Number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers falls to nearly 120 mln

DHAKA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) — A latest report of Bangladesh’s telecom regulator has revealed the country’s mobile phone subscribers number has fallen to nearly 120 million in August, down about 9 million from the previous month. Statistics of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) showed Monday that the number of subscribers of the mobile operators […]

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More international support for Bangladesh’s midwives

DHAKA, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) —  “Midwives are the heartbeat of maternal and newborn health, Honourable State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mr. Zahid Maleque said at a workshop opened today. He also said “We are looking into how midwifery in Bangladesh can be improved to make sure mothers and babies receive the professional care […]

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Grameenphone launches digital wallet Gpay

DHAKA, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) —  To make the lives of its customers easier, Grameenphone Ltd. has re-launched it’s wallet service with a new brand name ‘GPAY’ – a digitized and smart way to avail GP’s existing range of payment services. GPAY will be a more convenient, future proof and digitized solution for a range of […]

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US becoming nothing more than troublemaker: Global Times

The US military revealed to Reuters that its guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur on Friday conducted a so-called freedom of navigation mission in the South China Sea. The US military mentioned China’s Yongxing and Zhongjian islands, and said the Chinese mainland, the island of Taiwan and Vietnam all claim ownership of the Xisha Islands. It said […]

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Development partners join hands to produce competent midwives in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) — British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sunday signed a grant agreement for a program titled “Strengthening the National Midwifery Programme (SNMP)” in Bangladesh, reports Xinhua. The UK grant, through UNFPA, will support the Bangladeshi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to produce […]

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Airstrikes resume in Sanaa as UN envoy due to revive Yemen truce

SANAA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — Saudi-led military coalition fighting Shiite Houthi rebels resumed airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa Sunday morning, hours after a UN-mediated ceasefire expired, as the UN envoy is due in Sanaa within hours to seek an extension of the truce. Houthi-controlled state Saba news agency cited a military official as saying […]

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US becoming nothing more than troublemaker

The US military revealed to Reuters that its guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur on Friday conducted a so-called freedom of navigation mission in the South China Sea. The US military mentioned China’s Yongxing and Zhongjian islands, and said the Chinese mainland, the island of Taiwan and Vietnam all claim ownership of the Xisha Islands. It said […]

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