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Bangladesh dengue fever death toll tops 100

At least 104 people have died of Dengue fever across Bangladesh so far this year, health department figures showed Monday, reports Xinhua. According to the latest figure reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health, the deaths included two in April, six in June, 35 in July, 57 in […]

Bangladesh slashes source tax to 0.25 pct to boost garment export competitiveness

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s tax collection body, the National Board of Revenue (NBR), has reduced the source tax on export proceeds for all sectors from 1.0 percent to 0.25 percent to boost mainly ready-made garment (RMG) export competitiveness. A senior NBR official told Xinhua Tuesday that the tax collection […]

Bangladesh university holds language festival for 1,000 students in Bangla, Chinese, English

A two-day language festival has kicked off in Bangladesh’s top leading North South University (NSU) in capital Dhaka with around 1,000 school, college and varsity students participating in various competitions in three languages — Bangla, Chinese and English, reports Xinhua. The NSU organized the national festival titled “Language League 2019” to promote language learning. Bangladeshi Planning Minister […]

NSU holds language festival

The inaugural session of two days long the National Language Festival “Language League 2019” held at North South University (NSU) on Friday, October 18, 2019 The first private university and the number one ranked private university of Bangladesh, North South University (NSU) organized the inaugural session of two days long the National Language Festival “Language […]

FIFA president visits Dhaka

FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrived in Dhaka Thursday on a one-day goodwill visit at the invitation of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), reports Xinhua. The 49-year-old supremo of world football’s governing body came here from Mongolia along with his entourage as part of his Asia tour. Upon his arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, […]

LaLiga to hold first ever El Clasico Viewing Party in Bangladesh

The highly anticipated clash, between rivals FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF, the El Clasico, has been scheduled for a 5:00 PM BST kick-off on October 26, 2019 for Bangladeshi audiences again. To celebrate the biggest club rivalry in the world LaLiga will be organising a special live screening for 5,000 fans in a 24 […]

SAUDIA RECEIVES ITS FIRST BOEING 787-10 DREAMLINER

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at a special ceremony at the new Terminal 1 of Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport, recently (30 September, 2019) welcomed its first 787-10 Dreamliner, which will play a key role in the airline’s fleet and network expansion. The largest member of […]

Momen for utilise innovation for economic growth

Bangladesh has been transformed to a manufacturer country of technology product and services, Foreign Minister Abul Momen said and called upon the youths to utilise innovations for economic growth. Addressing opening session of a technology exposition on Monday, Minister Momen also appreciated the activities of hi-tech parks for providing platform for local and international firm […]

China-funded mega plant set to ease water scarcity in Bangladesh capital

by Naim-Ul-Karim Water scarcity is a problem in some parts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh every year, reports Xinhua. With a view to ending the water crisis, the Bangladeshi government in recent years launched several mega projects. One such project started in 2015 with China’s assistance under the Belt and Road […]