Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) The World Bank today approved a $300 million financing to improve the transparency and efficiency of major cash transfer programs in Bangladesh. This will benefit about 5 million of the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people. The Cash Transfer Modernization Project will help the Department of Social Services under the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 31 (NsNewsWire) –Grameenphone Ltd. reported revenue of BDT 128.4 billion for 2017, up 11.8% from last year. Data revenue grew by 46.4% along with voice revenue growth of 9.5%. During the 4th quarter of 2017, total revenue grew by 8.0%. Grameenphone Ltd. acquired 7.4 million new subscribers during the year, registering a 12.7% […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh cricket sensation Mustafizur Rahman recently signed a 2 years renewal agreement with Coca-Cola Bangladesh Ltd. He has been the brand ambassador of Coca-Cola in Bangladesh for the last two years. Once again Coca-Cola has appointed him to be the brand ambassador of their company. National Cricketer Mustafizur Rahman and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s women have made progress in various aspects of health, education, and work, but still face sizable gender gaps, according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), prepared in collaboration with the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development. The report, the Bangladesh Gender Equality Diagnostic of Selected Sectors, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — The central bank of Bangladesh rolled out its monetary policy on Monday for the second half of the current fiscal year ending June 2018 with a focus on government’s sustainable development agenda, reports Xinhua. Bangladesh Bank (BB) said the half-yearly Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) outlines recent domestic and external economic […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited and spoke in three major cities of India – Kolkata, Delhi and Jaipur – last week. He was invited to Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet, which was held in association with The Telegraph. The setting of the talk was with the backdrop of the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday unveiled the foundation stone plaque of a 1200-megawatt coal-based power plant at Matarbari island in the country’s Cox’s Bazar district, reports Xinhua. Hasina unveiled the foundation plaque of the power plant, located some 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka, through video-conferencing from her […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects more cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in future co-financed projects and other related areas to boost the development of the Asia-Pacific region, a top official of the Manila-based lender said here. In a recent interview with Xinhua at the ADB resident […]
Read MoreGENEVA, Jan. 23 (NsNewsWire) — IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union have reached a US$2.3 million settlement with a multinational apparel brand to remedy life-threatening workplace hazards. The settlement, reached through an arbitration process under the legally-binding Bangladesh Accord for Fire and Building Safety, represents one of the largest payments made by a brand […]
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