Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
URUMQI, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will spend more than 200 billion yuan (29.2 billion U.S. dollars) building or improving roads this year, according to local authorities. Constructions of the roads, with a total planned length of 82,300 km, will start in 2017 including nearly 7,300 km of expressways and […]
Read MoreDhaka, Jan. 15 (NsNewsWire)– For the first time, visitors of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) will able to Buy DITF tickets online, thorough Shohoz.com, an online based ticketing platform for Bus/Launch tickets. According to the partnership with DITF Ticketing Partner, M/S Meer Brothers, and Shohoz.com is the first online and exclusive partner to get […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Jan. 15 (NsNewsWire) — What would the future of the world economy be if China’s growth were to plunge? It is a scenario many China bears have predicted. With both official and private figures released this month pointing to a stronger economy, they will probably be disappointed again, reports Xinhua. Still, a “China collapse” […]
Read MoreSEOUL, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — South Korean exports posted a double-digit increase in the first 10 days of this year, indicating a recovery in the economy’s main growth engine, customs data showed on Wednesday. Overseas shipments amounted to 11.6 billion U.S. dollars during the Jan. 1-10 period, up 37.7 percent from the same period of […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank on Tuesday kept its forecast for China’s economic growth rate for 2017 unchanged at 6.5 percent, saying that the economy will continue sustainable growth as it is rebalancing from manufacturing to services, despite reemerging concerns for property markets. In its latest flagship Global Economic Prospects report, the […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Remittance-reliant Bangladesh witnessed big boom in overseas employment in 2016 amid growing demand of huge workforce particularly in Middle East and Asian countries, an official said on Monday, reports Xinhua. Selim Reza, director general of Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET), told Xinhua that “757,731 Bangladeshis in […]
Read MoreDhaka, Jan. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Robi and ICT Division have agreed to work together in utilizing the biggest online school of the country, Robi-10 Minute School. ICT Division’s “Learning and Earning” project will now be using the free quality digital education platform to complement its efforts to engage with the youth in promoting the concept […]
Read MoreDhaka, Dec 21 (NsNewsWire) –United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Robi Axiata Limited on Tuesday at the corporate office of the bank. Muhammed Ali, Managing Director of UCB and Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, CEO & Managing Director of Robi Axiata Limited signed off the agreement on behalf of their […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh today signed a $360 million financing agreement with the World Bank to improve the navigability of 900 km inland waterways along the Chittagong-Dhaka-Ashuganj Corridor and connecting routes, which will enable year-round safe transport for passengers and cargo along the country’s busiest waterways. The Bangladesh Regional […]
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