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Bangladesh urges UNHCR to bolster engagement with Myanmar

DHAKA, June 13 (NsNewsWire) — The state minister for foreign affairs Md. Shahriar Alam, MP has advised UNHCR to continue its engagement with the government of Myanmar towards creating conducive environment in the Rakhine State to ensure safe and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their homeland. The State Minister said this during a […]

International Day of Yoga 2018

DHAKA, June 12 (NsNewsWire) — Several celebrities of Bangladesh joined the High Commission of India at the Curtain Raiser of the International Day of Yoga 2018 on 12 June, 2018. 2. It would be recalled that the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Yoga Day on 11 December 2014. The resolution establishing the […]

Uber announces Uber Lite, a lightweight version of the rider app

Introducing Uber Lite: built in India for the world New Delhi, June 12 (NsNewsWire) — Uber, the world’s largest ridesharing company, today announced the global launch of Uber Lite, a lightweight version of the rider app, at Uber’s Tech Day 2.0, in New Delhi in the presence of Peter Deng, Head of Rider Experience, Uber […]

First heavy rains cause havoc in Cox’s Bazar camps, raise risk of waterborne disease

Cox’s Bazar / Kuala Lumpur, June 12 (NsNewsWire) — Days of drenching rain have triggered floods and landslides across camps housing hundreds of thousands of people in Cox’s Bazar. Bangladesh’s meteorological office says that 138 millimetres (5.4 inches) of rain has fallen since Saturday (9 June). More heavy rain is forecast for the coming days. […]

Facebook Making it Easier to Donate Blood

DHAKA, June 12 (NsNewsWire) — Facebook announces “Blood Donations”, a dedicated space on Facebook on World Blood Donor Day, will make it easy for people to find related information to blood donation drives, requests, and nearby blood banks Dhaka, 12 June, 2018: In honor of World Blood Donor Day, we are launching Blood Donations on […]

Samsung Electronics Crowned As The Best Brand in Asia for 7 Years

DHAKA, June 12 (NsNewsWire) — Global electronics giant Samsung Electronics has been named the best brand in Asia in 2018 in the electronics industry for seven consecutive years. The company also holds 6th spot in the Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2017 Rankings. The result is according to ‘Asia’s Top 1000 Brands’ annual online survey conducted […]

Bangladesh’s May forex reserves fall to 32.35 bln USD

DHAKA, June 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves reached 32.35 billion U.S. dollars at the end of May, said a central bank official on Monday. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Forex Reserve and Treasury Management Department official, on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that “the country’s foreign exchange reserves stood at 32,348.69 million U.S. dollars […]

Landslides claim 13 lives in SE Bangladesh

DHAKA, June 12 (Xinhua) — At least 13 people including a Rohingya refugee were killed and many dwellings damaged in rain-triggered landslides in two districts in southeastern Bangladesh early Tuesday, a police official said. Three incidents of landslides claimed at least 11 lives alone in Rangamati district, some 391 km from capital Dhaka, when huge […]

FORESTS, FOOD AND LAND CAN DELIVER 30% OF SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO TACKLE CLIMATE CRISIS BY 2030

WASHINGTON, June 11 (NsNewsWire) — June 2018 — As part of the Global Climate Action Summit, WWF, together with a broad coalition of partners, today issued the 30X30 Forests, Food and Land Challenge: calling on businesses, states, city and local governments, and global citizens to take action for better forest and habitat conservation, food production and […]