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DHAKA, April 12 (NsNewsWire) — The Under Secretary of State (Foreign and Security Policy), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Anne Sipilainen met the Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP this morning in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the beginning, the Finnish Under Secretary of State thanked the government and people of Bangladesh […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday announced to abolish the quota system for government jobs amid students protests, reports Xinhua. “The quota system will be abolished,” Hasina said while addressing at the parliament Wednesday afternoon when thousands of students blocked many major roads in parts of the capital Dhaka, […]
Read MoreDhaka, April 12 (NsNewsWire) — Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ridesharing company, today announced the launch of its services in Chattogram. With the launch of three products – UberX, HIRE and MOTO; Uber expanded its services to its second city in Bangladesh. “Since the start of our operations in Dhaka, we have continuously received a […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 12 (NsNewsWire) — Students from Scholastica School, Dhaka, have won a study trip to an Australian University. Students from Scholastica School, Dhaka were announced as the winners of the Film Fly Experience Australia schools video competition organised by The Australian Trade & Investment Commission, Australian Government. The 2nd edition of the competition attracted […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/4/11 23:13:40 Yi Gang, governor of the People’s Bank of China, announced specific measures and a timetable for the further opening of China’s finance sector Wednesday at the Boao Forum for Asia. The measures include eliminating restrictions on foreign shareholders’ stake in banking and asset management joint ventures with Chinese companies, allowing foreign banks […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 11 (NsNewsWire) — Workers Resource Centre (WRC) which aims to build the capacity of trade unions in the Bangladesh Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector was launched at a ceremony held today in Dhaka. A joint platform between two leading worker organizations – the National Coordination Committee on Workers Education (NCCWE) and the IndustriALL […]
Read MoreDhaka, April 11, (NsNewsWire) — On the occasion of Bangla New Year, Samsung Mobile Bangladesh is giving promotional discounts starting from BDT 500 to BDT 2000 on some of their selected smartphones throughout the month of April. In continuation of the popularity and success of Samsung’s Galaxy J2 and J7 series, Samsung is now […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 11 (NsNewsWire) –State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shariar Alam had an official meeting with the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov Khafizovich this morning in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Welcoming the State Minister to Uzbekistan after 18 years of last bilateral visit, he hoped that this visit would reinvigorate the current bilateral relations and […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 11 (NsNewsWire) —The World Bank today approved $55 million to expand use of clean renewable energy in rural areas of Bangladesh where grid electricity cannot reach easily. This additional financing to the Second Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development (RERED II) Project will install 1,000 solar irrigation pumps, 30 solar mini-grids, and about […]
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