Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Beijing, Oct. 16 (NsNewsWire) — The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is scheduled to open at 9:00am Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the media centre of the congress announced Monday, reports Xinhua. The opening ceremony will be broadcast live on China Central Television, it said. […]
Read MoreCOX’S BAZAR, Oct. 16 (NsNewsWire) — To strengthen the emergency WASH and child protection response for the new influx of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, the Government of Japan provided Emergency Grant Aid of US$750,000 for six months through the United Nations Children’s Fund. The Emergency Grant Aid will complement the ongoing UNICEF response in […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh today asked the World Bank for support to cope with hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, and the World Bank said it is ready to move with a program of support for the government, host communities, and the refugees. While Bangladesh has kept its doors open to the refugee […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — Weihai International Economic & Technical Cooperative Co., Ltd. (WIETC) signed a contract with the Bangladesh government in the capital Dhaka for the construction of part of the BRT project. The contract is worth 20 million U.S dollars. The project is invested by the Asian Development Bank and has a construction […]
Read MoreCox’s Bazar, Oct. 10 (NsNewsWire) — A massive cholera immunization campaign started today near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to protect newly arrived Rohingya and host communities from the life-threatening diarrheal disease. 900 000 doses of the vaccine have been mobilized and are being delivered by more than 200 mobile vaccination teams, making it the second largest […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Oct. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The media center for the upcoming 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will Wednesday launch its official website and WeChat account to assist both domestic and overseas media and individuals, reports Xinhua. The site, http://19th.cpcnews.cn, and the WeChat account, cpcnews19th, will provide journalists and members of […]
Read MoreDHAKA – Twelve bodies were recovered after a boat with scores of Rohingyas on board capsized at the mouth of the Naf river that divides Myanmar and Bangladesh, a police official said Monday, reports Xinhua. “Bodies of 10 children, one man and one woman have so far been recovered,” said Md Main Uddin, officer-in-charge of […]
Read MoreCOX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Oct. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh soldiers have started to build Chinese relief tents to accommodate the Rohingyas people crossing into the country from Myanmar, reports Xinhua Hundreds of tents have already been built at a new refugee camp in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar district, some 292 km away from capital Dhaka. Chinese […]
Read MoreDhaka, Oct. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has experienced some of the most rapid urbanization in South Asia, yet the cities offer inadequate infrastructure and low levels of urban services, particularly in district towns and municipalities. A new Center of Excellence for Urban Development will support cities and its local agencies to collaborate to improve the […]
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