Latest News - NsNewsWire

Bangladesh eyes Wushu gold at South Asian Games

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh that failed to grab a gold or silver medal in any Wushu category of 2016 South Asian Games has started a high altitude training for dozens of athletes as part of the country’s preparations for the upcoming South Asian Games. Two Chinese masters, along with local coaches […]

a2i Program partners with NRB Bank, City Bank Ltd. to extend banking services to citizens

DHAKA, July 31 (NsNewsWire) — Introduction of ‘Agent Banking’ services at the digital center is an important initiative of the Access to Information (a2i) Programme of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division to take financial services to the doorsteps of the marginalised people across the country. On Tuesday 31 July 2018, at the conference […]

Bangladesh Ministry of Labour, employers and trade unions set Decent Work priority

DHAKA, July 31 (NsNewsWire) — The creation of green jobs and the promotion of social dialogue are amongst the priorities which the Government of Bangladesh, employers and workers organizations will work towards in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) until 2020. These areas have been included in a Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for […]

ADB Holds Regional Event for Successful Project Design, Implementation

DHAKA, July 31 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is conducting a 3-day regional event in Dhaka to further enhance project design and implementationcapacity of ADB-funded projects’ executing and implementing agencies. State Minister for Finance and Planning Mr. M.A Mannan MP opened the event at Hotel Le Meridien in Dhaka this morning. Secretary for […]

ADB’s New Power Transmission Project Supports Electricity for All in Bangladesh

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, July 31 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved an assistance package totaling more than $357 million for a project to develop two power lines in support of Bangladesh’s national target of electricity for all by 2021. The investments comprise a $350 million ADB loan, a $7 million […]

Bangladeshi ruling party wins 2 city elections, opposition wins 1

DHAKA, July 31 (Xinhua) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party has maintained supremacy as its candidates won big in two city corporations though suffered a defeat to arch rival ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist (BNP) in another local election. AL’s AHM Khairuzzaman Liton secured 165,096 votes in Monday’s election […]

Sri Lanka launches tourist friendly tuk tuk’s to boost arrivals

COLOMBO, July 31 (NsNewsWire) — The Sri Lankan government on Monday issued certificates, approved by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), to over 750 tuk tuk drivers in the capital who have been trained as tour guides as well as drivers to local and foreign tourists, reports Xinhua. Tuk Tuk’s are a popular mode […]

Bangladesh Army chief visits India

DHAKA, July 31 (NsNewsWire) — General Aziz Ahmed, BGBM, PBGM, BGBMS, psc, G, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army (CAS) is visiting India from 31 July to 05 Aug 2018 on his first foreign visit after assuming office. The CAS will be meeting high ranking dignitaries of India and will visit important military installations at […]

About the ADB Data Library

DHAKA, July 30 (NsNewsWire) — The ADB Data Library is a platform that hosts publicly available data from the Asian Development Bank. Data is published according to open data standards (DCAT) which makes the datasets: Machine readable (e.g. by other data repositories, apps, visualization tools) Shareable Accessible through Application Program Interfaces (APIs) The […]