Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — “The present government of Bangladesh, under the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been following and will continue to follow a ‘zero tolerance’ policy against terrorism and violent extremism”- said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, while delivering a special lecture at the “Counter Terrorism Conference […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) — The central bank of Bangladesh has launched a project for further development of small and medium enterprises (SME). To meet skill gaps as well as to create new entrepreneurs, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman launched a project titled “Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP)”, assisted by Asian Development Bank […]
Read MoreIn 2013, Bengali Muslim woman Sanjida traveled to the small town of Pirojpur to continue her studies when she met Puja, the youngest daughter of the man from whom she was renting a room, reports BBC. “She was wearing an olive green blouse and petticoat. The back of the blouse had two strings that were […]
Read Moreby Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 (NsNewswire) — India’s Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to review its previous judgment that upheld a law criminalizing homosexuality, reports Xinhua. The apex court referred the curative plea seeking re-examination of its earlier verdict on criminalizing homosexuality to its five-judge constitution bench. The colonial-era law — Section 377 […]
Read MoreDES MOINES, the United States, Feb. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Hillary Clinton won Bernie Sanders with a razor-thin lead in the Iowa caucuses, according to results announced by Iowa Democratic Party Tuesday. In accordance with the official tally released early Tuesday with 100 percent of the 1,681 precincts being counted, Clinton garnered 49.8 percent while Sanders […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — A group of differently-abled students from Bangladesh had the chance to meet with the Sri Lanka under 19 cricket team in Dhaka on 1 February 2016. The Sri Lankan team took time out from their busy schedule competing in the Under 19 Cricket World Cup which is being staged in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque, who is on a two-day bilateral visit to New Delhi at the invitation of India’s Foreign Secretary Dr. S. Jaishankar, met his counterpart at the Indian capital yesterday (1 February) . The bilateral talks were held at the Hyderabad House last evening where the […]
Read MoreDhaka, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — A ‘Bangladesh Business and Disability Network’ will give people with different abilities a better chance to join the workforce while contributing to economic growth, a workshop heard today. At an event held at Amari hotel Tuesday, the Bangladesh Employer’s Federation (BEF) and International Labour Organization (ILO) with the support of […]
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Fornebu, Norway, Febr. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group has on 29 January 2016 entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 95% of Tapad Inc., a leading marketing technology firm. The purchase price is USD 360 million, on a debt and cash-free 100% basis. The acquisition enables Telenor to take a position within the rapidly growing […]
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