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Bangladesh pleased over arrangement with Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation: FM

DHAKA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, who Thursday signed a deal with Myanmar on repatriation of the Rohingyas, has expressed his satisfaction over the bilateral arrangement. Upon his return from Myanmar, the foreign minister held a press briefing in Dhaka Saturday saying both sides agreed to seek the assistance of […]

STOP BATB’s ‘Battle of Mind 2017’ Grand Finale

DHAKA, Nov. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The Grand Finale of Battle of Minds (BoM) 2017 is set to be held on December 06, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Water Garden hotel in Dhaka with the sponsorship of British American Tobacco Bangladesh. Despite terming it as recruitment platform, mostly the competition allows the final round competitors to […]

Myanmar, Bangladesh hold meetings on Rohingyas issue

Nay Pyi Taw, Nov. 23 (NsNewsWire) — At the invitation of U Kyaw Tint Swe, Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor, the Bangladesh delegation led by H.E. Mr. Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has begun an official visit to Myanmar yesterday, after attending […]

Training program on China’s ODA held for Bangladesh officials

DHAKA, Nov. 23 (NsNewsWire) — A train program on China’s official development assistance (ODA) for Bangladeshi government officials was held here on Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Dozens of young officials of Bangladesh’s Economic Relations Division (ERD) and other relevant government departments joined the trainin program in capital Dhaka. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang delivered a […]

Yunus Calls on Indian Tribal Youth to Become Entrepreneurs

DHAKA, Nov. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus said that education system needs to change and encourage entrepreneurship over seeking job offers. He was addressing a house packed with tribal youth from all over India, activists and scholars at an event in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand in India at the concluding day of Samvaad – Tata Steel’s […]

Urgent measures to improve hygiene practices underway inside Rohingya refugee camps

GENEVA, Nov. 22 (NsNewsWire) — UNICEF is deeply concerned by reports suggesting high levels of bacterial contamination (E.coli) from water drawn from wells inside the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in southern Bangladesh. The latest figures from the World Health Organization suggest that 62 per cent of water available to households is contaminated. We […]

Qatar to simplify residency procedures of expatriate workers

DOHA, Nov. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Qatar has made the residency procedures easier for expatriate workers by allowing them to complete the procedures at their home countries, reports Xinhua quoting Qatar News Agency (QNA) Monday. A new agreement had been signed between the Qatari Ministry of the Interior and a Singapore-based company, for completing all of […]

Chinese FM urges int’l community to create good atmosphere for solving Rakhine issue

NAY PYI TAW, Nov. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for creating a good atmosphere for solving the Rakhine issue in Myanmar here on Monday, reports Xinhua. During his meetings with German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Frederica […]

Bangladesh athletes demonstrate traditional Chinese martial Wushu arts skills

DHAKA, Nov. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Some 130 athletes Monday demonstrated traditional Chinese martial Wushu arts skills in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. Bangladesh Wushu Association and Shanto-Mariam CRI Confucius Classroom jointly organized the “Ambassador Cup China-Bangladesh Wushu Demonstration-2017″ under the sponsorship of Chinese embassy in Dhaka. Bangladeshi State Minister for Sports Biren Sikdar as the […]