Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Bangladesh’s main bourse skyrocketed with the key index surging more than 5 percent Sunday, the biggest gains since 2013. Statistics available on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website showed the main gauge of the market (DSEX), which was introduced in January, 2013, surged Sunday 232.23 points, or 5.596 percent to close at 4,382.06 points […]
Read MoreAnnual Conference of Hexing Bangladesh held at Dhaka with the spirit of working for the development of Bangladesh. Simon Ye, Regional CEO; Leo Xu, Regional Director; Peter Pan, Project Director, and high officials from power distribution utilities like BPDB, DPDC, DESCO were present at the conference. The objective of the Annual conference of Hexing has […]
Read MoreTelenor Group today announces new Chief Executive Officers in three of its Asian subsidiaries; Telenor Myanmar, dtac in Thailand and Grameenphone in Bangladesh. Sharad Mehrotra, CEO of Telenor Myanmar, has been appointed the new CEO of dtac, Telenor Group’s mobile operator in Thailand. He replaces Alexandra Reich, who is seeking new leadership opportunities. […]
Read MoreA Chinese New Year celebration ceremony was held in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Wednesday night with artists from China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region giving performance to entertain the audience, reports Xinhua. Dignitaries including Bangladeshi Education Minister Dipu Moni and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming, among others, attended the ceremony. The Chinese embassy in collaboration […]
Read Moreby Sir Frank Peters 2020 is the year of Bangabandhu. A year to be celebrated, cherished, and remembered by all. On March 17, 100years ago, the umbilical cord to his loving mother was severed and the baby destined to achieve international notoriety and greatness as a man drew his first breath on the soil of […]
Read MoreFour concurrent exhibitions on garment, packaging and printing industry kicked off on Wednesday in the Bangladesh capital with the aim of bringing the sector insiders under one roof, reports Xinhua on Jan. 15. Organizers said the exhibitions — 19th GARMENTECH Bangladesh 2020, 11th Garment Accessories and Packaging Exposition (GAPEXPO), 11th Int’l Yarn & Fabric […]
Read MoreA total of 50 people died in parts of Bangladesh due to the ongoing cold spell accompanied by chilly wind and drizzles since November, reports Xinhua. The figure was reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health on Thursday. Ayesha Akhter, assistant director at DGHS, told Xinhua […]
Read MoreThe following is the full and unedited text of a media release which was received here Tuesday from Australian Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women: “Today I announce the appointment of Mr Jeremy Bruer as Australia’s next High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Mr Bruer will arrive in Bangladesh in […]
Read MorePakistani experts are of the view that a regional grouping has a great potential for economic cooperation if political issues are not allowed to affect its working, reports Xinhua. They argue that rivalry between Pakistan and India has hindered activities of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which was launched in […]
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