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Bangladesh’s exports hit 33.73 bln USD in first 11 months of FY 2017-2018

DHAKA, June 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s export income in the first 11 of the current 2017-18 fiscal year (July 2017- June 2018) marked a 6.66 percent, recording 33.73 billion U.S. dollars with ready-made garments as the key performer, an official said Tuesday, reports Xinhua. The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) official told Xinhua that the country […]

Bangladesh remittances reach 2nd highest on Eid festival in May

DHAKA, June 4 (Xinhua) — Ahead of one of the biggest Muslim religious festivals Eid-ul-Fitr that marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, millions of Bangladeshis remitted home nearly 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in May, the second highest monthly amount thus far, a central bank official said Sunday. Quoting provisional data, […]

World Bank Helps Bangladesh Expand Access to Clean and Renewable Energy

DHAKA, May 30 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh today signed a $55 million financing agreement with the World Bank to expand renewable energy uses in rural areas. The additional financing to the Second Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development (RERED II) Project will install 1,000 solar irrigation pumps, 30 solar mini-grids, and about 4 million improved […]

India Nipah virus outbreak death toll rises to 14

NEW DELHI, May 28 (Xinhua) — The death toll in Nipah virus outbreak in India has risen to 14, with the death of one patient in the southern state of Kerala, officials said Monday. “The latest victim was a 26-year-old man who died late Sunday evening while under treatment since last week at a private […]

FRANCE SUPPORTS NUTRITION ACTIVITIES FOR ROHINGYA REFUGEE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN BANGLADESH

DHAKA, May 27 (NsNewsWire) — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a €400,000 contribution (more than US$490,000) from France to support life-saving nutrition activities for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. France’s contribution will help prevent and address moderate acute malnutrition among children under five and pregnant and nursing women living in refugee […]

‘DCCI Agro Service Desk’ inaugurated Global G.A.P. practice for safe and quality agriculture: DCCI Seminar

DHAKA, May 27 (NsNewsWire) — For the development of Bangladesh’s agriculture sector and to assist the stakeholders and entrepreneurs of this sector, “DCCI Agro Service Desk” has been established at the premises of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) initiated by DCCI and supported by USAID’s Agriculture Value Chain (AVC) Project on 27 […]

BAT Bangladesh inks partnership with Masthead PR

DHAKA, May 27 (NsNewsWire) — British American Tobacco Bangladesh signed an agreement with Masthead PR, one of the top Public Relations agencies in the country. Masthead PR will be providing exclusive Strategic PR Planning and services to the client. The signing ceremony took place at the BAT Bangladesh Head office recently. Mubina Asaf, Head of […]

Yunus Signs Agreement with Mayor of Paris to Create Inclusive Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024

DHAKA, May 26 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has signed this Wednesday, May 23, 2018 an agreement with the organizers and financiers of Paris Olympics and Paralympics 2024 to transform the Olympic Games event to being inclusive and solidarity-driven. For the first time in the history of the Game, Paris Olympics 2024 is going to be […]

Bangladesh approves development projects worth 11.46 bln USD

DHAKA, May 23 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s highest economic policy-making body has approved 16 development projects worth 962.34 billion taka (about 11.46 billion U.S. dollars), reports Xinhua. The projects were approved at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday. After the meeting, Planning […]