DHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh today signed a $165 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for the Rohingya who are fleeing violence in Myanmar. To help Bangladesh deal with world’s fastest growing exodus, the Emergency Multi-Sector Rohingya Crisis Response […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/5 22:13:40 Kiron Skinner, director of policy planning at the US Department of State, said on April 29 that Washington is formulating a strategy against China based on the idea of “a fight with a really different civilization.” This has triggered dissenting voices inside the US. It seems that the US Department […]

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — The partnership between Australia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) has been strengthened by the re-commitment of funds for Better Work Bangladesh. This will improve working conditions, advance women’s economic potential and boost the competitiveness of Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry. Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) is a joint programme of the […]

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — The Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement on 05 May at the Economic Relations Division to implement a US$ 3.3 million grant approved by the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund for making environment friendly and energy efficient refrigerator at Walton Hi Tech Industries Ltd. Under […]

DHAKA, May 5 ( NsNewsWire) — Amnesty International in partnership with the Edward M. Kennedy Center hosted a campaign event of arts and performances in defence of freedom of expression in Dhaka today.   Vent House by Amnesty International brought together comedians, cartoonists, journalists, bloggers, musicians, poets, activists and live performance artists to promote freedom of […]

The Search English facebookgroup was founded in June 2016 with the slogan “Learn English to Change Life” by Search English Limited, a Startup Company of Bangladesh founded by Razib Ahmed along with AbulKhayer, NeyamotUllah and SM Mehdi Hasan. At present the group has more than 1.9 million users.Out of that 1 million is from out […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/4 22:08:40 Former US vice-president and Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden recently said China is not “bad folks” and China is not “competition for us.” His remarks have sent waves across the US. People from President Donald Trump to core members of his team, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have lashed […]

DHAKA, May 2 (NsNewsWire) — Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial, Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), addressed the Thirteenth Informal Meeting of the SAARC Finance Ministers in Nadi, Fiji, this afternoon.   Chaired by Hon. Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada, Finance Minister of Nepal, the Informal Meeting was devoted to the […]

Sylhet, May 2 (NsNewsWire) — Young people of Sylhet joined the Digital Khichuri Challenge to promote harmony and peace in the community through digital space and help the nation achieve Goal 16 – ‘Peace Justice and Strong Institutions’ – of the Sustainable Development Goals.   Partnering with Facebook and Bangladesh ICT Division, United Nations Development […]