Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
A Thai court has ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several cabinet ministers to step down. The Constitutional Court ruled that Ms Yingluck acted illegally when she transferred her national security head. The ruling follows months of political deadlock. Anti-government protesters have been trying to oust Ms Yingluck since November 2013. The remaining cabinet members […]
Read MoreNorway, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group Wednesday announced that it has appointed Mr. Michael Patrick Foley as the new Chief Executive Officer of Telenor Pakistan. Mr. Foley assumes the role at a significant moment in Telenor Pakistan’s history – as the country moves into a future where everyone will be able to access the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Civil Society Alliance for Scaling Up Nutrition (CSA for SUN) in Bangladesh has celebrated “Global Day of Action” on nutrition with 18 other countries. Inaugurated in 2012 by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, SUN is a unique movement founded on the principle that all people have a right to food […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert F. Ichord will visit Bangladesh from May 7 to May 10, 2014. Robert F. Ichord serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Energy Resources. He is responsible for promoting the transformation of energy systems to achieve greater efficiency and cleaner performance through use […]
Read MoreThe one-time White House intern whose affair with President Bill Clinton led to his impeachment in the US Senate has broken her long silence in the media. In Vanity Fair magazine, Monica Lewinsky, 40, writes that she deeply regrets the fling. The president “took advantage” of her, she writes, though she describes their relationship as […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s biggest mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) has reported a 6.1-percent on-year increase in revenues for the first quarter of this year. The company, which is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh, said the revenue was 24.9 billion taka for the July- March period, reports Xinhua. Compared with […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — One of the pioneers to fostering corporate governance in business and industry sector, prominent business tycoon, entrepreneur, philanthropist, socialite, Chairman of Partex Group, founder Life Member of NSU Trust & Member of NSU Board of Trustees, member of IBAIS university trustee board and former member of the Parliament Mr. M. […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed concern over the BJP prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi’s statement that Bangladeshi infiltrators in India must go back to their country, telling her close aides in a private meeting that the comment was unnecessary and unwarranted. Such statements do not contribute to […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — Airtel Bangladesh Limited, one of the fastest growing operators of the country,has launched an educational portal called “Airtel Learn” targeted to help students before examinations.Airtel Bangladesh Limited, partnering with the renowned educational brand S@ifur’s and LiveTechnologies, has made the launching announcement of Airtel Learn services on Monday at a signingceremony […]
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