People rush out of residences for safety as earthquake in India jolts Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — A moderate earthquake in Ambassa near Tripura in northeastern India, measuring 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, shooked parts of Bangladesh including capital Dhaka. Mominul Islam, a meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told Xinhua that the earthquake, with its epicenter some 176 km to the east of Dhaka, struck […]

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Robi- 10 Minute School features in ICT Division’s Learning and Earning Melaa

Dhaka, Jan.  3 (NsNewsWire) — Robi and ICT Division have agreed to work together in utilizing the biggest online school of the country, Robi-10 Minute School. ICT Division’s “Learning and Earning” project will now be using the free quality digital education platform to complement its efforts to engage with the youth in promoting the concept […]

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Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Vow Never to Return to Myanmar

DHAKA, Jan. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Authorities in Dhaka have demanded that Myanmar repatriate tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who crossed the border to escape what they say is persecution, and are now living illegally in Bangladesh, reports VOA. Myanmar says it will accept a small fraction of the refugee population now in Bangladesh, but […]

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Four million Bangladesh students get new textbooks free of cost

DHAKA, Jan. 2 (NsNewsWire) — More than four million students of Bangladesh’s primary and secondary schools have got new textbooks on the first day of 2017 as customary to every year, reports Xinhua. Bangladeshi Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid inaugurated textbooks distribution program among students at a school in Dhaka Sunday. The Bangladeshi government every […]

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Bangladesh demands early repatriation of all Myanmar citizens from Bangladesh

    DHAKA, Dec. 29 (NsNewsWire) — This afternoon, Ambassador of Myanmar to Bangladesh Myo Myint Than was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to meet Ambassador Kamrul Ahsan, Secretary (Bilateral & Consular). During the meeting, Ahsan expressed deep concern at the continued influx of Muslims from the Rakhine State of Myanmar into Bangladesh. […]

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Breaking “ties” with Taiwan indicates rising appeal of Chinese diplomacy

by Xinhua writers Tian dongdong, Ma Mengli BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) — One day after China normalized its relations with Norway, Sao Tome and Principe, an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, decided on Tuesday (local time) to break its so-called “diplomatic ties” with Taiwan, sending a strong signal to the world that the […]

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UCB signs Memorandum of Agreement with Robi

Dhaka, Dec 21 (NsNewsWire) –United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) has signed  a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Robi Axiata Limited on Tuesday  at the corporate office of the bank. Muhammed Ali, Managing Director of UCB and  Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, CEO & Managing Director of Robi Axiata Limited signed off the agreement on behalf of their […]

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LAVA International Limited announces Mashrafe Mortaza as its Brand Ambassador

Dhaka, Dec 20 (NsNewsWire) –Lava International Limited, has announced its association with the Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza , as its brand ambassador. Low-cost supply of high-tech smartphone brand of choice for the young generation Lava,  mobile handset manufacturing companies as well as multinational brand has signed an agreement on Tuesday in the city, said a […]

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