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 […]

DHAKA, Sept. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed agreements for $350 million in loan and $7.5 million in grant for a project to develop two power lines in support of Bangladesh’s national target of electricity for all by 2021. Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Secretary, Economic Relations Division […]

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — Normal life in several parts of India was disrupted Monday due to a country-wide shutdown called by opposition parties to protest the rise of fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee. The protest given the name Bharat Bandh (India Shutdown) was called by main opposition […]

DHAKA, Sept. 10  (NsNewsWire) — The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) launched its new regional headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday to cover three regional member states — Afghanistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives, reports Xinhua. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the regional hub office that is also to cover a number of non-member countries like India […]