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BRAC study reveals Skill development education helps adolescents Earn 6 times higher, reduce child marriage 62pc

DHAKA, March 2 (NsNewsWire) — Adolescent girls and boys can earn six times higher after they receive skill development education. Child marriage also tends to reduce by 62 per cent as such training boosts their awareness and self confidence. The information was revealed today on Wednesday at a seminar titled ‘The power of apprenticeships’, highlighting […]

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge named best smartphone at MWC 2017

Dhaka, Feb.28 (NsNewsWire) –Samsung Mobile, announced that the Galaxy S7 edge was recognized by the GSMA as the Best Smartphone in the Best Mobile Handsets and Devices category at the annual Global Mobile Awards at Mobile World Congress 2017. As the world leader in mobile innovation, Samsung continues to relentlessly pursue the best in hardware, […]

DHAKA, Feb. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladeshi government is awaiting an assessment report by a foreign consultant to decide whether a state-run corporation will place a formal bid to buy Chevron assets in three gas fields of the country, reports Xinhua. Spokesperson of Bangladesh’s Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aslam Uddin told Xinhua […]

3 killed, 9 injured in 2 separate fire incidents in Bangladesh capital

DHAKA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — Three people, including two woman were killed and at least nine others were severely injured in two separate incidents of fire in old part of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday evening. Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, a senior Dhaka Metropolitan Police official, told journalists that three charred bodies were found at the […]

Commentary: How China will win its war on poverty

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) — It is one thing to make promises, but quite another to keep them. The Chinese government decided to eradicate poverty by 2020 — the target year for China to become a “moderately prosperous” society — and the country is confident. China’s economic growth has been astonishing over the past three […]

Norwegian FM wraps up Dhaka visit

DHAKA, Feb. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Norwegian Foreign Minister Mr. Borge Brende completed his day long visit and left Dhaka in the morning of 21 February 2017. During the visit he had bilateral talks with the Foreign Minister Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali MP on 20 February 2017 at the State Guest House Padma. In the […]

Police inaction in suspicious ‘hit-and-run’ in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) express concern over Bangladesh Police’s refusal to register a case in a suspicious hit-and-run incident involving a journalist in Dhaka. The IFJ demands immediate registering of a case, followed by a fair probe into the incident. Senior […]

CCTV footage shows deadly assault on N Korean leader’s half-brother

CCTV footage purportedly showing the deadly assault in Malaysia on the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by a woman, who is believed to have wiped a fast-acting poison on his face, was released by Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV today, reports reuters. Kim Jong Nam died last Monday a short time after the […]

Bangladesh, World Bank Cooperate to Empower Poor Mothers and Improve Child Nutrition

DHAKA, Feb. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank today launched a cash benefits program for 600,000 of the country’s poorest mothers and pregnant women in exchange for their participation in activities to improve their children’s nutrition and cognitive development. The World Bank has committed $300 million for the program, […]