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NEW YORK, July 6 (NsNewsWire) — The annual Nathan’s Hot Dog-Eating Contest was held Saturday in New York’s Coney Island with Matt ” The Megatoad” Stonie ousting an eight-time champion. Reigning men’s champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, who managed to wolf down 60 dogs in the contest this year, was out eaten by Stonie, who ate […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — Huawei, the world’s third largest Smartphone manufacturer, has launched a new facebook contest “Fly Thai with Huawei” in Bangladesh on the occasion of Eid festival, where 10 lucky people will get opportunities to visit to Thailand for 3days and 2nights in mid August. Customer can participate in this contest by […]
Read MoreJEDDAH, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — As an expression of his gratitude to the Saudi nation and its people, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud has announced the resumption of the two Alwaleed philanthropic projects that consist of providing 10,000 housing units to Saudi citizens, which is part of his development housing initiative, in addition […]
Read MoreIt was 15 years ago that the United Nations set a series of targets aimed at improving the lives of those living in the world’s poorest countries. The Millennium Development Goals are due to expire this year, but just how much have people’s lives changed? One of the countries that has advanced is Bangladesh but […]
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DHAKA, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — At least 202 workers died at workplace accidents in the country in last six months of 2015 (1 January to 30 June), says a survey report of Safety and Rights Society. The survey report of the local development organization released on Wednesday showed that 202 workers died in 147 separate […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone has signed an agreement with Payza, a leading-edge e-wallet payment gateway, to offer an instant online payment solution for Grameenphone customers. This was announced during a small signing ceremony that took place at the Grameenphone corporate office in Bashundhara (today) Wednesday. Through this agreement, more than 52 million of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — Anwar Group of Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) to extend support to its efforts on any dispute resolution using ADR methods. The signing ceremony was held on Tuesday at the Head Office of Anwar Group. Mahbubur Rahman, BIAC chairman, and Manwar […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s Fire Service and Civil Defense has apparently received a big boost with the donation of firefighting apparatus and equipment by China. As a token of friendship of the Chinese people towards Bangladesh, China donated 100 towing vehicles, 150 water mist fire motorcycle and many […]
Read Moreby Mahmoud Fouly, Zheng Yihan CAIRO, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — “We really appreciate the Chinese companies for this kind gesture. I tell all the Chinese people thank you and happy Ramadan for you and for the whole world,” said Mohamed, an Egyptian man in his early 40’s after having a fast-breaking meal (iftar) among hundreds […]
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