Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Jan. 21 (NsNewsWire) — NOVOAIR Tuesday announced that it has become the Airline Partner “Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament 2015” which will be held from 29thJanuary 2015 to 8th February 2015 at Bangabandhu National Stadium & Sylhet District Stadium. Total Six Country will take part the tournament from Bangladesh, Bahrain, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Akramul Islam, Director of BRAC WASH Programme has received “World Toilet Organization Hall of Fame Award” on behalf of BRAC in the 14th World Toilet Summit in Delhi, India from Subramanian Swamy, MP & Former Minister of India and Jack Sim, Founder of World Toilet Organisation for significant contribution to […]
Read MoreYANGON, Jan. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Myanmar President U Thein Sein has responded to the parliament’s motion on holding six-party talks for amending the state constitution, said a press release from the government information team published Tuesday. Expressing welcome of the request, U Thein Sein, however, advised that “it would be better if arrangements are made […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 20 (NsNewsWire)– A day after Bangladesh authorities blocked Viber and Tango for “security reason,” they blocked Monday three more online voice and messaging services — WhatsApp, mypeople and Line — on the same ground. Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission official who preferred to be unnamed confirmed the government decision to Xinhua. He said […]
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DHAKA, Jan. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed an agreement for a $10 million grant to help scale up skills training for young workers to boost income and productivity. The grant is provided by the Government of Switzerland and will be administered by the ADB. This […]
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DHAKA, Jan. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi telecoms authorities have shut down smartphone messaging service Viber, which had become a popular communication medium for anti-government protesters. The Bangladesh Telecommunications and Regulatory Commission closed down the app “for the time being” on orders from law enforcement and security agencies, a commission spokesman told AFP. He did not […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Charith Asalanka starred with bat and ball as Sri Lanka Under-19s comfortably beat Bangladesh Under-19s in the first of the five Youth ODIs played in Colombo. His 4 for 36 was instrumental in restricting Bangladesh to 202 after the visitors had opted to bat, then he followed it up with […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Three-wheeled rickshaws are one of the well-known trade marks of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. It is one of the most important modes of transport in the country – millions of people use these rickshaws to commute every day, reports BBC. There are an estimated million rickshaws in Bangladesh and Dhaka […]
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DHAKA, Jan. 18 (NsNewsWire) — The United States has said that it was not ready to restore special trade benefits to Bangladesh until the country does more for worker safety and rights in its crucial apparel sector. Nearly two years after over 1,100 garment workers were crushed to death in the collapse of the Rana […]
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