DHAKA, March 10 (NsNewsWire) — Shanti Doot 4 (Ambassador of Peace 4), a multinational United Nations peacekeeping exercise, is currently underway in Bangladesh with some 1,300 participants from dozens of countries,reports Xinhua. The exercise, which was launched on Feb. 26 and will last until March 12, is aimed at providing pre-deployment training to UN partner […]

DHAKA, March 10 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s total exports in the first eight months of the current 2017-18 fiscal year (July 2017-June 2018) reached over 24 billion U.S. dollars, up about 8 percent from the same period a year ago, official data showed Friday. According to the country’s Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, Bangladesh fetched 24,397.05 […]

NEW YORK, March 9 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. dollar index rose against most other currencies in late trading on Thursday, as investors were awaiting for more details about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plan, reports Xinhua. The U.S. dollar got some support on Thursday after the White House hinted that Canada and Mexico could be […]

DHAKA, March 7 (NsNewsWire) — A preparatory meeting held between Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and 24 senior officials from Yoshimoto Kogyo Company, who flew in from Japan to Dubai for a day for the meeting. Professor Muhammad Yunus is attending Dubai Lit Fest to speak on his new book, “A World of Three zeroes”. […]

DHAKA, March 5 (NsNewsWire) — The government has organized a poetry festival in the capital on glory of golden fiber as part of its ongoing camping to make the use of jute and jute products popular in home and abroad ahead of the National Jute Day on March 6 . A total of 50 renowned […]

DHAKA, March 4 (NsNewsWire) — Monumental increase in import payment together with low export growth amid no possibility of revival of the generalized system of preferences (GSP) has caused enormous current account deficit, which is highest in the last decade. Moreover, recent hike in oil price and high import of consumer goods are likely to […]

DHAKA, March 4 (NsNewsWire) — An exciting colorful water rally with 100 traditional boats was held in the capital’s scenic Hatirjheel as part of the government’s ongoing campaign to make use of jute and jute products popular ahead of the National Jute Day on March 6. The boats were decorated with colourful festoons and balloons […]

Geneva,  March 2, (NsNewsWire) — Global highlights The year 2017 saw some positive developments in women’s participation in elections, according to the Women in Parliament in 2017: The year in review, released by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) ahead of International Women’s Day. However, in global terms, the number of women in national parliaments has only increased by […]

  DHAKA, March 1,  (NsNewsWire) — The government today started a colourful road show from Dhaka to different districts for encouraging people to use jute and jute products ahead the National Jute Day on March 6. State Minister for Textile and Jute Mirza Azam inaugurated the road show this morning at Manik Mia Avenue in […]