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About 90 people were feared drowned after a smuggler’s boat mostly carrying Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya’s coast early Friday, the UN’s migration agency said. Ten bodies have washed ashore near the Libyan town of Zuwara following the tragedy in the early morning, said International Organization for Migration spokeswoman Olivia Headon, citing information from its […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Female beauticians and cosmetologists are no more a new concept in Bangladesh. An increasing section of middle-class women in the country now consider beauty and wellness a necessity. This is made possible with thousands of independent-minded women joining in the sector with their own ventures, making beauty services affordable for […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/1/31 23:03:39 US President Donald Trump delivered his maiden State of the Union address Tuesday. It seems like a self-praise report. Trump dubbed his one-year term in office as a “new American moment,” and “there has never been a better time to start living the American Dream.” He described the US as […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 31 (NsNewsWire) –Grameenphone Ltd. reported revenue of BDT 128.4 billion for 2017, up 11.8% from last year. Data revenue grew by 46.4% along with voice revenue growth of 9.5%. During the 4th quarter of 2017, total revenue grew by 8.0%. Grameenphone Ltd. acquired 7.4 million new subscribers during the year, registering a 12.7% […]
Read Moreby Andrew Bryan Netball changed Peace Proscovia’s life. The superstar goal shooter was never meant to leave her small village in Uganda, she was never meant to get a university degree either, but now she captains her country, is studying a Masters degree and is a powerful symbol of what can be achieved through sport. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Robi’s senior management team, led by the company’s Managing Director and CEO, Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, has recently gone to greet Mr. Mustafa Jabbar, the newly appointed Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology at his office. Robi’s Head of Regulatory Affairs, Shahed Alam and Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Raz Sharif […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh cricket sensation Mustafizur Rahman recently signed a 2 years renewal agreement with Coca-Cola Bangladesh Ltd. He has been the brand ambassador of Coca-Cola in Bangladesh for the last two years. Once again Coca-Cola has appointed him to be the brand ambassador of their company. National Cricketer Mustafizur Rahman and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s women have made progress in various aspects of health, education, and work, but still face sizable gender gaps, according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), prepared in collaboration with the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development. The report, the Bangladesh Gender Equality Diagnostic of Selected Sectors, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s government on Monday approved the draft of Digital Security Act with provisions for stringent punishment to the offenders, reports Xinhua. The draft was approved at a cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters. The proposed law stipulates that […]
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