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DHAKA, Aug. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested three apex court lawyers for their alleged funding of a local militant group — Shaheed Hamja Brigade. As part of operations to disrupt the flow of money to terrorist groups, RAB spokesman Colonel Miftah Uddin Ahmed told the journalists at […]
Read MoreHANGZHOU, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Alibaba’s affiliate Ant Financial launched a wealth management smartphone app Tuesday. The standalone app, Ant Fortune, lets users buy online monetary fund Yu’ebao and products from Zhaocaibao, an online platform connecting investors with small businesses and individual borrowers, reports Xinhua. In addition, investors can buy stock fund products and track […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Communist Party of China (CPC) and government officials to step up efforts to implement reform and achieve targets. Xi made the remarks at the 15th meeting of the Central Leading Group for Deepening Overall Reform, reports Xinhua. Reform has made solid and steady progress […]
Read MoreThe first drug to treat low sexual desire in women won approval from US health regulators on Tuesday, but with a warning about potentially dangerous low blood pressure and fainting side effects, especially when taken with alcohol, reports Reuters. Addyi, whose chemical name is flibanserin, is designed for premenopausal women whose lack of sexual desire […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd. and Grand Sultan Tea Resort & Golf signed a discount agreement on August 17, 2015, which will allow the Platinum Plus and Platinum Star customers of GP to avail special discount at the resort. They will get 55% discount for room rent, 50% at movie theatre, 50% for […]
Read MoreMUNICH, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The newly-designed beer mug for the 182th Munich Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, was presented to the public by the official organizer here on Tuesday. The colorful motif, made up of the jumbled letters of “Oktoberfest”, is printed on the front of the mug. On top of those letters […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s tannery industry looks set to suffer a big blow as demand for finished leather and leather products in major international markets has been plunging amid grave concerns over the environmental hazard created by the country’s leather industry. Sector insiders say July exports further reflected the sluggish trend that in […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) — China on Monday unveiled temporary measures to guarantee clean air for the Sept. 3 military parade commemorating the end of World War II. At a meeting held on Monday to coordinate efforts for clean air in Beijing, Environment Minister Chen Jining said clean air was integral to the success of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Mr. Pankaj Saran handed over the memorabilia of Indian Naval aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to Chief of Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy, Vice Admiral M Farid Habib on 17 August 2015. A bridge window frame with a photograph of the ship and one set of […]
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