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UN Security Council en route to Myanmar, to visit Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

UNITED NATIONS, April 30 (NsNewsWire) — Members of the UN Security Council were headed on Friday to see for themselves the more than 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh while UN officials remind donors that 951 million U.S. dollars are still needed for the refugees and impoverished local residents, reports Xinhua. The council entourage made […]

At least 14 killed in lightning strikes in Bangladesh: source

DHAKA, April 30 (NsNewsWire) — At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured by lightning strikes in various parts of Bangladesh on Sunday, hospital and local sources said. Most of the people who died were working on farms during a tropical storm on Sunday afternoon in seven districts of Bangladesh, reports Xinhua. A government […]

Trump and leaders of South Korea and Japan discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula by telephone

Xinhua News Agency, Washington, April 28 (Reporter Liu Chen and Zhu Dongyang) US President Trump telephoned South Korea’s President Wen Yat-sen and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the 28th to discuss the latest developments on the Korean Peninsula. The White House issued a statement on the same day that Trump and Wen discussed the […]

US should support progress made at Kim-Moon meeting

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/4/27 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday signed the “Panmunjom Declaration” after their meeting in Panmunjom on the southern side. The declaration aims to officially declare an end to the Korean War (1950-53) within the year and focus on peace. The declaration said both sides confirm their mutual aim […]

Robi Tracker helps customer to find stolen motorbike

Dhaka, April 28 (NsNewsWire)– Robi’s vehicle tracking solution, Robi Tracker has recently helped one of its customer to find his stolen motorbike. Mr. Sayem Mahmud Chowdhury, the owner of the bike, thanked Robi Tracker for the support. The incidence took place on the 7th April ’18 around 4.35 am, when Mr. Sayem got to know […]

More PLA moves await Taiwan separatists

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/4/26 22:58:42 Chinese aircraft including H-6K bombers and fighter jets flew around Taiwan recently after passing over the Bashi Channel and Miyako Strait, according to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. Wu Qian, Chinese defense ministry spokesman, warned if Taiwan independence forces continue to wantonly take rash actions, the PLA will […]

Robi celebrates 1 mln 4.5G subscribers’ milestone

By Shohel Hossain Ahmed DHAKA, April 26 (NsNewsWire) –Bangladesh’s second largest mobile operator Robi Thursday celebrated a milestone of one million 4G customers it achieved with its advanced 4.5G technology. In the fourth-generation arena, Robi says it is the first mobile phone operator to reach this milestone in the country. Minister for Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications […]

bKash and Ant Financial in strategic partnership to promote financial inclusion for the unbanked in Bangladesh

DHAKA, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — The leading mobile financial services provider of Bangladesh, bKash Limited (“bKash”) and Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”), operator of Alipay, today announced a strategic partnership to promote financial inclusion for the unbanked and underbanked communities in Bangladesh. The partnership involves Ant Financial investing into bKash and increasing its technological […]

Joint Press Release on EU-Bangladesh Sub Group on Governance and Human Rights

DHAKA, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — On 24 April 2018 in Dhaka, the European Union and Bangladesh held their biennial meeting of the Sub group on Good Governance and Human Rights in the framework of the EU-Bangladesh Cooperation Agreement (CA). Both sides reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen cooperation in the field of human rights on the […]