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International Procurement Professionals Meet in Dhaka

DHAKA, Nov. 1 (NsNewsWire) — An efficient and transparent public procurement system is crucial for accelerating growth and prosperity of a country, underscored the speakers at the third South Asia Public Procurement Conference 2015 that started today in Dhaka. The conference brought together procurement professionals from around the world, and especially from member countries of […]

China-Japan-South Korea summit begins in Seoul

The sixth China-Japan-South Korea leaders’ meeting started Sunday, resuming the trilateral cooperation mechanism after a three-and-a-half-year suspension, reports Xinhua.

Slain Bangladeshi blogger’s publisher hacked to death

DHAKA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — Slain Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy’s publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan was hacked to death in capital Dhaka on Saturday hours after unidentified attackers stabbed three persons including another publisher of Roy. A Dhaka Metropolitan Police official who preferred to be unnamed said Dipan, proprietor of the Jagriti Publishing House, was hacked […]

Newly-appointed BTRC chairman being greeted by Edison Group high-ups

DHAKA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — The newly appointed Chairman of BTRC Engr Shahjahan Mahmood was greeted with a flower bouquet by the Managing Director of Edison Group (Symphony Mobile) Mr Md Jakaria Shahid at his office in the city recently. The Vice Chairman of BTRC, Brig Gen Md Ahsan Habib Khan (retd) and the Head […]

GRAMEENPHONE INITIATES GP ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

Dhaka-Oct. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd., in partnership with SD Asia, announced today the launch of GP Accelerator program, a development platform for ICT startups in Bangladesh. This was announced at a press conference at the Krisibid Institute in the city’s Farmgate after the formal signing of a partnership agreement between Grameenphone and SD Asia, […]

Bangladesh and the World Bank working together to end extreme poverty

DHAKA, Oct. 27 (NsNewsWire) — World Bank Senior Vice President, Operations, Kyle Peters has arrived in Dhaka to further deepen the long-lasting partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank Group. “Bangladesh is globally recognized for its remarkable progress in reducing poverty, despite daunting challenges,” said Peters said who arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday on a […]

Selima Ahmad Receives “2014-2015 TIAW World of Difference Lifetime Achievement Award”

DHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) has announced Selima Ahmad, Vice Chairperson of Nitol Niloy Group and President of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) as the 2014-2015 TIAW World of Difference Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. This prestigious honor is bestowed each year upon a woman of great […]

IS claims credit for bombings on Bangladeshi Shias’ Ashura mourning procession gatherings

DHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — A young Bangladeshi was killed while 70 others were injured in the explosion of three home-made bombs, police said on Saturday, in the third attack claimed by Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. According to the jihadist threat monitoring portal, SITE Intelligence Group, IS claimed responsibility for the bombings in an […]

Festival of Bangladesh Hindus concludes

Dhaka, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — Durga Puja, the biggest annual Hindu festival, ended in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Friday with immersion of idols of the deity and her children. Idols of Dhaka’s 225 puja pavilions were immersed in rivers and water bodies across the city amid drum beats and married […]