Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
by William M. Reilly UNITED NATIONS, May 18 (Xinhua) — More than 16,000 babies have been born in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh in the nine-months since violence forced them to flee their homes in Myanmar, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. “More than 60 Rohingya babies are born in Bangladesh refugee camps every day,” said Deputy UN spokesman […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 18 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh‘s trade deficit in the first quarter of the current 2017-18 fiscal year (July 2017-June 2018) ballooned by over 87 percent year on year to 13.20 billion U.S. dollars, showed the central bank data on Thursday. Bangladesh import payment was 40.30 billion dollars, up 24.50 percent, in the first nine months of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — The leading digital service provider of the country, Robi, has recently unveiled the learning app- “Digital Guru”, for its sales and service force. This is the first time, such a digital learning solution has been introduced in the telecom industry. The app is available for both android & IOS users. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung, the world’s leading smartphone manufacturing company has announced the most anticipated and the most awaited campaign ‘The Grand Invite offer’ ahead of this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr. This year, Samsung is inviting its customers to a Grand invite, every day. During the entire month of Ramadan, with purchase of any Samsung […]
Read MoreAl Jazeera spoke to Victoria Coates, special assistant to US President Donald Trump, on the future of Israel. Coates says it’s up to Israel and Palestine to decide the terms of any peace deal. She added that the US is committed to a solution that supports both Palestinians and Israelis, and will not impose anything […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s apex court has upheld bail for ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a graft case in which the country’s largest opposition party chief is currently serving a five-year jail term, reports Xinhua. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Wednesday passed the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh Wednesday signed a financing agreement with the World Bank to help microenterprises adopt cleaner technologies, reports Xinhua. The 110 million U.S. dollars Sustainable Enterprise Project will help about 20,000 microenterprises adopt environmentally friendly practices in the manufacturing and agribusiness sectors, said the bank in a statement. […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — Today, 55 percent of the world’s population live in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68 percent by 2050, the United Nations said on Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in residence of the human population from rural to urban areas, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 16 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung, the world’s leading smartphone manufacturing company has announced the most anticipated and the most awaited campaign ‘The Grand Invite offer’ ahead of this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr. This year, Samsung is inviting its customers to a Grand invite, every day. During the entire month of Ramadan, with purchase of any Samsung […]
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