Dhaka, Sept. 13  (NsNewsWire) — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the government of Bangladesh jointly launched ‘Efficient and Accountable Local Governance (EALG)’ Project to further strengthening its local government structure, in 16 Upazilas and 240 unions under 8 districts at an inception workshop held on 13 September at DPHE auditorium, Kakrail, organized by the […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/9/13 7:27:15 Chinese President Xi Jinping gave an important speech during the 4th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), where he emphasized two keywords: “Northeast Asia” and “Far East.”  The speech has drawn enthusiastic responses. Coherent to the theme of the forum, “The Far East: Expanding the Range of Possibilities,” Xi’s speech has greatly […]

DHAKA, Sept. 12 (NsNewsWire) — University of Basilicata in South Italy has recently established the 60th Yunus Social Business Centre. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus during his visit to Matera signed the MoU with the University of Basilicata in the ancient city of Matera located at the southernmost part of Italy. Professor Yunus is in Italy […]

DHAKA, Sept. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s export income in the first two months of the current 2018-19 fiscal year (July 2018 to June 2019) grew 2.51 percent to 6.80 billion U.S. dollars, an official said Tuesday, reports Xinhua. Quoting the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, the official, who preferred to be unnamed, said export performance […]

DHAKA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) — A moderate earthquake that was recorded in India’s northeastern state of Assam shook parts Bangladesh capital Dhaka and parts of the country on Wednesday morning. Electronic Engineer Md. Mominur Rahman, a meteorologist of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), told Xinhua that the epicenter of the earthquake of 5.3 magnitude was […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/9/11 22:13:39 Chinese President Xi Jinping started his tour in Vladivostok Tuesday by attending the Fourth Eastern Economic Forum. It is the first time for the Chinese head of state to attend the forum. The Chinese Embassy in Russia called it a major milestone in the history of Sino-Russian ties. On the […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/9/10 23:08:40 “It would not be profitable to build the Focus Active in the U.S. given an expected annual sales volume of fewer than 50,000 units,” automaker Ford Motor Company said in a statement on Sunday. US President Donald Trump tweeted earlier on Sunday that “‘Ford has abruptly killed a plan to […]

DHAKA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Monday jointly inaugurated the construction works of two railway projects and 500 mw power supply to Bangladesh through video conferencing. Hasina joined the program from Ganabhaban, the official residence of the Bangladeshi prime minister in the capital Dhaka, while […]