International community hails Xi-Ma meeting as inspiring event

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — The historic meeting between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore is an inspiring event and the high-level dialogue will be a powerful boost to relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, foreign government agencies and experts said. Amid intensive attention from across the globe, Xi and Ma […]

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European Ministers laud Bangladesh’s progress and development

DHAKA, Nov. 8 (NsNewsWire) — At the sidelines of the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of the Foreign Ministers held on 5-6 November 2015 in Luxembourg, Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali held discussions with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, Belgian Foreign Minister (Deputy Prime Minister) Didier […]

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Foodies flock to Chinese food festival in Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Famous chefs arriving from different parts of China were in attendance to explain the wonders of Chinese cuisine to a large, receptive gathering in Dhaka‘s Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel on Tuesday night where the sweet aroma of Chinese food filled the air, reports Xinhua. Hordes of food lovers […]

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Fifa to hold Bangladesh safety summit for Socceroos’ World Cup qualifier

DHAKA, Nov. 4 (NsNewsWire) — The Socceroos’ crunch World Cup qualifier with Bangladesh in Dhaka later this month will be subject to a last-minute security summit with Fifa, reports the guardian. A key security official from the world governing body will meet with a delegation from the football associations of both countries in Dhaka on […]

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VimpelCom’s announced provisions increases Telenor’s concerns

DHAKA, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group notes that VimpelCom Ltd. in a press release on 3 November 2015 has announced that they will make a provision of USD 900 million in their third quarter financial statements for a resolution of the investigations into VimpelCom’s business in Uzbekistan and prior dealings with Takilant. On 14 […]

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Bangladesh court defers hearing of two death-row war criminals

DHAKA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s apex court Monday deferred to Nov. 17 the hearing on two death-row war criminals’ final review petitions. A four-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) bench headed by Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha ordered the postponement as the counsel of Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, […]

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Bangladesh’s forex reserve hits record over 27 bln USD

DHAKA, Nov.  2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s September foreign exchange reserve hit an all-time high of over 27 billion U.S. dollars, reports Xinhua. AFM Asaduzzaman, senior spokesman of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), said that “the country’s foreign exchange reserve reached a record amount of 27.06 billion U.S. dollars at the end of last month, reflecting the […]

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World Bank provides $100 million to improve vocational skills and employability of youths

DHAKA, Nov. 1 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank today approved additional $100 million financing to scale up its support to strengthen technical and vocational education  in Bangladesh. This financing will enable 200,000 poor students to complete vocational training and diploma courses. With this additional financing to the ongoing Skills and Training Enhancement Project (STEP), the […]

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