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Kolkata, June 1 (NsNewsWire) — A trial run of the Kolkata-Agartala direct bus service via Dhaka began on Monday. The bus has departed from Kolkata and will cross over to Bangladesh later in the day and travel through the country and enter Tripura through the Akhaura check post and arrive at Agartala International Bus Terminus […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 28 (NsNewsWire) — Alliance for financial Inclusion (AFI) the global network of financial regulators has chosen Bangladesh Bank as co-chair in one of its major policy area- the SME Finance working group on 27 May 2015. This is in recognition of the breakthrough policy intervention by Bangladesh Bank to improve access to finance […]
Read MoreBeijing, May 28 (NsNewsWire) — The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of the People’s Republic of China meet Friday to review the country’s opportunities for agricultural and rural development and define the main elements of the IFAD-China partnership until 2020. The discussion will lay the foundation for an inclusive and sustainable […]
Read MoreKUNMING, May 28 (NsNewsWire) — An air cargo service connecting southwestern Chinese city of Kunming and Bangladesh capital Dhaka opened on Wednesday. The 1,281-km route is the first international cargo route from Kunming. It is run by Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd. with a Boeing 737-300F aircraft that has a loading capacity of 12 tonnes, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 27 (NsNewsWire) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a two-day visit to Bangladesh on June 6. During the visit, Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina are expected to discuss bilateral relations. A number of deals, including a much-anticipated land boundary one, are likely to be signed, reports Xinhua. Many issues, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 26 (NsNewsWire) — Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd is organizing a competition called “Seeds for the Future”. Seeds for the Future is Huawei’s global CSR flagship program. It seeks to develop local ICT talent, enhance knowledge transfers, and improve people’s understanding of ICT and interest in the telecommunications Students of University of Dhaka (DU), […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 26 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has banned an Islamist militant outfit that is believed to be behind the gruesome hacking deaths of three secular bloggers in recent months that have evoked outrage in the country and across the globe. The Bangladesh government banned Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) for its militant and anti-state activities with […]
Read MoreOSAKA, May 25 ( NsNewsWire) — The construction on a 2.3-megawatt floating solar power plant has been completed on Sunday in Hyogo prefecture, western Japan, which is the world’s largest floating solar power plant in terms of output. The plant, coinvested by electronics giant Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation, is expected to generate […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, May 25 (NsNewsWire) — Around 400 people have died due to heat wave across India in the last four days, a senior official said. “Heat wave has claimed nearly 200 lives in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh and 200 in the neighboring state of Telangana. The victims, mostly homeless people, have died […]
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