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Source:Global Times Published: 2018/2/2 17:33:40 A dozen US congressmen and women have nominated Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Nathan Law Kwun-chung and Alex Chow Yong-kang, as well as Hong Kong’s “Umbrella Movement” for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The Umbrella Movement began as “Occupy Central.” The movement severely violated Hong Kong’s laws and disturbed city order. Wong, […]
Read MoreAbout 90 people were feared drowned after a smuggler’s boat mostly carrying Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya’s coast early Friday, the UN’s migration agency said. Ten bodies have washed ashore near the Libyan town of Zuwara following the tragedy in the early morning, said International Organization for Migration spokeswoman Olivia Headon, citing information from its […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Female beauticians and cosmetologists are no more a new concept in Bangladesh. An increasing section of middle-class women in the country now consider beauty and wellness a necessity. This is made possible with thousands of independent-minded women joining in the sector with their own ventures, making beauty services affordable for […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) The World Bank today approved a $300 million financing to improve the transparency and efficiency of major cash transfer programs in Bangladesh. This will benefit about 5 million of the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people. The Cash Transfer Modernization Project will help the Department of Social Services under the […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/1/31 23:03:39 US President Donald Trump delivered his maiden State of the Union address Tuesday. It seems like a self-praise report. Trump dubbed his one-year term in office as a “new American moment,” and “there has never been a better time to start living the American Dream.” He described the US as […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Hundreds of Bangladesh’s opposition party men including its several frontline leaders have been sued over an alleged attack on law enforcers, reports Xinhua. “800 to 900 BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) men with several frontline leaders were sued in three cases filed on Tuesday night,” a DhakaMetroplotan Police (DMP) official told Xinhua […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 31 (NsNewsWire) –Grameenphone Ltd. reported revenue of BDT 128.4 billion for 2017, up 11.8% from last year. Data revenue grew by 46.4% along with voice revenue growth of 9.5%. During the 4th quarter of 2017, total revenue grew by 8.0%. Grameenphone Ltd. acquired 7.4 million new subscribers during the year, registering a 12.7% […]
Read Moreby Andrew Bryan Netball changed Peace Proscovia’s life. The superstar goal shooter was never meant to leave her small village in Uganda, she was never meant to get a university degree either, but now she captains her country, is studying a Masters degree and is a powerful symbol of what can be achieved through sport. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Robi’s senior management team, led by the company’s Managing Director and CEO, Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, has recently gone to greet Mr. Mustafa Jabbar, the newly appointed Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology at his office. Robi’s Head of Regulatory Affairs, Shahed Alam and Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Raz Sharif […]
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