Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
A total of 9,470 cases of dengue were reported in Bangladesh this month, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since January in the country to over 80,567, reports Xinhua. The figures, reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health on Saturday, showed that a total of 77,368 dengue […]
Read MoreAustralian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, HE Ms Julia Niblett, and New Zealand High Commissioner to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Ambassador to Nepal, HE Ms Joanna Kempkers, paid a joint visit to Gulshan Society Jame Mosque in Gulshan, Dhaka, today. Founding Secretary-General of the Mosque Committee, Mr Jaharul Islam Chowdhury, welcomed the High Commissioners and […]
Read MoreThe newly appointed Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh Mr. Sudipto Mukerjee, presented his credentials to the Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, M.P. Welcoming the new resident representative, the Foreign Minister expressed deep appreciation for the long-standing cooperation between Government of Bangladesh and UNDP in the field of […]
Read MoreMore than 3,000 people have been undergoing dengue fever treatment in Bangladesh. The figures of Thursday reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health showed a total of 1,355 patients are being treated in 41 public and private hospitals in capital Dhaka while 1,674 more patients are in hospitals and clinics […]
Read MoreAsian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Bangladesh Manmohan Parkash met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the parliament office on 11 September and appraised her about ADB’s enhanced development programs for Bangladesh. Country Director Mr. Parkash handed over to PM Hasina ADB’s new Country Operations Business Plan (COBP) for 2020-2022, which programs around $5 […]
Read MoreBangladesh expects to receive 1 billion U.S. dollars in loans from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to strengthen its efforts for implementation of its various development projects, reports Xinhua. Bangladeshi Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam Monday in a press conference made the announcement in Dhaka. He said the AIIB loan issue was discussed in […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2019/9/11 22:13:40 China removed on Wednesday 16 categories of items from the list of US products that had faced extra tariffs, including shrimp and pawn seedlings, lubricating base oil and medical linear accelerators. The measure will benefit some companies from China and the US. In accordance with its existing system, the US […]
Read MoreBangladesh’s main Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday plunged below the 5,000-point mark, reports Xinhua. Dhaka stocks suffered a blow on Wednesday for the second consecutive day with its prime index dipping to 32-month low, as worried investors sold shares fearing further fall. DSEX, the benchmark index of the prime bourse, dipped 75.79 points or 1.51 percent on the […]
Read MoreThe Bangladeshi government has been talking about importing electricity from its four neighbors to meet the growing local demand, reports Xinhua. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said talks are underway to import electricity from Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal. Meanwhile, she said Bangladesh is importing 600 MW of power from India through trans-border grid […]
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