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DHAKA, June 15 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has launched its premium e-ticketing platform bdtickets.com. This customer-centric platform provides the customers the convenience of purchasing bus ticket without having to brave the notorious city traffic around the country. bdtickets.com starts with offering bus tickets for the moment. It will soon be incorporating many other ticketing solutions. bdtickets.com- […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 14 (NsNewsWire) — The remote Bangladeshi island of Thengar Char disappears completely under several feet of water at high tide, and has no roads or flood defences. But that hasn’t stopped the government from proposing to relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees living in camps in the south-eastern district of Cox’s Bazar which borders […]
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WASHINGTON, June 11 (Xinhua) — The World Bank has tamed down its estimate of the global economic growth from 3 percent to 2.8 percent for this year, with developing economies facing a string of challenges. According to its latest Global Economic Prospects report, high- income countries are projected to grow by 2 percent this year, […]
Read MoreBEIJING, June 11 (Xinhuanet) — Xinhuanet, the online news provider of Xinhua News Agency, launches its German version on Thursday after in-depth research and detailed preparation, as part of efforts to enlarge the website’s overseas influence. Giving full account to German language netizens’ reading habits and interests, the Xinhuanet German version aims to build an […]
Read MorePresident Xi urges Panchen Lama to carry on patriotism President Xi Jinping met the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu on Wednesday, urging him to carry on the patriotic tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Read MoreBEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping met with a delegation from Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by NLD chair Aung San Suu Kyi, on Thursday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. “China and Myanmar are close, friendly neighbors,” said the Chinese president, who is also general secretary of […]
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DHAKA, June 11 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) organized a national seminar today in cooperation with The Asia Foundation and South Asia Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium under the project “Promoting Women Entrepreneurship through Improving Regional Cooperation”. The Seminar was held with the presence of the Chief guest Honorable Minister H.E. Mr. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 11 (NsNewsWire) — To improve access to affordable and hygienic sanitation solutions for poor and disadvantaged communities, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has signed an agreement with UNICEF Bangladesh committing US$ 6.35 million (approximately 49.42 crore). The agreement of the four-year project, Improving Sanitation Market Systems in Bangladesh (SanMarkS)’ was […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, June 10 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan on Tuesday reacted angrily at remarks Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered during his recent visit to Bangladesh. Speaking at a function at Dhaka University on Monday, Modi accused Pakistan of creating “nuisance” and “constantly” troubling India by promoting terrorism, according to Indian media. With reference to Modi’s allegations […]
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