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DHAKA, July 7 (NsNewsWire) — Weeks after signing of an agreement by New Delhi and Dhaka on telecommunication links, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Saturday announced that work will start this week to operationalise the system, reports IANS. “Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is likely to start work next week to link Akhaura […]
Read MoreNEW YORK, July 6 (NsNewsWire) — The annual Nathan’s Hot Dog-Eating Contest was held Saturday in New York’s Coney Island with Matt ” The Megatoad” Stonie ousting an eight-time champion. Reigning men’s champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, who managed to wolf down 60 dogs in the contest this year, was out eaten by Stonie, who ate […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, July 6 (NsNewsWire) — Japan is beating out China in a race to build Bangladesh’s first deep-water port as the region’s powers jostle for a foothold in the Indian Ocean. Construction of the 18-meter-deep port at Matarbari on Bangladesh’s southeast coast is set to start by January, the Japan International Cooperation Agency said […]
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DHAKA, July 6 (NsNewsWire) — While the seniors lost to South Africa by 52 runs in Dhaka, away in Durban Bangladesh Under-19s beat South Africa Under-19s by eight wickets in the first Youth ODI, to win their fifth match in a row. Asked to bat first, the home side made 184 for 9 in 50 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — Huawei, the world’s third largest Smartphone manufacturer, has launched a new facebook contest “Fly Thai with Huawei” in Bangladesh on the occasion of Eid festival, where 10 lucky people will get opportunities to visit to Thailand for 3days and 2nights in mid August. Customer can participate in this contest by […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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, […]
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