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Remarks by High Commissioner of India at function to hand over Humanitarian Assistance for Rohingyas

DHAKA, May 9 (NsNewsWire) –The following is the full and unedited text of Indian High Commissioner’s remarks at a function in Chattogramhere on May 9 to hand over Humanitarian Assistance for Rohingyas: “Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief, Mofazzel Hussain Chowdhury (Maya), Mohammed Abul Kalam, Additional Secretary, Refuge, Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, Md. […]

New “forecast” fund could be a “game-changer” for humanitarian action: IFRC

GENEVA, May 9 (Xinhua) — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said Tuesday it has launched a ground-breaking new humanitarian fund designed to ease and even prevent the damage and trauma caused by natural disasters. “Our new forecast-based action fund means that guaranteed money will be available to help communities […]

Rezina Ahmed appointed as High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Mauritius.

DHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — The Government has decided to appoint Rezina Ahmed as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Republic of Mauritius. Rezina Ahmed, a career diplomat belonging to BCS (Foreign Affairs), joined Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1994. Currently she is serving as the Consul General of Bangladesh Consulate General in Milan, […]

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 […]