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Mobile banking to promote countryside growth in Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — In Bangladesh, less than a quarter of the impoverished country’s 153 million people are using the normal banking system in their monetary transactions. But things are changing across Bangladesh with an easy and safe way to send or receive money through the mobile banking system. Mobile banking is […]

Bangladesh earns over 12 bln USD from exports in July-November

DHAKA, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s export income in the first five months of the current 2014-15 fiscal year (July 2014 to June 2015) grew a meager 0.92 percent to 12.07 billion U.S. dollars. An Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) official said export performance in November was 2.417 billion U.S. dollars, nearly 10 percent up compared […]

Apparel summit for 50 bln USD garment export roadmap kicks off

DHAKA, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) – Bangladesh’s 1st ever apparel summit kicked off in capital Dhaka on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the three-day at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. The summit aimed at discussing roadmap to nearly double the country’s garment export income which stood at over 24 billion US dollars in 2013-14 fiscal year […]

Chinese government releases position paper on matter of jurisdiction in South China Sea arbitration initiated by Philippines

BEIJING, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) — The Chinese foreign ministry was authorized to release on Sunday a position paper of the government on the matter of jurisdiction in the South China Sea arbitration initiated by the Republic of the Philippines. The Position Paper reiterates its firm standing that the Chinese Government will neither accept nor participate […]

53,000 fled Myanmar, Bangladesh by sea in 2014: UNHCR

DHAKA, Geneva 6 (NsNewsWire) — A new UNHCR report released on Friday has found that more people are risking their lives on smugglers’ boats in South-East Asia despite the prospect of violence en route. The refugee agency estimates that 54,000 people have undertaken irregular maritime journeys in the region so far this year, based on […]

India arrests accused in suspected plot to kill Bangladesh PM

Guwahati, India, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Indian police have arrested a key suspect behind a blast in the state of West Bengal who is also believed to have been involved in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh and stage a coup there. Shahnor Alom, who was arrested in a village in […]

New Service Aims to Speed Flow of Low-Carbon Technologies to Asia

LIMA, PERU, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — A new service set up by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) aims to match buyers and sellers of low-carbon technologies to speed technology transfer to developing Asia. “Asia is the tip of the spear as far as climate change impacts are concerned. We need to ensure a swifter flow […]

Land pact with Bangladesh: Mamata does a U-turn, gives approval for dea

Coochbehar, Indian, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — The hope for implementation of the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh brightened up today with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring her approval for the deal, saying “the problem will be solved soon”. “A solution is being worked out for border enclaves. (I) hope the problem will […]

Renowned Philanthropist Abul Kashem Laid to Rest In His Home Village

DHAKA, Dec. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Hundreds of people bid a final farewell to their hero Abul Kashem, who was buried at his ancestral home in Chandpur last week. Family members and dignitaries joined together Wednesday to bid farewell to the greater Noakhali region’s renowned philanthropist in a Salat-e-Janaza or Namaze Janaza ( Funeral prayer) attended […]