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Uber Celebrates One Year of Moving Dhaka Forward

DHAKA, Dec. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Uber, the world's largest on-demand ride-sharing company, today celebrated its first anniversary in Dhaka, Bangladesh. From aspirations of getting a car at the tap of a button to shaping decongested and liveable cities, Uber has been re- envisioning the way Dhaka moves for one year now. Pradeep Parameswaran, Head, Central […]

Bangladeshi PM to visit Cambodia on ties

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lead a delegation to pay an official visit to Cambodia from Dec. 3 to 5, according to a Cambodian Foreign Ministry statement on Thursday. It will be the second time Hasina visits Cambodia after her first official trip to the country in January […]

It’s officially Xmas season with Christmas tree lit at New York’s Rockefeller Center

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — The annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City was held on Wednesday night, officially kicking off the holiday season in the metropolis, reports Xinhua. At around 9 p.m. (0200 GMT, Thursday), more than 50,000 multi-colored, energy-efficient LED lights were lit up on the 75-foot […]

GP, NSU and BRACU partners on “Internet of Things”

DHAKA, Nov. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone, the leading communication and digital service provider of the country, has signed an MoU with North South University and BRAC University to take “Internet of Things” (IoT) a step further. Under the framework of these MoUs, the faculty members and students of these universities will get the opportunity to […]

Two militants killed in raid in NW Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) — Two militants were killed on Tuesday in a raid launched by Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force RAB on a militant hideout in the country’s northwestern Chapainawabganj district, a police official said. The militants were most likely killed in suicide explosions causing a fire in the house where they were hiding,” said […]

Yunus Addresses Japan Science Congress

DHAKA, Nov. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus gave the keynote address at the Japan Science Congress organised by Japan Science Technology Agency (JST), the government agency for guiding and financing the national science and technology program. The president of JST Professor Michinari Hamaguchi invited Professor Yunus to give his views on how […]

China should push “toilet revolution”: Xi

BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — China should continue to upgrade the country’s toilets as part of its “toilet revolution” aimed at developing domestic tourism and improving people’s life quality, Chinese President Xi Jinping said. The construction of clean toilets is an important part of pushing urban and rural civilization, and more efforts should be made […]

Bangladesh wants amicable ties with all neighbors, says PM

DHAKA, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday that her country needed to develop amicable ties with all its neighbors, reports Xinhua. She made the remarks at the inaugural session of a conference of Bangladeshi envoys based in foreign countries. Being a peace-loving country, Hasina said: “We have to solve […]

Cyber rumors must be effectively addressed

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/11/26 23:28:40 Police have disclosed the preliminary results of the investigation into the alleged child abuse at the RYB Education-run kindergarten in Beijing’s Chaoyang district. One of the kindergarten teachers has been sent to criminal detention, which seems to indicate there was abuse. Another 31-year-old woman, who admitted fabricating fake news claiming […]