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Xi: Pakistan is China’s “dependable” friend

Pakistan is China’s “dependable” friend and the two countries should support each other’s core interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday while addressing a joint sitting of Pakistan’s parliament.

Nepal-Bangladesh trade talks slated to start on Wednesday

KATHMANDU, April 20 (NsNewsWire) — Trade talks between Nepal and Bangladesh are scheduled to start on Wednesday in Kathmandu . During the meeting, Nepal has planned to ask for easy visa facility for Nepalis, preferential treatment for a number of Nepali goods, access to Bangladeshi ports for exports to third countries and determination of the […]

International Labour Organization (ILO) Assistant Director General and Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific visits Bangladesh

DHAKA, April 20 (NsNewsWire) — Tomoko Nishimoto, ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific arrived in Dhaka Sunday 19 April, ahead of the second-year Rana Plaza commemoration. She is due to meet with the Hon’ble State Minister Mr. Md. Mujibul Haque Chunnu, Minister for Labour and Employment as well as Hon’ble Minister […]

Medical App From Burlington Debuts in Bangladesh

A medical mobile app designed to save the lives of children with potentially life-threatening medical conditions has begun its first phase of field testing, in Bangladesh, and is already showing very encouraging results, reports http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2015/04/14/medical-app-from-burlington-debuts-in-bangladesh. As Seven Days reported in its March 4 story, “Pocket Pediatrics: A Vermont-Made App That Could Save Kids’ Lives,” pediatricians […]

Thousands join campaign to stop 11-year-old and his mother from being sent back to Bangladesh after little brother’s death following lengthy cancer battle

Thousands of people have launched a campaign to stop an 11-year-old boy being deported to Bangladesh weeks after his little brother died following a long battle with cancer, reports mailonline. Maarij Khan and his mother Mushammat are set to be removed from their home in Newcastle after the Home Office turned down their bid to […]

Bangladesh has a plan to stop 18,000 kids from drowning every year

DHAKA, April 15 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh is determined to stop a public health epidemic that kills 18,000 children every year: drowning. In Bangladesh, drowning is the leading cause of death for children aged one to 17, and causes 43% of deaths for kids between the ages of one and four—more than measles, cholera, diarrhea and pneumonia combined, reports http://qz.com/383205/bangladesh-has-a-plan-to-stop-18000-kids-from-drowning-every-year/. […]

Grameenphone signs dividend distribution mandate with HSBC

DHAKA, April 13 (NsNewsWire) — The largest telecom operator in Bangladesh, Grameenphone (GP) has awarded the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh the mandate to manage the company’s annual and interim dividends for two consecutive years, 2015 and 2016 (if any). The selection of the banking partner has been made based on a […]

India-Bangladesh coastal shipping service sets sail

India-Bangladesh cross-border trade received a major fillip with the introduction of a new coastal shipping service between the two neighboring nations. The service, branded the Prantik Bangladesh India Xpress, or Prantik BIX, connects Kolkata to Chittagong, Bangladesh’s main cargo gateway, reports http://www.joc.com/maritime-news/trade-lanes/india-bangladesh-coastal-shipping-service-sets-sail_20150410.html. “Industry leaders have opined that this direct service will benefit shippers from all […]

KAFCO contributes nearly 12 mln taka to labor welfare foundation

DHAKA, April 9 (NsNewsWire) — Karnaphuli Fertilizer Co. Ltd. (KAFCO) has contributed nearly 12 million taka to the Sramik Kalyan Foundation. Industries Secretary Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, also a KAFCO board director, handed over the cheque amounting to 117, 32,479 taka , 0.5% of KAFCO profit for the financial year 2013-14 , to Md […]