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DHAKA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — Thousands of people from Bangladesh’s largest opposition party formed a human chain in the capital on Monday, demanding the release of their jailed leader Khaleda Zia and free and fair parliament elections slated for December. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and activists gathered in front of the National Press Club […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Monday jointly inaugurated the construction works of two railway projects and 500 mw power supply to Bangladesh through video conferencing. Hasina joined the program from Ganabhaban, the official residence of the Bangladeshi prime minister in the capital Dhaka, while […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 10 (NsNewsWire) — During Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus’ visit to Italy, he was invited by Luigi di Maio, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy who holds the portfolio of Minister of Economic Development, Labor and Social Policies. He is the leader of the Five Star Movement party which defeated all the traditional parties in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed agreements for $350 million in loan and $7.5 million in grant for a project to develop two power lines in support of Bangladesh’s national target of electricity for all by 2021. Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Secretary, Economic Relations Division […]
Read Moreby Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — Normal life in several parts of India was disrupted Monday due to a country-wide shutdown called by opposition parties to protest the rise of fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee. The protest given the name Bharat Bandh (India Shutdown) was called by main opposition […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) launched its new regional headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday to cover three regional member states — Afghanistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives, reports Xinhua. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the regional hub office that is also to cover a number of non-member countries like India […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/9/9 13:38:39 Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, kicked off his visit to North KoreaSaturday as special representative of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 9 (NsNewsWire) — First ever Foreign Office Consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Bangladesh and Brunei took place today at the State Guest House Meghna. Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) Md. Shahidul Haque led the Bangladesh delegation while Hajah Siti Norishan Haji Abdul Ghafor, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs And Trade, led the Brunei side. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 9 (NsNewsWire) — British Council Bangladesh under thebanner of BangladeshUKAlumniNetwork(BUKAN) is presenting ‘Entrepreneurship Vista’ scheduled to be held on Saturday, 29 September 2018. To bring betterment into the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Bangladesh, communication firm Ra’dia Inc has initiated the inimitable event. The half daylong workshop will be held at British Council Dhaka’s […]
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