White paper exposes lies on Xinjiang training centers

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/8/16 10:28:59 Last Updated: 2019/8/16 16:59:38 China on Friday released a white paper on vocational education and training in Xinjiang. For the past two years, the vocational education and training centers have been the focus of debate on Xinjiang affairs. Western countries have been fiercely critical, while developing countries, including Islamic nations, […]

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Shortfall in education opportunities deepens despair of refugee Rohingya youth: UNICEF

NEW YORK, GENEVA, COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, 16 August 2019 – Frustration and despair are overwhelming young Rohingya refugees in southeastern Bangladesh, UNICEF said today. The UN children’s agency has issued a new report calling for urgent investment in education and skills development opportunities in and around the vast camps where most of the refugees live. This […]

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Bull boasts record price for sacrifice in Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim Hundreds of people have been clicking selfies with Juboraj, or Prince, a giant bull that is being offered for sacrifice on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at a record price of 4 mln taka, or about 50,000 U.S. dollars reports Xinhua. Juboraj is drawing extra attention of customers and visitors at the market. […]

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Dengue claims 29 lives, infects nearly 35,000 in Bangladesh

In the span of less than 8 months, the mosquito-borne Dengue fever has claimed 29 lives and infected some 35,000 persons across Bangladesh. Based on the latest record of the the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), dengue prevalence has reached an alarming situation, with a total of 34,666 cases and 29 deaths from Jan. 1 to […]

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Robi and CARE Bangladesh sign MoU on Women Empowerment

Dhaka, Aug. 8 (NsNewswire) — The leading digital services provider of the country, Robi and CARE Bangladesh, a renowned global NGO, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create 100 retailer girls (adolescent) in Kurigram district. Robi’s Chief Corporate and Regulatory Officer, Shahed Alam and CARE Bangladesh’s Country Director, Zia Choudhury signed the […]

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Commercial Agreement signed between BCSCL and AKASH DTH

DHAKA, July 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL) and Beximco Communications Limited (BCL) has signed two separate commercial agreement on Satellite Transponder Service and Up-linking Service respectively. Under the agreements, Beximco Communications will provide country’s first ever DTH service with brand name AKASH through the very first satellite of the nation- Bangabandhu […]

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Malaysian PM’s visit to Huawei in Beijing seen as sign of ‘endorsement’

BEIJING, April 29 (NsNewsWire) — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad visited Huawei Technologies’ Beijing office on Thursday morning in what was seen as a sign of Malaysian support for the Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier. Mahathir’s visit could be seen as an “endorsement” for Huawei which is still in the running to provide 5G gear for […]

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Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali, MP visits Rakhine State of Myanmar

DHAKA, Aug. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali, MP is now in Myanmar on a four-day visit to discuss issues related to the repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals who took shelter in Bangladesh and to learn about Myanmar’s preparation for repatriation of Rohingyas. The Foreign Minister is accompanied by the […]

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