DHAKA, April 7 (NsNewsWire) — In a celebration of 55 glorious years of in Bangladesh, The Coca-Cola Company today launched ‘Thums Up Charged’, reiterating its commitment to offer more beverage choices its consumers. Thums Up Charged is a stronger variant of the company’s flagship brand ‘Thums Up’, which is an icon of ‘uncompromising attitude’ amongst […]

DHAKA, April 6 (NsNewsWire) — The Council of the International Catholic Migration Commission has elected Dr. Anne Therese Gallagher as the Commission’s President. The Council also appointed a 14-member Governing Committee and ratified its Secretary General Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo. The ICMC Council 53 voting members, who represent national Episcopal Conferences in as many countries, […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/4/5 6:11:13 China on Wednesday unveiled a list of imported products from the United States worth $50 billion that will be subjected to higher tariffs, including soybeans, automobiles, aircrafts and chemical products. The decision, made by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, could also involve an additional 25 percent tariff […]

DHAKA, April 5 (NsNewsWire l) — Bangladesh‘s largest National Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Fair-2018 began in the capital of Dhaka on Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Nearly 300 SME institutions have been exhibiting their products, including jute, agriculture and leather products and electrical and information and technology goods at the five-day fair. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated […]

DHAKA, March 31 (NsNewsWire) — The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, in its monthly publication of the ‘Bangladesh Economic Update’ March 2018, reveals that persistently increasing outstanding debt along with high debt-service payment every year is likely to lower development finance and escalate intergenerational debt burden. The research organisation notes that at the […]

DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — Despite children’s massive online presence, too little is done to protect them from the perils of the digital world and to increase their access to safe online content, UNICEF and Facebook have launched a year-long mass awareness campaign today. More than 10,000 students from 100+ schools, teachers, parents, key policy makers, […]

DHAKA, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh will not allow fish import for protecting the local fisheries industry, reports Xinhua. Bangladeshi state-run news agency BSS has filed the news item quoting Minister for the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Narayan Chandra Chanda as saying “We need to discourage the import of fish and milk power to […]

Geneva, March 29 (NsNewsWire) —  Nearly 750 MPs worldwide condemned the discrimination and abuse of refugees and migrants at the conclusion of the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assemblyin Geneva. The Assembly Declarationemphasized the critical role of parliaments in transforming the aspirations of the two Global Compacts – one on migrants and the other on refugees – into national […]