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DHAKA, Sept. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Responding to the newly enacted Digital Security Act 2018 in Bangladesh which has drawn serious concerns for press freedom and the right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, Saad Hammadi, said: “This law imposes dangerous restrictions on freedom of expression. Instead of learning from the lessons of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Five Bangladeshi NGOs involved in community development in Bangladesh have received Australian Government grants under the Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2018 -19. The Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Ms Julia Niblett presented BDT 17,775,362 (AUD 289, 971) to the NGOs in a ceremony at the Australian High Commission, Dhaka. Funding […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh today signed a $50 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to help strengthen the government’s health care services, so they can respond to the health, nutrition, and family planning needs of the Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar. This additional financing to the existing Health […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 19 (NsNewsWire) — By reducing man-made trade barriers, trade within South Asia can grow three times, from $23 billion to $67 billion, says a new World Bank report. Bangladesh has the potential to more than double its trade with South Asian countries. Increased regional trade can accelerate Bangladesh’s growth and create more jobs […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/9/18 22:33:42 South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in North Korea Tuesday for his third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Moon is the third South Korean president to visit North Korea. Pyongyang greeted Moon with an official welcome ceremony and the inter-Korean summit seems to be moving along smoothly. Both […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Australian Government condemns in the strongest terms the atrocities committed in Myanmar’s Rakhine, Shan and Kachin states, as detailed in the full report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar. Following the Mission’s preliminary report of 27 August, the full report documents in detail serious violations of human rights […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved additional loan financing of $110 million for a project that is improving access to urban primary healthcare services in Bangladesh through public-private partnerships (PPPs). “ADB’s support to the government-led Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project approved in 2012 […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/9/17 22:58:39 The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1.06 percent on Monday to close at 2653.15 points. It plummeted to 2647.92 points during the day. Foreign media noted China’s stock market had hit its lowest in four years, and domestic opinions were also pessimistic about the market. The connection between the stock market […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 18 (NsNewsWire) — The Australian High Commission to Bangladesh is delighted to announce that 70 Bangladeshis have been selected for Australia Awards scholarships for 2019. This year more than 600 Bangladeshis applied for Australia Awards scholarships. The selected awardees will commence their masters level study in Australian universities in February 2019. The Awardees […]
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