AFC U-14 girls’ championship : Bangladesh clinch trophy

KATHMANDU, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh won the AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship title for the south and central zone, edging home favourites and defending champions Nepal 1-0 here at the Army Physical Training and Sports Centre in Lagankhel, reports Kathmandu Post. In the 70-minute game, Marzia scored the only goal of the game in […]

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BCIM Economic Corridor to bolster Bangladesh’s development: expert

DHAKA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor will promote trade, transport, tourism and investment for Bangladesh due to its strategic location between India and China, said an economist, reports Xinhua. MS Siddiqui, an economist and a professor, made the comments in a recent interview with Xinhua. China raised the proposal of building […]

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Peace in the Middle East still a distant dream in new year

CAIRO, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — For far too long, peace has been so elusive in the Middle East, where turbulence and bloodshed abound. The passing year was no exception, if not worse. Rarely before has the region faced so many crises on so many fronts all at the same time, and rarely before has its […]

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Bangladesh celebrates 45th V-day

DHAKA, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — With due solemnity and rich tributes paid to the martyrs of the Liberation War of 1971 for their supreme sacrifices for the long-cherished independence of the homeland, Bangaldesh Wednesday celebrated its 45th victory day. The day, a public holiday, commenced with a 31-gun salute followed by rich tributes of President […]

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Bangladesh could play vital role in BCIM Economic Corridor building: expert

DHAKA, Dec. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmyar (BCIM) Economic Corridor could entwine world’s most dynamic South Asia and East Asia regions closer in a web of shared dreams and prosperity, and Bangladesh could play a vital role in the corridor building, reports Xinhua. Munshi Faiz Ahmad, chairman of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, […]

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Bangladesh lifts ban on social media: minister

DHAKA, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has lifted a ban on all social networking platforms, Bangladeshi State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim confirmed the government decision to Xinhua. The decision to lift ban on all social media platforms came hours after the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s new instruction to block three more online […]

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NotunKichu online quiz competition winners receive scholarships

DHAKA, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — 10 lucky winners have received scholarships worth Tk. 1 lakh as well as laptops and smartphones  by participating in the ‘Online Quiz Competition 2015’ organized by NotunKichu dotcom. The Tk. 1 lakh scholarship as well as laptops were sponsored by the State University of Bangladesh (SUB). Smartphones were awarded by […]

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China takes Internet approach towards economic reform

BEIJING, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) — From Singles’ Day to the Internet Plus campaign, online connectivity is bringing changes to almost all sectors of China’s economy, and has become key to economic reform. China has the world’s biggest online community, with about half the population connected, changing the way people shop, pay their bills and the […]

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