improvement Project together with an additional $25.44 million in grant financing to spur off-grid solar photovoltaic (SPV) pumping for agricultural irrigation. The grant financing comprises $22.44 million from the Scaling up Renewable Energy […]

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Bangladesh earns 36.67 bln USD from exports in FY 2017-18

DHAKA, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh export inched up 5.81 percent to 36.67 billion U.S. dollars in the just concluded 2017-18 fiscal year, an official from Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) said Wednesday, reports Xinhua. The EPB official who did not like to be named said Bangladesh earned a total of 36,668.17 million U.S. dollars from […]

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Act Now for a More Prosperous and Livable Dhaka

DHAKA, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — Through swift measures to develop East Dhaka, Bangladesh has a unique opportunity to relieve the flooding, congestion, and messiness that are clogging the capital’s growth and affecting the quality of life of its people, says a new World Bank report released today. The report, Toward Great Dhaka: A New Urban […]

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Citi Holds Airline Treasury Forum in Bangladesh

DHAKA, July 2 (NsNewsWire) — Citibank, N.A., Bangladesh recently hosted representatives from IATA (International Air Transport Association), executives from leading airlines, experts from the Bangladesh aviation industry and senior officials from Bangladesh Bank to discuss contemporary airline banking processes at the “Bangladesh Airline Treasury Forum, Breakthrough to Excellence”. Citi also presented its range of digital […]

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iPay is providing West Indies-Bangladesh series tickets

DHAKA, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — iPay West Indies Bangladesh cricket series is starting from 4th July 2018 in West Indies. The first online payment platform of Bangladesh, iPay is the title sponsor of the cricket series and has launched a campaign where the sports lovers will have the opportunity to enjoy the game sitting at […]

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