“Birdman” flies high on white-dominated Oscar night

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Alejandro G. Inarritu, director of black comedy movie “Birdman,” went onto the stage of the 87th annual Academy Awards ceremony three times on Sunday night. He was the biggest winner on the Oscar night, receiving three golden statuettes for best original screenplay, for best director and, at last, for […]

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Death toll rises to 69 as sunken Bangladeshi ferry salvaged

DHAKA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — The death toll in Sunday’s ferry disaster in Bangladesh’s northwestern Manikganj district has risen to 69 with the recovery of 28 more bodies on Monday. The district’s administration chief Rashida Ferdous said the ferry MV Mostafa was lifted by a salvage ship on Monday. “Divers and villagers have retrieved a […]

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KOICA and UNICEF strengthen its partnership to reduce preventable deaths in children and women

DHAKA, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UNICEF Bangladesh have signed a US$8 million (Taka 62 crore) agreement today to help reduce preventable deaths in children and women by improving maternal, newborn and child health interventions. Ms. Kim Bok-Hee, Resident Representative ofKOICA Bangladesh Office, signed the agreement with UNICEF Bangladesh Representative, […]

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Promoting Academic Innovation in Higher Education

DHAKA, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The public and private universities in Bangladesh have implemented 156 Academic Innovation Fund subprojects which helped them to create enabling condition for better teaching, learning and research. These subprojects helped to establish and upgrade science labs, computer labs, library automation systems and campus network to spur academic innovation in Bangladesh. […]

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New Year wishes to Chinese people from leaders around the world

Beijing, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Leaders from around the world are extending their best New Year wishes to the Chinese people. British Prime Minister David Cameron hailed a golden year for bilateral ties, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his first-ever Chinese New Year greeting via the internet. A truly golden year for the […]

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China Focus: China, ADB can tap “belt and road” potential

BEIJING, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and China can make use of the huge potential in infrastructure and energy along the belt and road, said ADB Vice President Zhang Wencai. “Belt and road” refers to the Silk Road economic belt and the 21st century maritime Silk Road proposed by China in […]

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