GC2018 Gala set to have X Factor appeal

Gold Coast, Nov. 2 (NsNewsWire) — She’ll carry the Queen’s Baton in April next year, but singer-songwriter Dami Im’s Games journey will start this Saturday night when she performs at the GC2018 Charity Gala and Medal reveal. The 2013 X Factor winner and Australia’s entrant in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest will take to the […]

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Breaking the fourth discipline of triathlon

Gold Coast, Nov. 2 (NsNewsWire) — On surface value, a triathlon comprises of three disciplines, but there’s another component to the sport that can make or break a race. In addition to swim, bike and run, the transition between legs is known in the triathlon world as the fourth discipline. It involves a change of […]

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Live streaming App Rabbithole launches officially

DHAKA, Oct. 31 (NsNewsWire) —  “Rabbithole”, one of the leading Exclusive Digital Platform of the country, providing its viewers Entertainment at any time and at any place has now launched its live streaming app officially in the capital of the country. Rabbithole started its journey through a test transmission. Rabbithole was the first YouTube Live […]

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Chinese association holds HR cooperation fair in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — The Overseas Chinese Association in Bangladesh (OCAB) on Saturday organized a fair in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka aimed at building a longtime human resource (HR) partnership between Chinese companies in Bangladesh and local universities. Hundreds of students, teachers and HR personnel from 14 institutions of 11 leading Bangladeshi universities, including Dhaka […]

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China-funded PPD secretariat building in Bangladesh ready to open

DHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — The permanent secretariat building of the Partners in Population and Development (PPD) is ready to open, officials have said here. PPD, a global inter-governmental organization of 26 developing countries, is with deep commitment to promote the south-south cooperation. China has contributed 2.2 million U.S. dollars to the 2.5-million-USD PPD secretariat […]

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Bangladesh suffers slow Internet for 1st submarine cable repairs

DHAKA, Oct. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh is experiencing slow Internet as the country’s first undersea cable, SEA-ME-WE-4, has been shut down Tuesday afternoon for repairs, an official said, reports Xinhua. The official of the Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) told Xinhua that Internet users in capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country would likely […]

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IFRC Secretary General visits Cox’s Bazar

Geneva/Cox’s Bazar, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Elhadj As Sy, arrives tomorrow in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh where Red Cross and Red Crescent operations are continuing to build in the face of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Mr. Sy will […]

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Telcos working to keep mobile networks stable amid bad weather

Dhaka, Oct. 22 (NsNewsWire) —  The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) in Dhaka sent on Sunday afternoon: “The persisting bad weather has caused electricity disruption in many parts of the country, which is also affecting the network of all the telecom […]

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WIETC signs contract for the construction of Bangladesh BRT project

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — Weihai International Economic & Technical Cooperative Co., Ltd. (WIETC) signed a contract with the Bangladesh government in the capital Dhaka for the construction of part of the BRT project. The contract is worth 20 million U.S dollars. The project is invested by the Asian Development Bank and has a construction […]

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