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Survey reveals disparities despite remarkable progress in Bangladesh women, children’s welfare

DHAKA, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — Despite remarkable progress being made in many areas of the wellbeing of women and children of Bangladesh, large disparities remain between households from different geographical regions; rural and urban areas; households with different wealth and education levels of mothers, reveals a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)-UNICEF survey released today. The […]

Alwaleed Philanthropies grants 10,000 housing units and 10,000 cars to Saudis

JEDDAH, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — As an expression of his gratitude to the Saudi nation and its people, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud has announced the resumption of the two Alwaleed philanthropic projects that consist of providing 10,000 housing units to Saudi citizens, which is part of his development housing initiative, in addition […]

China donates calamity rescue equipment to Bangladesh

DHAKA, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s Fire Service and Civil Defense has apparently received a big boost with the donation of firefighting apparatus and equipment by China. As a token of friendship of the Chinese people towards Bangladesh, China donated 100 towing vehicles, 150 water mist fire motorcycle and many […]

Chinese firms hold charity banquets for Egyptian Muslims in Ramadan

by Mahmoud Fouly, Zheng Yihan CAIRO, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — “We really appreciate the Chinese companies for this kind gesture. I tell all the Chinese people thank you and happy Ramadan for you and for the whole world,” said Mohamed, an Egyptian man in his early 40’s after having a fast-breaking meal (iftar) among hundreds […]

CPC’s governing capacity win worldwide praise

BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) — On the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), foreign experts and scholars spoke highly of the party’s governing capacity and efforts in the fight against corruption. Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab al-Saket, a former Arab League ambassador to China, said the CPC’s glorious achievements […]

Xi to attend BRICS, SCO summit next week

BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 7th BRICS summit and 15th SCO summit to be held in Ufa of Russia next week. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced Monday that Xi will attend the 7th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit on July 8-9 and the […]

Will Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina vote in Karnataka civic polls?

Bengaluru, June 25 (NsNewsWire) — Believe it or not but it looks like Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina might vote in the upcoming civic polls in Bengaluru. If a voter ID card found in Karnataka is to be believed, Hasina is a resident of Bengaluru’s Thanisandra area. The card clearly shows her picture and names […]

Giving a voice to women local government representatives

DHAKA, June 25 (NsNewsWire) — To foster empowerment and leadership skills of elected women representatives in rural local government, UNICEF and the National Institute of Local Government (NILG) has initiated a training programme for the elected women representatives of Union Parishads (UPs) and Upazila Parishads (UZPs) in 20 selected districts. According to a Unicef media […]

Bangladesh hopes to send 500,000 workers to M’sia

DHAKA, June 25 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh expects to recruit 500,000 workers over the next six months to work in Malaysia under a new recruitment agreement hammered out by the two countries on Wednesday. The workers would be offered a three-year contract with the option to extend it by another year, reports www.freemalaysiatoday.com. The new agreement […]