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World Bank Support to Improve Weather Forecasting, College Education in Bangladesh

WASHINGTON, June 5 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank on June 3, 2016 approved $213 million for two projects in Bangladesh to improve weather and climate information services and to strengthen college education provided through affiliates of the National University. The $113 million Weather and Climate Services Regional Project will help Bangladesh provide reliable weather, water […]

Indo-Bangladesh border to be sealed on war footing: Sarbananda Sonowal

GUWAHATI, June 5 (NsNewsWire) — With Union Home minister, Rajnath Singh stating the Indo-Bangladesh border will be sealed, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to ensure sealing of border on a war footing, reports The Economic Times. Chairing a high level meeting with the top brass of the BSF led […]

China-U.S. relations shouldn’t be hijacked by South China Sea issue: Chinese ambassador

WASHINGTON, June 2 (NsNewsWire) — The China-U.S. relations are too important that they should not be allowed to be hijacked by the South China Sea issue, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said Wednesday, reports Xinhua. In an opinion piece published on bloomberg.com, Cui pointed out that China and the U.S. share important […]

Brothers found guilty of 1971 war crimes in Bangladesh, one sentenced to death,two life in prison

DHAKA, June 1 (Xinhua) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced one man to death on Wednesday and two others life in prison for their crimes committed during the country’s war of independence in 1971. The International Crimes Tribunal, led by its Chairman Justice Anwarul Haque, found three brothers guilty of all the four charges […]

Grameenphone Accelerator Startups meet investors on Demo Day

Dhaka, May 31 (NsNewsWire) — The five startups of GP Accelerator program, presented their businesses to more than 100 attendees including investors and professionals at Demo Day, on Tuesday May 31 at GPHOUSE. The event start with a startup introductory session called ‘Startup Bazaar’. In that session, the attendees were able to meet and chat […]

Workshop on “Quality Assurance in Higher Education” held in ASA University

DHAKA, May 31 (NsNewsWire) — Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of ASA University Bangladesh (ASAUB) organized its Inception Workshop on “Quality Assurance in Higher Education” held on 31 May 2016 in ASA Conference Room. This workshop is a part of the ongoing quality assurance process implemented at ASAUB by its IQAC, under Higher Education Quality […]

Benham Pharmaceuticals Ltd. with its new form

DHAKA, May 31 (NsNewsWire) — Benham Pharma has unveiled their new logo with the commitment to conduct their business with responsibility in the growing pharmaceuticals market. On Sunday night, Major General Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman, Director General of Drug Administration Department, unveiled the logo in the Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka. At the time of this event, he […]

6 Bangladesh militants awarded death sentence in deadly bank robbery

DHAKA, May 31 (Xinhua) — A court in Bangladesh capital Dhaka awarded on Tuesday death sentence to six militants, affiliated with the banned outfits Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team, for staging a bank robbery last year in which at least eight people including a banker were killed. The court found nine militants […]

Gulf Air resumes Dhaka operation

DHAKA, May 31 (NsNewsWire) — Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, yesterday resumed its Dhaka flight after four years. The airline will operate five flights every week. The maiden flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International in the morning yesterday with 80 percent passenger on board. To celebrate its flight resumption, Gulf Air organised an […]