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WFP REITERATES COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN BANGLADESH

ROME, Feb. 15 (NsNewsWire) — The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, has restated the organization’s commitment to providing food assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Meeting with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, in Rome on Monday, Beasley thanked her Government for its support to people […]

Statement on European Parliament delegation’s Dhaka visit

DHAKA, Febr. 14 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement issued here Wednesday on behalf of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the Countries of South Asia which paid an official visit to Bangladesh from 12 – 14 February 2018: “A delegation of the European Parliament is paying […]

2018 Transition Accord in Bangladesh swells to more than 100 brand signatories

The agreement to improve garment industry safety standards now covers more than 2 million workers GENEVA, Febr. 14 (NsNewsWire)–Global unions IndustriALL and UNI are announcing today a major milestone for the 2018 Transition Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh: the number brand signatories has swelled past 100. As of today, 101 brands have […]

Uber launches uberHIRE in Dhaka Introduces fourth product in the capital

DHAKA, Feb. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ridesharing company, today announced the launch of uberHIRE in Dhaka. With uberHIRE, riders can book longer duration trips for day-long meetings, shopping or to simply explore and travel around the city. Uber’s launch of UberHIRE will give riders in Dhaka yet another alternative to private […]

IFAD and Bangladesh invest US$92.4million to improve livelihoods for poorest rural households in flood-prone areas

ROME, Feb. 13 (NsNewsSire) — The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Bangladesh signed a financing agreement today to sustainably improve incomes and promote resilience to extreme weather conditions for 303,000 rural households in six flood-prone districts in northern Bangladesh. The agreement for the Promoting Resilience of Vulnerable through Access to Infrastructure, Improved […]

India@Bangladesh 2.0’ Art Camp

DHAKA, Feb. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The High Commission of India in collaboration with Jahangirnagar University (Department of Fine Art) is organizing the India@Bangladesh 2.0’ Art Camp, scheduled to be held from 17th February to 19th February, 2018. 2. Fifty artists nominated by universities and specialized art institutions across Bangladesh would participate in the event to […]

Dual suspension on Korean Peninsula takes effect at Olympics

Dual suspension on Korean Peninsula takes effect at Olympics Source:Global Times Published: 2018/2/12 23:13:40 Intense diplomatic interactions between South and North Korea have overwhelmed the Pyeongchang Olympics. In the past few days, Pyongyang seemed to direct this diplomatic show with Seoul an actor. The US and Japan were unhappy and threw brickbats at the show, […]

Xi visits BeiDou-3 launch site, extends festival greetings to all servicemen

Chinese President Xi Jinping(front), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a satellite launch site at a military base in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Feb. 10, 2018. Xi visited the military base on Saturday ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. […]

West demonizes China-Africa cooperation

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/2/11 22:56:02 Western companies have gradually lost ground in the African market, yet Western media outlets have become more vile, venting their dissatisfaction on China. Given the tremendous scale of China-Africa trade, it’s not difficult to find fault with it. Western media is especially adept at fabricating stories that would tarnish China’s […]