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NASA completes construction of world’s largest space telescope

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. space agency NASA said Wednesday it has completed construction of the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest space telescope ever built, after almost two decades of hard work. Webb was considered the successor to NASA’s 26-year-old Hubble Space Telescope. NASA said an Ariane 5 rocket will launch it from […]

S.Korean president reshuffles cabinet amid controversial scandal

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday reshuffled the cabinet, naming new prime minister, deputy minister for economic affairs and public safety minister amid a controversial scandal surrounding her longtime confidante, Park’s office said. Kim Byong-joon, former senior presidential policy secretary under late President Roh Moo-hyun, was appointed as new […]

Opportunity for foreign nationals to study at NID, India

DHAKA, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Following is the full text of Admission Notice (Academic Year 2017-18) in National Institute of Design, India: “The High Commission of India, Dhaka is pleased to announce that the National Institute of Design (NID), internationally acclaimed as one of the finest educational and research institutions for Industrial, Communication, Textile and […]

Weeklong income tax fair begins in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov. 2 (NsNewsWire) — A weeklong tax fair began on Tuesday in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh to facilitate taxpayers to pay their taxes and make the government earn more revenues, reports Xinhua. Bangladeshi Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the tax fair in Dhaka organized by the country’s National Board of Revenue (NBR). The […]

Bangladesh expresses deep concern at the reported missile attack by the Houthi

DHAKA, Oct. 31 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh expresses deep concern at the reported missile attack by the Houthi targeting the holiest shrine of Islam in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh strongly condemns such attacks on the very fundamental symbol of faith and unity of Muslim Ummah. Bangladesh reiterates its commitment to stand by the Government and the […]

Robi’s new MD & CEO takes charge tomorrow

Dhaka, Oct. 31, 2016: Mahtab Uddin Ahmed will take over the charge of Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Robi Axiata Limited. He will be succeeding Supun Weerasinghe who had served the company since January 2014. Supun will return to Dialog Axiata Plc (Dialog), Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider as its Group […]

Symphony brings new attraction “Symphony i50”

DHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Symphony Mobile – the number one smartphone brand in Bangladesh brings its latest attraction named “Symphony i50”. This handset contains dual flash and intelligent fingerprint. The smartphone will be more secure for the intelligent fingerprint touch. Users can lock message, camera and all of the apps using the fingerprint feature. […]

Popular Pharmaceuticals held IPO road show to woo investors

DHAKA, Oct. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Popular Pharmaceuticals Limited, one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh, has organised a road show for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) under book building method. The roadshow was held in capital Dhaka on Monday. Tahera Akhter, chairman, Mostafizur Rahman, managing director, and other directors together with senior […]

Political Consultations between Bangladesh and Greece held in Dhaka

DHAKA, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Political Consultation between Bangladesh and Greece was held on 23 October at the State Guest House Meghna. Bangladesh side was led by Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque and Greek side was led by Ambassador Dimitrios Paraskevopoulous (w`wgwÎI cvivm‡K‡fvcyjk), Secretary General (Foreign Secretary) of the Hellenic Republic (Greece). The second political Consultations […]