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DHAKA, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Riverbank erosion and seasonal floods displaces as many as 400,000 people each year in Bangladesh. Between 2008 to 2013, about 4 million people of Bangladesh have been displaced by sudden onset disaster. The scale of displacement caused by disasters is largely determined by communities’ underlying vulnerability to shocks or stresses. […]
Read MoreCANBERRA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Tim Cahill scored his 42nd international goal as Australia, which is scheduled to play Bangladesh next Tuesday, turned on the sparkle to fuel their World Cup qualifying hopes with a 3-0 win over Kyrgyzstan in Canberra on Thursday. Despite having 74 percent possession in the first half, Australia only took the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — A Bangladesh court in capital Dhaka sentenced a girl to death on Thursday after convicting her of murder of her parents about two years ago. Judge MD Sayeed Ahmed of the Dhaka‘s Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 said Oishee Rahman, the only daughter of slain inspector of Special Branch (SB) of Bangladesh […]
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Fornebu, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — As a result of Telenor Group’s previously announced external review by Deloitte of the Group’s handling and oversight of its minority ownership in VimpelCom Ltd., Telenor on Nov. 11 temporarily relieved CFO Mr. Richard Olav Aa and General Counsel Mr. Pål Wien Espen of their responsibilities. VimpelCom, in which Telenor […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladeshi government has handed over Anup Chetia, a detained top Indian separatist, to the Indian authorities, reports Xinhua. A source close to Bangladesh’s Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed this to Xinhua, saying the country Wednesday handed over the leader of the India’s top insurgent group United Liberation Front of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh completed a 3-0 ODI series whitewash over Zimbabwe by winning the final game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday night by 61 runs, reports Xinhua. Bangladesh clinched a 58-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second of the three-match ODI cricket series on Monday. The hosts also […]
Read MoreFRANKFURT, GERMANY, Nov. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao wrapped up a visit to Frankfurt and Berlin today, where he discussed with senior officials deepening ADB’s partnership with Germany and thanked the country for hosting ADB’s 49th Annual Meeting in May 2016. During the 4-day visit from 7 to 10 November, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd., in partnership with Telenor Digital, announced the launch a pilot for its ‘MyStudy’ project, at a city school Wednesday. The app was inaugurated by Mr. Imran Ahmad, MP, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Post and Telecommunications at Bangladesh Bank High School. MyStudy is a mobile learning […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh has been emerging as the youngest member of the global club of satellite owning nations as the country Wednesday signed a 19.51 billion taka (about 248 million U.S. dollars) deal with a French firm. Shahjahan Mahmood, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), and Jean-Loïc Galle, president […]
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