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Dhaka-Oct. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd., in partnership with SD Asia, announced today the launch of GP Accelerator program, a development platform for ICT startups in Bangladesh. This was announced at a press conference at the Krisibid Institute in the city’s Farmgate after the formal signing of a partnership agreement between Grameenphone and SD Asia, […]
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DHAKA, Oct. 27 (NsNewsWire) — World Bank Senior Vice President, Operations, Kyle Peters has arrived in Dhaka to further deepen the long-lasting partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank Group. “Bangladesh is globally recognized for its remarkable progress in reducing poverty, despite daunting challenges,” said Peters said who arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday on a […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s just-concluded visit to Britain has opened a “golden era” which will not merely benefit the two countries, but infuse dynamism into the European economy, leading Bangladesh foreign policy analysts said. They said the visit also comes as a big boon for the broader global […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh Police Monday claimed to have unearthed the motive behind the murder of an Italian aid worker in capital Dhaka and ruled out IS link to the foreigner’s killing last month. The Detective Branch of Bangladesh Police early Monday arrested four persons they say are the main suspects in the […]
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DHAKA, Oct. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh needs to develop a structured financial reporting framework for the state-owned enterprises and other public sector entities to accelerate economic growth and quality of service delivery, says a new World Bank report launched recently. The Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) 2014 also recommends that the […]
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DHAKa, Oct. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed a technical assistance loan agreement for $30 million to help develop high demand domestic transport corridors having regional connectivity importance to accelerate growth and stimulate economic activity across South Asia and beyond. The financing is additional to an […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) has announced Selima Ahmad, Vice Chairperson of Nitol Niloy Group and President of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) as the 2014-2015 TIAW World of Difference Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. This prestigious honor is bestowed each year upon a woman of great […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — A young Bangladeshi was killed while 70 others were injured in the explosion of three home-made bombs, police said on Saturday, in the third attack claimed by Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. According to the jihadist threat monitoring portal, SITE Intelligence Group, IS claimed responsibility for the bombings in an […]
Read MoreDhaka, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — Durga Puja, the biggest annual Hindu festival, ended in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Friday with immersion of idols of the deity and her children. Idols of Dhaka’s 225 puja pavilions were immersed in rivers and water bodies across the city amid drum beats and married […]
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