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DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Today, Facebook is launching a blood donations feature in Bangladesh to make it easier for people to sign up to be blood donors and to help people and organizations in need. Bangladesh, like many countries, has a shortage of safe blood. In some cases, this shortage causes patients and their […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — A power sector project of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is considered as a transformative milestone for rural Bangladesh, elating the country’s millions of people who live in areas which were earlier without any access to the national power grid, reports Xinhua. The AIIB-financed 165-million-U.S. dollar Power […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The Rohingya refugee crisis in southern Bangladesh is growing at a rapid pace and there is an urgent need to support the host communities to cope with the influx and to help the refugees who are extremely vulnerable, the World Bank said today. After visiting the Rohingya camps in the Cox’s Bazar, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 18 (NsNewsWire) — The 3rd edition of Bangladesh Development Forum 2018 began in capital Dhaka on Wednesday under the theme “Partnership for development.”, reports Xinhua Organizers say this time the BDF will mainly focus on the review of Bangladesh’s 7th Five Year Plan alongside sharing the country’s challenges and way forward on Sustainable […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 16 (NsNewsWire) — airtel has recently launched a unique campaign titled, “The number 1 network of friends is now everywhere” to promote the brand’s nationwide connectivity among the youth of the country. Following the successful merger with Robi Axiata Limited, airtel’s internet coverage is now available across the country. This means that friends […]
Read MoreMANILA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao said on Friday that ADB and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) are exploring to co-finance several development projects this year. “We have been cooperating well,” Nakao told Xinhua at the ADB headquarters in Manila. Nakao said he met with AIIB officials […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Well-renowned Japanese lifestyle brand MINISO is now in Bangladesh. MINISO opens its first flagship store in Banani-11, Dhaka at South Breeze Center, House # 5 (GF), Block # G, Road No 11, Banani, Dhaka -1213. On the day of the event, Mr. MIYAKE JUNYA, MINISO Global Co-founder & Chief Designer […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 12 (NsNewsWire) — US President Donald Trump cancelled a trip to London scheduled for next month to open a new embassy, blaming Barack Obama for selling off the old one for “peanuts” in a bad deal, reports reuters. More than a year into his presidency, Trump has yet to visit London, with many […]
Read MoreYINCHUAN, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — A driverless monorail transit system, the first developed in China, was tested on Wednesday in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The system “Yungui” was developed by China’s leading new energy vehicle maker BYD and telecom giant Huawei. A Yungui train ran on a rail four meters above ground at […]
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