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Indian Naval Ship reaches Bangladesh carrying relief for Rohingyas

DHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — Indian Naval Ship ‘Airavat’ sailed from Vishakhapatnam on 5 May, 2018 and reached Chattogram today carrying relief supplies intended to meet the requirements of displaced persons from Myanmar to Bangladesh. The handing-over of relief material will take place at Chattogram port at 0900 hrs on 9 May, 2018. In September 2017, the […]

Bangladesh sees big boom in remittances

DHAKA, May 8 (Xinhua) — Millions of Bangladeshis, living and working abroad, remitted home over 12 billion U.S. dollars in the first 10 months of the current 2017-18 fiscal year ending next month, a central bank official said Tuesday. Quoting provisional data, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) official told Xinhua that the flow of inward remittances […]

Bangladesh’s forex reserves exceed 33 bln USD in April

DHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves exceeded 33 billion U.S. dollars by the end of April, said the country’s central bank on Tuesday. An official with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Forex Reserve and Treasury Management Department told Xinhua that foreign exchange reserves stood at 33,109.53 million U.S. dollars in April compared with […]

Putin prepares to revive Russian economy

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/5/7 22:43:39 Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a fourth term as Russian president on Monday, seen as a challenging mission by many. Putin faces tough tasks reviving the Russian economy and cultivating a new generation of Russian leadership that will succeed him after six years. Putin has profoundly influenced Russia in […]

Bangladesh, Pakistan at loggerheads over Dhaka Declaration of OIC CFM

DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a Press Release which Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued here on Monday: “Attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh has been drawn to a press release issued by Pakistan on the recently concluded 45th OIC Council of Foreign Ministers held […]

UK aid to help people in Cox’s Bazar ahead of monsoon season

LONDON, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — The UK today (Monday May 7 2018) pledges fresh humanitarian support for the Rohingya people living in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The support comes ahead of the looming cyclone and monsoon season, alongside help to vaccinate almost one million people against deadly cholera. Conditions in the huge camps near the […]

Jammu and Kashmir highlighted at OIC’s council of foreign ministers conference in Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which the High Commission of Pakistan in Dhaka issued on Monday: “The 45th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) was concluded in Dhaka on 6 May 2018. The Pakistani delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Tehmina […]

Conferrable of “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays” upon Mr. Kazi Ghiyasuddin

DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — On April 29, 2018, the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2018 Spring Imperial Decorations. Among 140 recipients, Mr. Kazi Ghiyasuddin, Artist, received “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays.” The conferral is in recognition of his great contribution to strengthening cultural exchange through […]

OIC supports Morocco’s bid to host 2026 World Cup

RABAT, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed Sunday its support for Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 FIFA world cup, reports Xinhua citing the Moroccan official MAP news agency. The decision to back the Moroccan bid was unanimously approved at the 45th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of […]