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Dhaka, April 25 (NsNewsWire) —Bangladesh is going to be a middle-income country soon, but gender inequality persists in societies even in policies, which hinders the progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 according to speakers in a policy dialogue titled “Women’s Economic Empowerment in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges at local level” held at […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2019/4/24 23:02:35 Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Court pronounced judgments on the nine activists in the Occupy Central Movement. Tai Yiu-ting, Chan Kin-man and Chu Yiu-ming received the longest jail terms of 16 months, but Chu could have his sentence suspended for two years. The verdict may be a judicial summary of the […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS, April 24 (Xinhua) — Heads of three UN agencies helping nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh will go to Dhaka this week to meet senior officials, then visit crowded Cox’s Bazar to meet refugees, a UN spokesman said on Monday. In the Bangladeshi capital, they will hold talks with senior […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 23 (NsNewsWire) — The 22nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Grameenphone Ltd. was concluded successfully at the International Convention City, Bashundhara (ICCB) today. During the AGM, Grameenphone shareholder approved 155% Final Dividend (Cash) and 125% Interim Dividend (Cash), which has already been paid. The cumulative dividend for 2018 stands at 280% of paid […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2019/4/23 17:13:40 The White House issued a statement Monday saying that the US will not extend the exemption period for countries buying oil from Iran and the early May deadline remains unchanged. According to US media, this means that the US will impose sanctions on countries that continue to purchase oil from […]
Read MoreDhaka, April 23 (NsNewsWire) — SEA Group, the leading German modular kitchen brand, is going to open its maiden showroom in Bangladesh with unique modular kitchen and wardrobe designs combined with an impeccable customer service and highest German quality standards. With a partnership with Coffee People Ltd, SEA Group Germany has formed the brand locally […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 23 (NsNewsWire) — Top ten Bangladeshi students, selected through Huawei’s flagship CSR program “”Seeds for the future 2019” have been taken to China for training and study trip. The students have been welcomed in Beijing opening ceremony at the Huawei Executive Briefing Centre, Beijing, China. Mr. M Fazlul Karim, H E Ambassador of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 23 (NsNewsWire) — Experts gathered in Dhaka today for the start of a 2-day conference co-organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to discuss community-based clean energy in Bangladesh, with a focus on gender equality and social inclusion (GESI). The program will look at specific smart grid technologies and systems, such as distributed […]
Read MoreKATHMANDU , April 22 (NsNewsWire) — “Intra-regional economic integration is the backbone of the SAARC process. As envisaged by our Leaders at the Eighteenth SAARC Summit, our ultimate goal is to achieve South Asian Economic Union in a phased and planned manner through a Free Trade Area, a Customs Union, a Common Market, and a Common Economic and […]
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