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Silk Road could revive vital link between East and West

China’s initiatives of reviving the ancient Silk Road through a network of roads and maritime linkages will boost cooperation between China and the various regional blocs and could alter the economic landscape of a vast area stretching from Asia to Europe, according to experts in Dhaka. “The architects of the Silk Road Economic Belt and […]

Separate rallies supporting Palestinians, immigration reform draw thousands in D.C.

Demonstrations drew thousands of people from around the country to the White House and the streets of downtown Washington on Saturday afternoon in peaceful protests. In one, participants called for an end to the continued violence between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, advocates converged in the District to urge […]

World Bank Supporting Infrastructure Development in Bangladesh through Public-Private Partnerships

Supporting Infrastructure Development in Bangladesh through Public-Private Partnerships The World Bank supported Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF) Project promotes private sector participation in infrastructure development by supplementing long term financing resources beyond the capacity of local financial institutions. The project provides partial debt financing through the Bangladesh Bank to participating financial institutions (PFIs). The […]

ওয়ার্ল্ড রেম্যানের ঈদবস্ত্র বিতরণ

ওয়ার্ল্ড রেম্যান’র উদ্যোগে ২৬ জুলাই ঢাকার শিশু একাডেমী ভবনের সামনে গরিব ও পথশিশুদের মধ্যে ঈদবস্ত্র বিতরণ করা হয়। এ সময় তারা শতাধিক পথশিশুর মাঝে ঈদবস্ত্র বিতরণ করেন। ঈদবস্ত্র বিতরণের সময় উপস্থিত ছিলেন সংগঠনটির সভাপতি শফিউল আজম, সাংগঠনিক সম্পাদক আব্দুস সাত্তার পাটোয়ারী, মহাসচিব লোকমান হোসেন। এছাড়া সদস্যের মধ্যে উপস্থিত ছিলেন নাঈম-উল-করিম, রেজাউন নূর মেহেদী এবং মহিউদ্দিন […]

Nuton Jibon for the Rural Poor

DHAKA, July 14 (NsNewsWire) — The Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement “Nuton Jibon” Project is in line with Government of Bangladesh’s vision of pro-poor growth and human development. The project covering 3262 villages in 16 districts has been improving rural extreme poor peoples’ livelihoods and quality of life. The project especially targets extreme hard core poor […]

Pakistan citizen held with huge Indian rupees in Bangladesh airport‏

Bangladesh Customs officials Sunday arrested a Pakistani citizen along with around 5 million Indian rupees at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Dhaka Sunday, an official said. The customs official who preferred to be unnamed said the Pakistani national Abdur Rahim, 35, about a week earlier came to Bangladesh from Qatar via Dubai. Late last night he […]

Airtel Complains About Higher Mobile Money Charges by Rival Network

Kenya’s Airtel has confirmed that the country’s Competition Authority is investigating a complaint about the pricing of mobile money services. Airtel had sent a complaint to the anti-trust regulator after reportedly noticing that the country’s largest mobile network operator, Safaricom charges more for money transfers to Airtel customers than it does for transfers to its […]

Bangladesh’s 2013-14 fiscal exports hit all-time yearly high

By Sheuli Akter DHAKA, July 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh grossed the highest ever yearly export income in the immediate past 2013-14 (July 2012-June 2013) fiscal year as demand for garment products further soared on Soccer World Cup 2014 in Brazil. An Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) official told Xinhua Thursday export income in the 2013-14 fiscal […]

Bangladesh bans marriages for Rohingya Muslim refugees

Bangladesh said Thursday it has barred official marriages between its nationals and Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya refugees, whom it claims are attempting to wed to gain citizenship. Law minister Syed Anisul Haque said he has ordered marriage registrars not to officiate any unions between Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas and also between Rohingyas themselves, thousands of whom […]