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DHAKA, Feb. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The 1st meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Health Cooperation is to be held in New Delhi from February 26-27, 2014. The JWG on Health Cooperation was established as follow up to the discussion of Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh to set up a programme for training […]
Read MoreDhaka, 24 February, 2014: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Plan International Bangladesh are jointly organising a 2-day workshop starting on 24 February 2014 in Dhaka to work out effective means of fighting child marriage in Bangladesh. The workshop titled “Ending Child Marriage: Developing a Theory of Change in Bangladesh” is the result of an […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The condemned militant, who was recaptured hours after escaping from police van, was killed in a shootout with law enforcers in central Tangail district early Monday. Rakib Hasan of the banned Islamic militant group — Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) — was on death row for murdering a medicine trader, reports Xinhua. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The Indian cricket squad, led by Virat Kohli arrived in Dhaka on Sunday for the Asia Cup cricket tournament which begins at Fatullah on February 25. The Indian team arrived in Dhaka this afternoon from Mumbai, reports NDTV. Kohli is leading the side in the absence of regular skipper Mahendra […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — BRAC Road Safety Programme has started a Basic Driving Training course for 20 constables and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police from 23 February, 2014 at BRAC Driving School, Uttara. The aim of the 33 days training programme is to provide basic driving training for promoting safe driving practises among the novice […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — Grameenphone and Wikimedia Bangladesh arranged a two-day workshop to enrich the Bangla Wikipedia by educating the young contributors. The workshop was attended by 52 i-Geniuses who were the champions of the event “Grameenphone – Prothom Alo Internet Utsab 2012” held across Bangladesh. Wikipedia is the largest free online encyclopedia in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Gold’s wild ride has shaken investors. But in China, buyers just keep stepping up to the plate. Chinese demand for gold bars, coins and jewelry soared by 32% to record levels in 2013, even as the price of gold slumped 28%, reports The Wall Street Journal. The surge in buying […]
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GYEONGJU, Feb. 18 South Korea (NsNewsWire) — Emergency staff worked through the night in snow and sleet to pull survivors from the debris of an auditorium whose roof collapsed under the weight of snow, killing 10 people and injuring 100, most of them recently enrolled freshmen of a South Korean university, officials said Tuesday. The […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone has recently signed an agreement with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to provide them with complete communications solutions under its Business Solutions package. Commander BN M Shahed Karim, Director, Communication & MIS Wing, RAB HQ and Mahmud Hossain, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Grameenphone Ltd. signed the agreement on behalf […]
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