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The Importance of Friday (Jumma) prayers in Islam

Safiul Azam ACMA Friday (the best day of week) is the special day for the Muslims Ummah. The literal meaning of Friday is congregation. Many of us say that all days are equal as all are being created by Allah (SWT). True, but still, Friday is special, it has its own merits. Refer to following […]

Bangladeshi PM inaugurates construction of mega Padma Bridge

By Liu Chuntao, Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the main works of the country’s biggest Padma Bridge project by unveiling its foundation plaque, reports Xinhua. The ceremony was held along the bank of river Padma in Munshganj on the outskirts of capital Dhaka on Saturday […]

Robi retains ISO 9001 standards for quality management

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Leading mobile phone operator, Robi has retained the ISO 9001 standard for the tenth year in a row. Robi happens to be the first operator to have attained this coveted standard in Bangladesh. The conformance of this standard once again demonstrates Robi’s unwavering commitment to provide quality product and service […]

Robi and Berger Paints sign corporate agreement

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Leading mobile operator Robi and Berger Paints have signed a corporate agreement at Berger’s corporate office Berger House. Robi’s Managing Director and CEO Supun Weerasinghe and Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd’s Managing Director Rupali Chowdhury signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations on Thursday. Under this corporate agreement, Berger […]

Jobs Critical for Bangladesh development-World Bank Chief Economist

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — World Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Kaushik Basu said creating more higher-skilled jobs was a top priority for Bangladesh and commended the country’s remarkable development progress while meeting the Prime Minister today. Basu praised Bangladesh’s efforts to create more and better jobs, a prerequisite for reducing poverty and […]

BBS set to make public 2011 census data

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — One of the most important developments in transparency and access to data is currently taking place. On the 14th of December at 2:30 pm the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will officially launch online access to 2011 census data. With support from UNFPA and the EU delegation to Bangladesh BBS […]

Two advanced Chinese corvette class warships for Bangladesh

Beijing, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — China has handed over two most advanced corvette class warships with ability to sail at a maximum speed of 25.5 knots on the high seas besides versatile combat capacity and excellent manoeuvrability to the Bangladesh Navy, reports Xinhua China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) delivered the two vessels to the Bangladesh […]

Verdict on Bangladesh party chief’s death sentence on Jan. 6 x

AKA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s supreme court will deliver its verdict on Jan. 6 the final review petition filed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami President Motiur Rahman Nizami. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha Tuesday set the date after hearing arguments from both […]

Bangladesh’s poor benefiting from domestically produced medication

DHAKA, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — It took less than half a U.S. dollar for Rahman Miah to buy two bottles of syrup for his son who had been coughing for several days.For rickshaw puller Miah, it was not at all burdensome to expend 40 taka from his daily income which is around six U.S. dollars,reports […]