Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, June 6 (NsNewsWire) — Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ridesharing company, today announced the launch of a first-of-its kind insurance program for riders and driver partners. The policy will provide both riders and driver partners with free coverage for accidental death, permanent disablement and hospitalization in case of an accident while on-trip using the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 5 (NsNewsWire) — The 3rd showroom of Vibrant of US-Bangla Footwear Limited was inaugurated at Hajipara, Rampura in Dhaka on 4th June 2018, Monday. Mr. Abdullah Al Mossadek, Chief Executive Officer of US-Bangla Footwear Limited inaugurated the new showroom of Vibrant. Other high officials of US-Bangla Group were also present. Vibrant is bringing […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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 […]
Read MoreNEW 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 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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 […]
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