Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Al Jazeera spoke to Victoria Coates, special assistant to US President Donald Trump, on the future of Israel. Coates says it’s up to Israel and Palestine to decide the terms of any peace deal. She added that the US is committed to a solution that supports both Palestinians and Israelis, and will not impose anything […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s apex court has upheld bail for ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a graft case in which the country’s largest opposition party chief is currently serving a five-year jail term, reports Xinhua. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Wednesday passed the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh Wednesday signed a financing agreement with the World Bank to help microenterprises adopt cleaner technologies, reports Xinhua. The 110 million U.S. dollars Sustainable Enterprise Project will help about 20,000 microenterprises adopt environmentally friendly practices in the manufacturing and agribusiness sectors, said the bank in a statement. […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — Today, 55 percent of the world’s population live in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68 percent by 2050, the United Nations said on Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in residence of the human population from rural to urban areas, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 16 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung, the world’s leading smartphone manufacturing company has announced the most anticipated and the most awaited campaign ‘The Grand Invite offer’ ahead of this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr. This year, Samsung is inviting its customers to a Grand invite, every day. During the entire month of Ramadan, with purchase of any Samsung […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 16 (NsNewsWire) — Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) with the support of USAID’s Agriculture Value Chains (AVC)Project organized a seminar on investment opportunities in the flower industry at DCCI on 16 May, 2018. President of China Horticulture Business Services, LLC Dr. Heidi Wernett made the presentations. She said that the commercial flower sector is […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 16 (NsNewsWire) — Airtel, the #1 network of friends, has recently arranged YOLO fest—a festival that celebrates the joys of music, friendship and fun with the youth. This colorful event took place at Jahangirnagar University with enthusiastic participation of the students. More than 7,000 people attended the fest and enjoyed the music performed […]
Read MoreDhaka, May 16 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh today signed a financing agreement with the World Bank to help microenterprises adopt cleaner technologies. The $110 million Sustainable Enterprise Project will help about 20,000 microenterprises adopt environmentally friendly practices in the manufacturing and agribusiness sectors. It will provide loans to microenterprises for innovative, environmentally sustainable technologies and practices. “Around the globe, […]
Read MoreBy Matthew Burgess and Alyssa McDonald me of Asia’s biggest infrastructure investors are seeing plenty of opportunities in India. In China’s mammoth Belt-and-Road initiative, however, not so much, Bloomberg. India is a key market for Macquarie Group thanks to strong economic growth and state asset sales, said Frank Kwok, co-head of Asia Pacific at Macquarie […]
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