ADB to Help Scale Up India-Bangladesh Cross-Border Power Exchanges

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Oct. 1 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to help finance increased transmission capacity of a cross-border electricity link between India and Bangladesh which will allow Bangladesh to better meet sharply rising power demand and support increased power exchanges across South Asia.ADB’s loan of $120 million to Bangladesh will double the […]

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Apple Music launches in China

BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — Apple Inc. launched its Apple Music service in China Wednesday, tapping into a fiercely competitive market believed to be one of the largest in the world. Chinese customers can also access iTunes Movies and iBooks online thanks to cooperation with the domestic film industry and local publishers. Apple Music was […]

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Bangladesh ranked 107th in global competitiveness index

DHAKA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s competitiveness among global economies has slightly improved to 107 out of 109 in rankings published yearly by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The country ranked 107 this year, from last year’s position 109, among 140 countries in the world, the report of World Economic Forum said. Bangladesh’s leading think-tank […]

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Telenor adopts global 6-month paid maternity leave policy

DHAKA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — In line with a corporate vision of encouraging diversity and developing more female leadership in business and society, Telenor Group has adopted a six-month paid maternity leave policy as a minimum standard globally across its 13 markets. The new policy will particularly benefit Telenor’s Asian markets. The current practices in […]

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Chinese president pledges support for UN peacekeeping

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday announced a string of measures to back United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. Addressing a peacekeeping summit, which gathered leaders and representatives of over 70 countries and international organizations, Xi said his country is to join the new UN peacekeeping capability readiness system, reports […]

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Huawei Seeds for the Future winners return from China

DHAKA, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The winners of ‘Huawei Bangladesh Seeds for Future’ event have safely returned to the country after completing a two week long training program in China. The nine winners from leading universities of Bangladesh participated in the training program which was held on 5 to 19 September of 2015 in China. […]

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Cricket Australia to determine whether Bangladesh tour will go ahead

MELBOURNE, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Cricket Australia (CA) will determine the future of the Australian team’s two-Test tour of Bangladesh on Monday, following their decision to postpone the tour due to safety concerns. CA’s Anti-Corruption and Security Manager Sean Carroll along with team security are in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka for ” high-level meetings” […]

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NASA Will Announce A Major Mars Discovery On Monday

NASA Headquarters, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — NASA is preparing to reveal a “major science finding” regarding Mars on Monday, with the agency planning a special news conference to announce the findings, reports iflscience. The event will take place at 11.30 a.m. EDT (4.30 p.m. BST) on Monday, and you will be able to watch it […]

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