Bangladesh to source 600MW more power from India

Tripura, Dec. 1 (NsNewsWire) — India is in the final stage of concluding a deal with Bangladesh for sale of 100 MW of power from ONGC Tripura Power Company and has started talks for sale of another 500MW to the neighbouring nation by 2016 as Dhaka seeks to source more power from regional suppliers to […]

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China to expand input to fight HIV: Premier

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday promised more work on prevention and treatment of AIDS and is willing to cooperate with other countries to combat HIV. Li made the remarks when visiting Beijing’s YouAn Hospital, home to a center for HIV/AIDS treatment, just ahead of World AIDS Day on Dec. […]

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Badsha, Elius new DRU president, general secretary

DHAKA, Dec. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Sakhawat Hossain Badsha, special correspondent of the daily Inqilab, and Elias Hossain, special correspondent of Independent TV, were elected president and general secretary respectively of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Sunday for the 2015 term. 1,097 DRU members cast their ballots in the annual elections. Badsha secured 366 votes while […]

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Bangladesh eye perfect end to series

DHAKA, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — No matter the circumstances, there has always been a recurring theme in this series. Zimbabwe lose a game, fight back harder in the next, but Bangladesh somehow just strive to stay on top. There is every chance Bangladesh might take their foot off the pedal sitting on a 4-0 lead, […]

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PIZZA HUT AND KFC OFFERS DEAL FOR VISA DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD USERS

Dhaka, Nov. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The great taste of Zinger Burger or Hot Wings at KFC just got tastier and your good time with great Pizzas just got better with a Visa card. Well, credit goes to Visa for extending such interesting offers and discounts to card holders. Now you have the privilege of enjoying […]

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PM Narendra Modi’s Statement Ahead of SAARC Summit in Nepal: Full Text

New Delhi, Nov. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to seek the cooperation of India’s neighbours to check extremist violence and adopt an approach of zero tolerance towards terrorism at the two-day SAARC Summit beginning Wednesday in Kathmandu, reports NDTV. Following is the full text of his statement prior to his departure […]

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China’s rich want to send children abroad for education

BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — An overwhelming majority of China’s richest people are planning to send their children abroad for education, the United States and the United Kingdom being their first choices, according to a Hurun Report on education. The report said that some 80 percent of the country’s rich people have plans to send […]

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Tunisia holds first post-revolution presidential elections

Tunis, Nov. 24, (Xinhua) — Tunisian voters headed to tens of thousands of polling centers nationwide early on Sunday to choose the country’s first elected president since the social upheavals of December, 2010 and January 2011. Over the past three years under a temporary transitional government, a new constitution was written, and the first parliament […]

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