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BEIJING, Feb. 10 (NsNewsWire) — China’s consumer inflation slowed to the lowest level in more than five years, fuelling market hopes of further easing in monetary policies to support the faltering economy. The consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, grew 0.8 percent year on year in January, the National Bureau of Statistics […]
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DHAKA, Feb. 10, (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has signed a 300 million U.S. dollars financing agreement with the International Development Association (IDA) for the Income Support Program for the Poorest Project. IDA is the World Bank’s concessional arm that helps the world’s poorest countries. Mohammad Mejbahuddin, senior secretary of Bangladesh’s Economic Relations Division, and Johannes Zutt, […]
Read MoreThe Grammy award winners are being announced now in Los Angeles. Here’s who won what at the 57th Grammy Awards. Winners’ names in bold. Album of the year Winner: Morning Phase, Beck Beyoncé, Beyoncé x, Ed Sheeran In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith G I R L, Pharrell Williams Song of the year […]
Read MoreISTANBUL, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The global economy faces big and crucial challenges with uncertainty and complexity in 2015, a Chinese government official said in an international financial meeting here on Sunday. While addressing financial officials and bankers from more than 40 countries just ahead of the first Ministerial Meeting of the Turkish G20 Presidency, […]
Read MoreWill Bangladesh stun the World as they did in 2007? Bangladesh cricket team has the ability to defeat the strongest of teams. They created such a magic in 2007 when they defeated Rahul Dravid led Indian team and entered the super eights with a roar. In World Cup 2015 the idea of Bangladesh stunning the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Passengers on the Indo-Bangla ‘Maitree Express’ on Sunday had a narrow escape when opposition activists in Bangladesh hurled petrol bombs on the train going to Dhaka. Violence allegedly triggered by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-enforced nationwide transport blockade continued unabated in Bangladesh. The suspected blockaders hurled several rounds of petrol bombs […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Malaysia beat Bangladesh, 3-2, in the final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football Tournament 2015 here on Sunday night. The hosts equalised twice in the second half but a goal by Malaysian midfielder Mohammad Faizad during the extra time broke the hearts of millions of Bangladeshis at the Bangabandhu National […]
Read Moreby Shi Xiaomeng UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — “I thought the story was very powerful. It was about family, love, adventure, friendship, and inheritance,” Maria Kucinski said after watching a traditional Chinese dance drama “Dream of the Maritime Silk Road.” Admitting that she has never learnt anything before about Maritime Silk Road — a […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh moves into Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football final with 1-0 against Thailand in the second semi-final here on Friday night. Defender Nasiruddin Chowdhury scored the winning goal for the hosts against the strong Thailand side at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka from a corner in the 39th minute of the […]
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