Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan on Sunday expressed deep concerns at the executions of two opposition leaders over alleged war crimes during the country’s war of independence in 1971. Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, a leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), were hanged in a […]
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DHAKA, Nov. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed agreements for $250 million in loans to help Bangladesh continue capital market reforms which should boost private investment and support the country’s drive to achieve middle-income status by 2021. Saifuddin Ahmed, Joint Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The Centre of Excellence for Bangladesh Apparel Industry (CEBAI) has received accreditation as a Registered Training Organization (RTO) from the Bangladesh Technical Education Board, the statutory authority for quality assurance and certification for Technical and Vocational Education and Training. CEBAI was established through a joint effort of ILO, the Bangladesh […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Nehal Ahmed, currently Marketing Director of Grameenphone, has been appointed new Head of Communications, as of December 1st. Nehal succeeds Marcus Adaktusson, who will be joining Telenor Group as VP Communications, Region Asia. Nehal has worked at Grameenphone for a little over a year as Marketing Director. Previously, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladeshi government have signed an agreement for 120 million U.S. dollars in loans to help finance increased transmission capacity of a cross-border electricity link between India and Bangladesh,reports Xinhua. Mohammad Mejbahuddin, secretary of Bangladesh’s Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Kazuhiko Higuchi, country director […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM) has launched capacity development training on effective workplace cooperation for workers’ representatives and mid-level managers in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector. By the end of 2015 it is targeted to reach some 2,700 workers and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd., a globally leading ICT solution provider, has successfully completed its annual campus recruitment program-2015. Under this program, Huawei has selected 15 fresh graduates from top engineering universities of Bangladesh. The main purpose of campus recruitment program is to provide local talents an opportunity to work with […]
Read MoreCAIRO, Nov. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Islamic State (IS) on Wednesday released a photo of an improvised bomb that was allegedly used to down a Russian airliner last month, repots Xinhua. The photo, which was released in a latest version of the group’s English-language magazine, Dabaq, showed an improvised explosive device made from three parts: […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — An audience of hundreds clapped their hands and cheered for about two hours as songs and dances from ethnic groups in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province showcased China’s colorful minority cultures on Sunday night in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. China’s Yunnan Acrobatic Troupe Company Limited and Folk Art Theater of […]
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