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Bangladesh-Turkey 2nd round of Foreign Office Consultations held in Dhaka

DHAKA, Oct. 3 (NsNewsWire) — The 2nd Bangladesh-Turkey Foreign Office Consultations was held yesterday in the State Guest House Meghna, Dhaka. The Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque and the Ambassador Ümit Yalçɪn, Under Secretary of Turkish Foreign Ministry led their respective delegations to the meeting. Bangladesh Ambassador to Turkey, representatives from the Ministry of Commerce, […]

Citi supports Belt and Road Infrastructure Conference in Hong Kong

DHAKA, Oct. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Citi Bangladesh and Sri Lanka participated in the Belt and Road Infrastructure Conference in Hong Kong recently with over 200 key stakeholders across Asia. The initiative was organized in collaboration with the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) and the Infrastructure Financing Facilitation Office (IFFO) of the Hong […]

UNICEF appeals for US$76.1 million to assist children affected by the Rohingya crisis

COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH, 2 October 2017 – UNICEF is launching a US$76.1 million appeal for its emergency humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in southern Bangladesh. The appeal will cover the immediate needs of newly-arrived Rohingya children, as well as those who arrived before the recent influx, and children from vulnerable host communities — […]

GRAMEENPHONE and BRAC to expand SAFE INTERNET awareness among student

DHAKA, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Focusing on the awareness on “Safe Internet” usage, Grameenphone has announced today in a press conference that the organization is going to expand its campaign of raising awareness on the issue with the partnership of BRAC. The internet’s roles in “Bridging the Digital Divide” are undeniable, but there are also […]

Samsung Bangladesh launches “Privilege Club”

DHAKA, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung Electronics Bangladesh, the global leader in consumer electronics, has recently launched ‘Samsung Privilege Club’ to give its members best quality products and after sales services. ‘Samsung Privilege Club’ members can get minimum BDT 40,000 worth value by purchasing selected products. To be a member of ‘Samsung Privilege Club’, customers […]

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh now 700,000 plus, reports Xinhua

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The number of Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh since late August has reached 480,000, challenging efforts to care for them, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday, reports Xinhua. “The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that the number of Rohingya refugees who have […]

Saudi Arabia agrees to let women drive

Reuters, Riyadh Saudi King Salman yesterday ordered that women be allowed to drive cars, state media said, ending the kingdom’s status as the only country where that is forbidden. The royal decree ordered the formation of a ministerial body to give advice within 30 days and then implement the order by June next year, according […]

Samsung Mobile Bangladesh hands over preordered Galaxy Note8 to its customers

DHAKA, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung Mobile Bangladesh handed over its latest addition to its flagship smartphone device, the preordered Galaxy Note8 to its customers. Upon preordering, Samsung Galaxy Note8 customers received a free Samsung wireless charger and exclusive bundle offer from Grameenphone. With the handover ceremony, Samsung Mobile Bangladesh announced a successful end to […]

Robi launches 4G smartphone campaign with OPPO

DHAKA, Sept. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Leading mobile phone operator, Robi has recently launched an exclusive campaign with OPPO to offer a range of new exciting 4G smartphones together with their service. Under this campaign “Enjoy 23 GB Data with Selfie Expert”, Robi and Airtel subscribers will be able to choose from an array of attractively […]