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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 […]

Closer China-India ties to benefit Asia-Pacific region: Bangladeshi expert

DHAKA, April 26 (Xinhua) — Closer cooperation between China and India will bring enormous importance for the Asia-Pacific region, a leading Bangladeshi think-tank chief said Thursday. Farooq Sobhan, president of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, told Xinhua that “The talks between (Indian ) Prime Minister Modi and (Chinese) President Xi Jinping in Wuhan on 27-28 April will […]

Samsung Brings Galaxy J7 Duo

Dhaka, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung, world’s leading smartphone manufacturer, bringsGalaxy J7 Duo. Galaxy J series is the most popular series of Samsung Mobile in Bangladesh. With J7 Duo, the J series enters in the reign of the dual camera. J7 Duo has a 13MP and 5MP rear camera setup and the front camera is […]

US-Bangla Airlines will start historical flight operation to Guangzhou

Dhaka, April 25 (NsNewsWire) — This is the first time in Bangladesh aviation history, from tomorrow 26 April 2018, the country’s leading premium airline, US-Bangla Airlines will be startedflight operations to one of the most important cities of the eastern region, Guangzhou, China. Initially three flights will be operated for Guangzhou from Dhakaon every Saturday, […]

Women parliamentary leaders to work for more inclusive politics

Cochabamba (Bolivia), April 25 (NsNewsWire) — Women Speakers of Parliament will identify clear actions to eliminate barriers to women’s political participation, end harassment of female MPs, and promote inclusive parliaments. The 12th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament, organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia, will bring together […]

Yunus Attends First Joint Working Session of Olympic 2024 Organising Committees

DHAKA, April 25 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus attended the first joint working session of all organising committees of Paris Olympic 2024 on April 20, 2018 to conceptualize the details of the social orientation of Paris Olympic 2024. It aims to deliver the first inclusive and socially oriented Olympic facilities in the history […]

Bangladeshis mourn 1,136 victims of worst-ever Rana Plaza industrial tragedy

DHAKA, April 25 (NsNewsWire) — Thousands of Bangladeshis participated in memorial events Tuesday for 1,136 people, mostly garment workers, who died in the country’s worst-ever industrial tragedy five years ago, reports Xinhua. Hundreds of grieving family members and injured victims gathered for an event at a memorial at the tragedy site in Savar on the […]

US sincerity key to peace on Korean peninsula

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/4/24 22:23:39 US sincerity key to peace on peninsula White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday the US will “continue the maximum pressure campaign” against North Korea until it takes “concrete actions” toward complete and total denuclearization. She also emphasized that the US was “not naive in this process.” According to the Wall […]