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DHAKA, Jan. 16 (NsNewsWire) –Grameenphone has signed a partnership agreement with BRAC with an objective to create online access to marginalized children across the country. The signing ceremony took place at GP House recently. The agreement was signed by Abul Kasem Mohiuddin Al-Amin, Chief Procurement Officer, Grameenphone and Mr. Asif, Senior Director – Strategy, Communication […]
Read Moreby Fiona Self Welcome to the new wave of weightlifting. Once perceived as a domain for muscle-clad super heavyweights, weightlifting’s popularity is widening, thanks largely to a fitness revolution. Since 2011, the Australian Weightlifting Federation has documented an increase in sport participation by over 270 per cent, a surge that the Commonwealth’s top lifters are […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 16 (NsNewsWire) — airtel has recently launched a unique campaign titled, “The number 1 network of friends is now everywhere” to promote the brand’s nationwide connectivity among the youth of the country. Following the successful merger with Robi Axiata Limited, airtel’s internet coverage is now available across the country. This means that friends […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/1/15 23:03:39 The US and Canada are bringing together foreign ministers from around 20 nations on Tuesday in Vancouver to discuss security and stability on the Korean Peninsula. It’s strange that many of the countries invited are not stakeholders in the situation, but those who participated under UN Command during the Korean […]
Read MoreCold Coast, Jan. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Canadian swimming looks once again to be in rude health with all eyes on a record haul at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The 26-strong squad of swimmers includes 16 women and 10 athletes under the age of 20 and – after out-shining their male teammates comprehensively at […]
Read MoreMore than 12 million boxes of powdered baby milk have now been recalled in 83 countries in a salmonella scandal involving French company Lactalis, reports BBC. The dairy firm’s CEO, Emmanuel Besnier, confirmed the extent of the contamination risk to French media. The products have been subject to a recall since December, after salmonella bacteria […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Huge columns of devotees dressed in traditional robes and prayer caps began streaming towards the venue of the second largest annual Muslim congregation in Dhaka, braving winter cold and dense fog in the morning on Sunday, to attend Akheri Munajat or concluding prayer, reports Xinhua. With hundreds of thousands of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao said on Friday that ADB and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) are exploring to co-finance several development projects this year. “We have been cooperating well,” Nakao told Xinhua at the ADB headquarters in Manila. Nakao said he met with AIIB officials […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/1/14 23:13:40 At the start of the new year, Chinese companies have been oppressed by the US on several occasions. Alibaba Group’s Taobao, China’s largest e-commerce platform, was blacklisted by the US Trade Representative on Friday for the second consecutive year over sales of suspected counterfeits. Earlier this month the US rejected […]
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