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DHAKA, July 11 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone and different local chapters of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) have jointly organized a session titled “The Role of IoT (Internet of Things) in a Smart City Connected Community”. The program was held at GPHOUSE on July 4, 2017.Keynote speaker of the session Dr. Saifur Rahman, Professor […]
Read Moreby Xinhua writers Naim-Ul-Karm, Liu Chuntao The impressive performance of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signaled China’s broader commitment to shared prosperity among nations, Bangladeshi officials and experts have said. They said Moody’s highest rating of the bank not merely confirmed its “world class” governance structure, independent Internal Audit Office and Ethics Office, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 6 (NsNewsWire) — Devastating flooding in parts of Bangladesh has affected some 900,000 people and displaced thousands of families, said the country’s Disaster Management and Relief Ministry Secretary Shah Kamal, reports Xinhua. According to the senior government official, authorities have already rushed teams of disaster response force to carry out rescue work, distribute […]
Read MoreBRASILIA, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — New car sales in Brazil rose 3.65 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period of 2016, showing positive growth for the first time since 2013, industry figures showed on Tuesday. The National Federation of Automotive Vehicle Distribution reported 1,019,400 new cars and light passenger […]
Read MoreDUBAI, July 5 (Xinhua) — The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt announced on Wednesday their receipt of the Qatari response to their list of demands, according to a joint statement issued by the four countries. “The four countries received the Qatari response through Kuwait before the end of the additional deadline, which came at […]
Read MoreISTANBUL, July 5 (Xinhua) — Following Turkey’s deployment of troops around the Kurdish-held Afrin Canton in northwestern Syria, many feel a Turkish military operation is imminent, a sense augmented by reported withdrawal of most Russian troops from the canton. Turkey has substantially increased the presence of its troops, tanks and artillery units around Afrin over […]
Read MoreMOSCOW, July 5 (Xinhua) — Russia’s Project 949A submarine Smolensk has carried out a test launch of a cruise missile and successfully hit its designated target during combat drills scheduled in the Barents Sea, the Northern Fleet’s press service said Wednesday. “A Granit missile was fired against a marine target at depths of about 400 […]
Read MoreLONDON, July 5 (Xinhua) — A precautionary evacuation is taking place in Manchester Airport Terminal Three after a suspicious bag was found there, the Sun reported. The airport confirmed that passengers are leaving the terminal while an investigation is carried out into the object.
Read MoreNEW DELHI, July 5 (Xinhua) — A local level leader of India’s ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) was arrested on charges of rape after getting filmed forcing himself on a woman in a moving bus and kissing her, police said Wednesday. The leader was identified as Ravindra Bawanthade from Chandrapur district of Maharashtra state. The […]
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