Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Aug. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Uber, the world's largest on-demand ride-sharing company, today announced the integration of the nationwide emergency number 999 in its rider app to enhance rider safety. In a reinforcement of Uber’s commitment towards safety of riders, Uber integrated the government’s helpline number in the app, which would prompt riders to dial […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 30 (NsNewsWire) — Participants of Social Business Day from different countries have assembled separately at their respective country forums at the headquarters facilities of various social business companies to review their social business initiatives and prepare plans for coming years. This was part of the Social Business Day program as originally planned for […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 26 (NsNewsWire) — Specialized wireless tablet of the Chinese Huion brand enabling graphic tasks with sensitivity level of 8192 pen pressure was launched in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Tuesday. Wireless connectivity gives opportunity to connect all other smartdevices over without cable making for a tidier desktop environment at work, company claimed in a […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 24 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd has signed an agreement with US Bangla Airlines, the leading premium airline of Bangladesh to provide a special discount to its Star Customers under a joint partnership promotion. Under this promotion, Grameenphone STAR customers will get special discount (12% on Business & 10% on Economy class) on Base […]
Read MoreMillions of people living in central Bangladesh used to refer to the Dhaleshwari River as the “River of Sorrows” as the waterway made it extremely difficult for people to get to the capital city Dhaka, reports Xinhua. In the absence of a bridge spanning the river, people were cut off from the capital for centuries, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 19 (Xinhua) — Caixin Media has expanded its global reach with the launch of its new English-language platform on January 18th, Caixin Breakfast Meeting Davos 2017 at Davos, Switzerland. \ Caixin – China Economics & Finance was China’s only magazine to be shown at the main venue on the opening day of the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) has approved 526 million U.S. dollars to help sustain and increase infrastructure investments in Bangladesh, particularly in financing public-private partnership (PPP) projects as well as renewable energy interventions. reports Xinhua. The assistance consists of a 500-million-U.S. dollar market-based loan to finance medium and large-scale PPP […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 19 (NsNewsWire) — With 36 percent of the country’s urban population living in Greater Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh has become one of the world’s most densely populated cities. To achieve its vision of becoming an upper-middle income country by its 50th birthday, Bangladesh must manage Dhaka’s urban growth. This includes taking full […]
Read MoreCANBERRA, July 17 (Xinhua) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Monday announced that she will travel to the Indian subcontinent this week to discuss trade and regional security with counterparts from India and Sri Lanka. In a statement detailing her whirlwind trip, Bishop said that, in India, she would meet with Prime Minister Narendra […]
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