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DHAKA, Dec. 21 (Ns NewsWire) –In Bangladesh, the 2017 South-Asian monsoon floods inundated the northern flood plains of the country, affecting 7 million people in 31 districts. Flooding settlements, the water destroyed 82,000 houses and damaged many more, leaving 320,000 people in need of support to repair their homes and replace their belongings once the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The 2nd graduation ceremony of Japan Automechanic School Ltd. took place on December 18th, 2017 with 16 students graduating as automechanics. All graduates are children of Grameen Bank borrowers. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the graduation ceremony. Mr Hirao Tsuneaki, Managing Director of Japan Automechanic Limited (JAL) and […]
Read MoreAustralia Future Unlimited Video competition for School Students from Bangladesh DHAKA, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Students from schools across Bangladesh will have the opportunity to experience student life at a leading Australian university by participating in the “Film Fly Experience Australia” schools video competition. Organised by The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Australian Government, the […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — — The World Bank today approved $510 million financing to improve the secondary education system and student performance in Bangladesh. The Transforming Secondary Education for Results program will benefit 13 million students in grade 6-12. The program will enhance quality of teaching and learning as well as improve access […]
Read MoreMOSCOW, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Russian presidential campaign has been officially launched, according to a resolution published on the government’s newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta on Monday. The resolution issued by the Russian Federation Council, or the upper house of parliament, officially gives a start to the election campaign. The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) […]
Read MoreYEREVAN, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met here Monday with visiting NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller for discussions on military cooperation, including solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to a statement posted on the official website of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, a number of issues were […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — At least 10 people were crushed to death and over 50 others injured on Monday after a stampede occurred during a funeral rite of a political leader in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chittagong city. Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Iqbal Bahar confirmed the death of 10 people during the tragedy. He said […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 18 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank has approved an additional $245 million to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of major safety net programs in Bangladesh. To support the poor and vulnerable, the government implements a number of safety net programs. The financing to the ongoing Safety Net Systems for the Poorest Project […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Customs officials at Bangladesh’s main airport in Dhaka seized 74 gold bars weighing about 8 kg, from three passengers landed here by a local Regent Airways flight from Thailand, an official said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the customs official who declined to be unnamed, told Xinhua that they detained […]
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