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United States Donates Nearly One Million Health Products to Rohingya Relief Efforts

DHAKA, March 28 (NsNewsWire) — In response to a request from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided 622,800 doses of injectable contraceptives to the Government of Bangladesh on March 25, bringing the total contribution from the United States to nearly one million doses valued at […]

Banglalink Priyojon customers to get 10% discount on Unilever Pureit with free Home Delivery service

DHAKA, March 28 (NsNewsWire) — Banglalink, one of the leading digital communications service providers in Bangladesh, has made an agreement with Unilever Bangladesh (UBL), one of the leading consumer goods companies in Bangladesh, to bring special loyalty facilities for its Priyojon customers. Present at the agreement signing event were Mike Michel, Chief Marketing Officer, Banglalink; […]

Anti-graft chief urges supervision over all state functionaries

KUNMING, March 28 (NsNewsWire) — China’s anti-graft chief has urged comprehensive supervision over all state functionaries, reports Xinhua. Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), made the remarks during […]

Bangladesh’s July-January trade deficit exceeds 10 bln USD

DHAKA, March 28 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s trade deficit in the first seven months of the current 2017-18 fiscal year (July 2017-June 2018) slid by about 92 percent to 10.12 billion U.S. dollars year on year, showed the central bank data recently, reports Xinhua. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) data showed the country’s import payment was 31.18 […]

Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un hold talks in Beijing

BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) — At the invitation of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), paid an […]

Trade war to hurt US more than China

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/3/28 0:03:40 The US will probably release a specific list of tariffs on Chinese products based on the Section 301 investigation as early as Tuesday local time, involving more than 1,000 products. Making the list seriously violates WTO rules and the reciprocity principle. The US is taking another step down the wrong […]

Two Australian Universities set up Yunus Social Business Centres

Adelaide, March 27 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has made his maiden visit to Adelaide on March 21, 2018. On March 22, 2018, Adelaide University launched a Yunus Social Business Centre. An MoU was signed between Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chairman of Yunus Centre and Paul Hutchinson, Executive Director of the University of Adelaide’s […]

Orange and Apigate will join forces to launch digital API hub in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa

DHAKA, March 27 (NsNewsWire) — Orange, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, and Apigate, a subsidiary of Axiata Digital, recently announced a new partnership to strengthen their respective API (Application Programming Interface) hubs as part of their mutual ambition to advance global digital transformation. Malaysia based, Axiata Group Berhad is the parent company of […]

Chinese premier vows to deepen reform, opening up

BEIJING, March 27 (NsNewsWire) — China will continue to promote its reform and opening up drive, and improve investment environment for foreign companies, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday, reports Xinhua. Li made the remarks when meeting with a group of chief executives of Fortune 500 companies and renowned scholars, who had participated the China […]