Bangladesh delays repatriation of Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh has delayed plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled violence, including mass killings and rape, in Myanmar. The process was due to begin on Tuesday, but a list verifying the details of people to be sent back is still incomplete, reports Aljazeera. There are fears that the Rohingya will be […]

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Chalmers targets GC2018 gold

Less than 12 months after winning an extraordinary Rio 2016 gold, Kyle Chalmers had heart surgery. But the Australian is targeting more medals at Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games – and can’t wait to swim in front of a home crowd. It’s been a crazy couple of years for Kyle Chalmers. The Australian swimmer qualified […]

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China’s “Ice Boy” arrives in Beijing

Wang Fuman, also known as “Ice Boy,” is living out his dream of visiting Beijing. The 8-year-old from southwest China’s Yunnan Province became a nationwide Internet sensation last week after a photo of him in classroom with frosted hair went viral. Wang braved frigid temperatures, wearing nothing but a thin coat, to walk 1.5 hours […]

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Presentation of Telenor’s fourth quarter 2017 results on 31 January 2018

DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The Telenor Group will release its financial results for the 4th quarter 2017 on 31 January. Please see below for details about the presentation and conference call for journalists, investors and analysts.                                         When:  Wednesday 31 January, 0900 CET / 0800 UK TIME Where: Telenor Expo Visitor Centre, Snarøyveien 30, Fornebu  […]

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Public toilet inaugurated at Gulshan 2 in Dhaka city

DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Dhaka officially has more than a hundred public toilets, but in reality, many do not function properly – some are even turned into use for shop keeping or as storerooms. They are usually dirty, dark and unusable for women, children and persons with disabilities. For the city’s 20 million inhabitants, […]

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Robi introduces Robi-servicebot robots in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Robi Axiata Limited has introduced Robi-servicebots, intelligent humanoids or service robots powered by a robust cloud-based artificial intelligence platform today. The servicebots were unveiled at a ceremony held at the Experience Centre of Robi Corporate Office. Robi’s Managing Director and CEO, Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, Chief Corporate and People Officer, Matiul […]

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AIIB’s power sector project hailed by millions in rural Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — A power sector project of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is considered as a transformative milestone for rural Bangladesh, elating the country’s millions of people who live in areas which were earlier without any access to the national power grid, reports Xinhua. The AIIB-financed 165-million-U.S. dollar Power […]

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Across China: Traditional clay sculpture sees a revival in China

By Huang Yongxian SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — For nearly 50 years, Zhao Yuming has been immersed in his own world of clay figurines. At age 62, Zhao is the only remaining clay sculpture master craftsman in Laoting County, Hebei Province, reports Xinhua. FIVE HUNDRED YEAR HISTORY Clay sculpture is one of the main traditional […]

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