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DHAKA, Oct. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has attended a Ministerial Conference on ‘Peacekeeping in Francophone Environment’ at the International Convention Centre, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France today. He was taking part at the Ministerial at the invitation of Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister for Foreign Affairs […]
Read MoreThe US Justice Department has charged 61 people and entities with taking part in a scam involving India-based call centres where agents impersonated Internal Revenue Service, immigration and other federal officials and demanded payments for nonexistent debts. The scam, which had operated since 2013, targeted at least 15,000 people who lost more than $300 million. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has launched nationwide coverage of the country’s first toll-free “Child Helpline-1098” to provide a free telephone service to children who are facing violence, abuse and exploitation, reports Xinhua. The Child Helpline “1098” enables anyone to report child rights violations, child abuse, exploitation or any other act of disruption to […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh economy grew at a faster-than-expected 7.05 percent in the last 2015-16 fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) helped by stronger industrial performance, reports Xinhua. “Bangladesh economy grew by 7.11 percent in the previous financial year,” Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told the press in Dhaka on Tuesday. According to the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Political Consultation between Bangladesh and Greece was held on 23 October at the State Guest House Meghna. Bangladesh side was led by Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque and Greek side was led by Ambassador Dimitrios Paraskevopoulous (w`wgwÎI cvivm‡K‡fvcyjk), Secretary General (Foreign Secretary) of the Hellenic Republic (Greece). The second political Consultations […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) — “Midwives are the heartbeat of maternal and newborn health, Honourable State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mr. Zahid Maleque said at a workshop opened today. He also said “We are looking into how midwifery in Bangladesh can be improved to make sure mothers and babies receive the professional care […]
Read MoreIn a match like this, there should really be three people on the podium. Gold would go to Stokes, of course; silver to Sabbir Rahman, who made a magnificent game of it on his Test debut, and bronze to Jonny Bairstow, who scored 47 and 52 and took some superb catches behind the stumps in […]
Read MoreThe US military revealed to Reuters that its guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur on Friday conducted a so-called freedom of navigation mission in the South China Sea. The US military mentioned China’s Yongxing and Zhongjian islands, and said the Chinese mainland, the island of Taiwan and Vietnam all claim ownership of the Xisha Islands. It said […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) — British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sunday signed a grant agreement for a program titled “Strengthening the National Midwifery Programme (SNMP)” in Bangladesh, reports Xinhua. The UK grant, through UNFPA, will support the Bangladeshi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to produce […]
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