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Robi & Headstart sign corporate agreement

DHAKA, Dec. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has signed a corporate agreement with the leading digital learning solution provider from Srilanka, Headstart (Pvt.) Ltd. The signing ceremony took place at Robi Corporate Office recently. Robi and Headstart aim to collaborate with local content partners to provide professional and academic training to Robi and Airtel subscribers via […]

China’s diplomatic efforts pay off with peripheral nations

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/12/25 23:18:40 China’s periphery has always been the forefront where the country practices its national strategies. Needless to say, the neighborhood around China is the most complex one among major powers. Without stability in the region surrounding the country, it is impossible for Beijing to take its strategic initiative around the world. […]

BRAC signs agreement with Danish gov’t

DHAKA, Dec. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Royal Denmark and BRAC have signed an agreement to implement a 2-year project titled ‘Socio-economic reintegration of returnee migrant workers of Bangladesh’ to facilitate the reintegration process of the expatriate workers who have returned to their home country. The objective of the project […]

Chinese consortium constructs Bangladesh’s first eco-friendly power plant

DHAKA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — A Chinese consortium has been constructing Bangladesh’s first eco-friendly power plant with ultra modern clean coal technology at Payra in Patuakhali district, some 204 km south of capital Dhaka, near a maritime port. In March last year, Bangladesh signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with the consortium of […]

Pope, in Xmas message, calls for protection of Rohingyas

Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Monday called for adequate protection of the dignity of Rohingyas, who fled to Bangladesh following persecution in Myanmar. Francis, celebrating the fifth Christmas of his pontificate, said he had seen Jesus in the children he met during his recent trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh, and called for adequate […]

Muhammad Yunus invited to Indian Economic Association Conference

DHAKA, Dec. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Muhammad Yunus has been invited to Indian Economic Association Conference. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu would be taking part in the inaugural event. Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu is likely to attend the valedictory of the event. Disclosing the details of the conference to reporters here on Wednesday, […]

Bomb hoax leads to evacuation of Californian shopping center

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25 (NsNewsWire) — A bomb warning led a shopping center in California’s West Sacramento city to be temporarily evacuated Sunday afternoon but was then found to be a hoax call, reports Xinhua. Police said a woman called in from the parking lot of the shopping center, saying she believed there was a […]

Don’t blame us, learn from us: Pakistani FM tells U.S.

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday advised the United States not to threaten or blame Pakistan but to learn from the country’s experiences against terrorism, reports Xinhua. The comment came two days after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made remarks that the United States has “put Pakistan on notice” […]

Bangladesh’s mobile phone users reach over 143 mln

DHAKA, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached over 143 million at the end of November with addition of more than 16 million new users in the first 11 months of the year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Thursday, reports Xinhua. According to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory […]