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DHAKA, Jan. 2 (NsNewsWire) — The Second Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROSC II) Project of the Government of Bangladesh has established more than 3100 new Learning Centers in 85 new upazilas this year. These Learning Centers, popularly known as Ananda Schoools, are enrolling about 96000 out-of-school disadvantaged children. ROSC II is also supporting about 137,000 children […]
Read MoreIndia has decided to scrap a multi-million dollar VVIP choppers deal with Britain’s AgustaWestland group over bribery allegation, Xinhua reported quoting TV channel CNN-IBN on Wednesday.
Read MoreLate former South African President Nelson Mandela’s hometown, once a “sleepy village”, is becoming a pilgrimage site, authorities said on Wednesday. Since Mandela’s death, more and more visitors have come to the Nelson Mandela Museum in Qunu, Eastern Cape, where Mandela spent much of his childhood, the museum said. Mandela, who died of illness in […]
Read MoreJesse Ryder is back – but he was somehow overshadowed by a 23-year-old in his seventh one day international. Corey Anderson stroked a scarcely-believable innings of 131 not out in New Zealand’s win over the West Indies at Queenstown today, breaking the world record for the fastest ODI century, reports The New Zealand Herald. His […]
Read MoreBangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves reached 18.07 billion U.S. dollars at the end of December last year, a central bank official said Wednesday. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) official, who preferred to be unnamed, said “the country’s foreign exchange reserves stood at 18,074.57 million U.S. dollars at the end of the last month after reaching 17,105.87 million […]
Read Moreঢাকা, ১ জানুয়ারি, (এনএসনিউজওয়্যার) — ১৪৩৫ হিজরি সনের পবিত্র রবিউল আউয়াল মাসের চাঁদ দেখার সংবাদ পর্যালোচনা এবং এ বিষয়ে সিদ্ধান্ত গ্রহণের জন্য আগামী ২ জানুয়ারি, ২০১৪ খ্রিস্টাব্দ বৃহস্পতিবার, সন্ধ্যা ৫.৩০ টায় (বাদ মাগরিব) ইসলামিক ফাউন্ডেশন বায়তুল মুকাররম সভাকক্ষে জাতীয় চাঁদ দেখা কমিটির এক সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হবে। সভায় সভাপতিত্ব করবেন রেলপথ ও ধর্ম বিষয়ক মন্ত্রনালয়ের মাননীয় […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 1 (NsNewsWire) — The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India offers scholarships to meritorious Bangladeshi nationals under the following scholarship schemes for the academic session 2014-15 to pursue courses in India at the Under Graduate, Post-Graduate and PhD level, except in Medicine: (i) Bangladesh Scholarship Scheme (ii) Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) today honored disabled freedom fighters and members of martyred freedom fighters by handing over 3G enabled mobile handsets through a function organized by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Four 3G license acquiring Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) — Airtel, Banglalink, Grameenphone and Robi […]
Read MoreBANGKOK (AP) — Thai police staged a protest Monday to show their frustration after weeks of dealing with aggressive and often violent anti-government demonstrators, with officers saying that the order for them to show restraint has left them vulnerable and humiliated. About 500 police with family and friends gathered in a public square near the […]
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