NsNewsWire exceeds 1000 likes on Facebook

DHAKA, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s 1st Press News Agency — NsNewsWire — (today) Tuesday passed 1000 fans on Facebook, so to say a big thank you to all those who have ‘liked’ the page since it was launched in July last year. NsNewsWire Facebook page has become a hub for all of its news […]

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Typhoon Hagupit weakens as Philippines clear up operation begins

Manila, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Typhoon Hagupit weakened further on Tuesday as the storm crawled across the central Philippines, while rescue workers struggled in its aftermath to reach towns in central provinces where thousands of homes were wrecked and at least 27 people killed. Nearly 13,000 houses were crushed and more than 22,300 were partially […]

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Mobile banking to promote countryside growth in Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — In Bangladesh, less than a quarter of the impoverished country’s 153 million people are using the normal banking system in their monetary transactions. But things are changing across Bangladesh with an easy and safe way to send or receive money through the mobile banking system. Mobile banking is […]

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India reiterates commitment to upgrade BSTI

DHAKA, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — High Commissioner of India Pankaj Saran has visited the Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI). He visited BSTI in the city’s Tejgaon area on Dec. 8. In accordance with the Joint Communique signed during the visit of H.E. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in 2010, India and Bangladesh are implementing […]

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Australia, BRAC, UK committed to end violence against women

DHAKA, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Australia, BRAC and the UK reiterates their commitment to work on ending violence against women and girls in Bangladesh At BRAC’s Board Meeting on 3 December, Australia, BRAC and the UK reiterated their commitment to work on ending violence against women and girls in Bangladesh. This joint statement was released […]

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NsNewsWire inks news-photo service agreement with Xinhua

DHAKA, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s first press news agency– NsNewsWire — has signed a news and photo service agreement with Xinhua News Agency, the largest official news agency in the People’s Republic of China. Sheuli Akter, editor of NsNewsWire, and Liu Chuntao, Dhaka Bureau chief of Xinhua News Agency, signed the agreement on Thursday […]

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Bangladesh earns over 12 bln USD from exports in July-November

DHAKA, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s export income in the first five months of the current 2014-15 fiscal year (July 2014 to June 2015) grew a meager 0.92 percent to 12.07 billion U.S. dollars. An Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) official said export performance in November was 2.417 billion U.S. dollars, nearly 10 percent up compared […]

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Apparel summit for 50 bln USD garment export roadmap kicks off

DHAKA, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) – Bangladesh’s 1st ever apparel summit kicked off in capital Dhaka on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the three-day at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. The summit aimed at discussing roadmap to nearly double the country’s garment export income which stood at over 24 billion US dollars in 2013-14 fiscal year […]

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BRAC announces 1 lakh blanket contribution to help the cold-affected people

DHAKA, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) — BRAC has announced that it will distribute one lakh blankets to the poor people who suffer the most during winter. To increase this number further, BRAC and Aarong are launching a national campaign called “Ektu Ushnotar Jonno” to collect cash and warm clothes contribution and distribute among people. Every year, […]

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