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Persistently increasing outstanding debt along with high debt-service payment every year likely to lower development finance and escalate intergenerational debt burden:Unnayan Onneshan

DHAKA, March 31 (NsNewsWire) — The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, in its monthly publication of the ‘Bangladesh Economic Update’ March 2018, reveals that persistently increasing outstanding debt along with high debt-service payment every year is likely to lower development finance and escalate intergenerational debt burden. The research organisation notes that at the […]

AMTOB elects Michael Foley, CEO of Grameenphone as President and Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, CEO & MD of Robi as Vice-President

DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — The Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) has elected Michael Foley, Chief Executive Officer of Grameenphone, as its President. He is replacing AMTOB’s outgoing President and CEO of Banglalink Erik Aas. Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director and CEO of Robi has been reelected as Vice-President of the association. […]

Snubbing China, Canada cozies up to US

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/3/29 23:11:55 The Canadian Prime Minister’s Office said Tuesday that the government is bringing forward new regulations to crack down on countries that dump their steel and aluminum in foreign markets at unfairly cheap prices. Western media indicated China will be on the crackdown list. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently named […]

Sajal, Samir new TRNB president, secretary

DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) —Sajal Zahid Islam, senior reporter of The Daily Star, and Samir Kumar Dey, senior correspondent of the daily Ittefaq, were elected president and general secretary respectively of Telecom Reporters’ Network of Bangladesh or TRNB on Friday for the 2018-19 term (April 2018-March 2019). The other office-bearers include Treasurer Md. Shamim Jahangir […]

World Bank Helps Bangladesh Improve Power Supply and Environmental-Sustainability of Microenterprises

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank today approved $560 million for two projects in Bangladesh to improve reliable power supply and help microenterprises become environmentally sustainable. “The World Bank is helping Bangladesh overcome barriers to higher growth. Unreliable power supply and environmentally-unstainable enterprises hinder a county’s competitiveness and poverty reduction efforts,” said Zahid Hussain, World Bank Acting Country Director for […]

UNICEF and Facebook join forces to make the digital world safer for children

DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — Despite children’s massive online presence, too little is done to protect them from the perils of the digital world and to increase their access to safe online content, UNICEF and Facebook have launched a year-long mass awareness campaign today. More than 10,000 students from 100+ schools, teachers, parents, key policy makers, […]

Reception in Tashkent on the occasion of celebrating 48th Independence and National Day of Bangladesh

Tashkent, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — Reception by Bangladesh Embassy in Tashkent held on the occasion of celebrating 48th Independence and National Day of Bangladesh. The Embassy of Bangladesh in Tashkent held the reception on the occasion of the 48thIndependence and National Dayof Bangladesh on 28 March 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Tashkent Hotel. Chief guest of the […]

Samsung brings Galaxy S9+ and J series Activation Campaign

Dhaka, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung, world’s leading smartphone manufacturer has announced an activation program which will take place in selected well-known universities and top shopping malls of Bangladesh. The program will start from 1st April, 2018 and provide customers an exciting and engaging experience. Samsung Bangladesh will let customers experience their newly launched flagship, […]

Carrying forward China-North Korea friendship benefits both sides

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/3/28 14:13:40 Kim Jong-un, chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and chairman of North Korea‘s State Affairs Commission, paid an unofficial visit to China March 25 to 28, and was warmly received by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president. The […]