Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Not everyone in the society is happy to let destiny take control of their life. The courageous and adventurous among us don’t shy away from challenging the accepted norms of the society in order to make their life more rewarding and meaningful. However, it involves a tremendous amount of self-belief […]
Read MoreBy Krishna N. Das and Serajul Quadir The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Bangladesh’s central bank have agreed to withdraw additional payment security measures put in place after one of the world’s biggest cyber heists, the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account at the Fed, two sources said, reports reuters. The […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for steady advance of the country’s Belt and Road Initiative to benefit people along the routes. The Belt and Road Initiative should help promote policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and mutual understanding among the people, Xi said at a symposium […]
Read MoreWashington, D.C., Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Business leader Selima Ahmad has joined the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) International Advisory Council, IRI announced today. “We’re privileged to add Ms. Ahmad to our International Advisory Council,” said IRI President Mark Green. “Her work empowering Bangladeshi women in business and public life makes her a welcome addition to […]
Read MoreOslo/Arendal, Norway, Aug. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group has announced two specific initiatives to support entrepreneurship and competence building in Norway. The ambition is to strengthen the nation’s competitiveness and to stimulate job creation by Norwegian startups. In collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the leading research institute SINTEF, Telenor […]
Read MoreIUQUAN, Aug. 17 (NsNewsWire) — China successfully launched the world’s first quantum satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi Desert at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday, reports Xinhua. In a cloud of smoke, the satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), roared into the dark sky on top of a Long March-2D rocket. […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will host the Group of 20 (G20) summit scheduled for Sept. 4-5 in China’s eastern city of Hangzhou, the Foreign Ministry announced Monday, reports Xinhua. Xi will also attend relevant events, including an informal meeting with other BRICS members’ leaders, and deliver a keynote speech on […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Capacity, infrastructure and education cooperation with countries under the China-proposed Belt and Road initiative is progressing well, an official said Thursday. The total value of bilateral capacity cooperation has exceeded 100 billion U.S. dollars under the framework, said Zhao Chenxin, spokesperson for the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) at […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Police has provided 7- million taka cash assistance to the families of four policemen who were killed in terror attacks last month. Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque Wednesday in a program in Dhaka handed over cash money cheques to family of each terror attack victim law enforcers, […]
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