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DHAKA, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — Despite remarkable progress being made in many areas of the wellbeing of women and children of Bangladesh, large disparities remain between households from different geographical regions; rural and urban areas; households with different wealth and education levels of mothers, reveals a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)-UNICEF survey released today. The […]
Read MoreJEDDAH, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — As an expression of his gratitude to the Saudi nation and its people, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud has announced the resumption of the two Alwaleed philanthropic projects that consist of providing 10,000 housing units to Saudi citizens, which is part of his development housing initiative, in addition […]
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WASHINGTON, July 5, (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank’s latest estimates of Gross National Income per capita (GNI) continue to show improved economic performance in many low-income countries, with Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar, and Tajikistan now becoming lower-middle income countries, joining those with annual incomes of $1,046 to $4,125. Mongolia and Paraguay move from lower middle-income status […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s trade deficit swelled by over 50 percent year-on-year to 8.49 billion U.S. dollars during the July to April period of the just concluded 2014-15 fiscal year as import marked rise on easing political strife in the country, an official said Wednesday, reports Xinhua. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) official, […]
Read MorePARIS, July 2 (NsNewsWire) — China and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas ranging from macroeconomic management to green growth and beef up their two-decade-old partnership. The world’s second largest economy and the Paris-based organization reached the consensus during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang‘s visit to […]
Read MoreIt was 15 years ago that the United Nations set a series of targets aimed at improving the lives of those living in the world’s poorest countries. The Millennium Development Goals are due to expire this year, but just how much have people’s lives changed? One of the countries that has advanced is Bangladesh but […]
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DHAKA, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — At least 202 workers died at workplace accidents in the country in last six months of 2015 (1 January to 30 June), says a survey report of Safety and Rights Society. The survey report of the local development organization released on Wednesday showed that 202 workers died in 147 separate […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone has signed an agreement with Payza, a leading-edge e-wallet payment gateway, to offer an instant online payment solution for Grameenphone customers. This was announced during a small signing ceremony that took place at the Grameenphone corporate office in Bashundhara (today) Wednesday. Through this agreement, more than 52 million of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 1 (NsNewsWire) — Anwar Group of Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) to extend support to its efforts on any dispute resolution using ADR methods. The signing ceremony was held on Tuesday at the Head Office of Anwar Group. Mahbubur Rahman, BIAC chairman, and Manwar […]
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