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Dhaka, Sept. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the government of Bangladesh jointly launched ‘Efficient and Accountable Local Governance (EALG)’ Project to further strengthening its local government structure, in 16 Upazilas and 240 unions under 8 districts at an inception workshop held on 13 September at DPHE auditorium, Kakrail, organized by the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The Australian High Commission’s Deputy Head of Mission Ms Penny Morton attended the National Conference of ‘Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders’ (IPHRD) organised by the Kapaeeng Foundation. As a special guest at the event Ms Morton said, ‘The Australian High Commission is proud to support the IPHRD conference. In Bangladesh, […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/9/13 7:27:15 Chinese President Xi Jinping gave an important speech during the 4th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), where he emphasized two keywords: “Northeast Asia” and “Far East.” The speech has drawn enthusiastic responses. Coherent to the theme of the forum, “The Far East: Expanding the Range of Possibilities,” Xi’s speech has greatly […]
Read MoreCANBERRA, Sept. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Seven out of 10 Australians have experienced sexual harassment at some point in their lives, a major survey found, reports Xinhua. The study, released by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins on Wednesday, revealed that 71 percent of Australians over the age of 15 have experienced sexual harassment, with 85 percent […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 12 (NsNewsWire) — University of Basilicata in South Italy has recently established the 60th Yunus Social Business Centre. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus during his visit to Matera signed the MoU with the University of Basilicata in the ancient city of Matera located at the southernmost part of Italy. Professor Yunus is in Italy […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s export income in the first two months of the current 2018-19 fiscal year (July 2018 to June 2019) grew 2.51 percent to 6.80 billion U.S. dollars, an official said Tuesday, reports Xinhua. Quoting the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, the official, who preferred to be unnamed, said export performance […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) — A moderate earthquake that was recorded in India’s northeastern state of Assam shook parts Bangladesh capital Dhaka and parts of the country on Wednesday morning. Electronic Engineer Md. Mominur Rahman, a meteorologist of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), told Xinhua that the epicenter of the earthquake of 5.3 magnitude was […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/9/11 22:13:39 Chinese President Xi Jinping started his tour in Vladivostok Tuesday by attending the Fourth Eastern Economic Forum. It is the first time for the Chinese head of state to attend the forum. The Chinese Embassy in Russia called it a major milestone in the history of Sino-Russian ties. On the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 11 (NsNewsWire) — A 16-member delegation of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) called on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam MP and discussed the Rohingya issue and the role that can be played by the OIC parliaments in addressing the situation. The visiting Members of Parliament along […]
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