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World Bank Provides $425 Million to Improve Rural Bridges

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank today approved $425 million to improve road connections in Bangladesh through building, maintaining and improving rural bridges in a program that will benefit two-thirds of the country’s people. The Operation For Supporting Rural BridgesProgram will maintain 85,000 meters of bridges, widen or rehabilitate 29,000 meters of bridges and build another 20,000 meters of new bridges. […]

World Bank Helps Improve Coastal and Marine Fisheries

DHAKA, Oct. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh today signed a $240 million financing agreement with the World Bank to help improve management and production in marine and coastal fisheries and aquaculture. The Sustainable and Marine Fisheries Project will help improve fisheries management systems, infrastructure, value chain investments, and encourage private sector investment to […]

China’s Hexing signs deal to produce smart electricity meteres

DHAKA, Oct. 22 (NsNewsWire) — An agreement has been signed by Mr. Abdul Motaleb, Company Secretary, West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited (WZPDCL), Bangladesh on behalf of WZPDCL and Mr. Zhou Liangzhang, Chairman, Hexing Electrical Company Ltd, China for implementation of a joint venture company (JVC) named “Bangladesh Smart Electrical Company Limited (BSECL)” at Bidyut […]

Yunus Inaugurates Two New Yunus Social Business Centers in Two Mexican Universities

DHAKA, Oct. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) in Tijuana, Mexico launched a Yunus Social Business Center on 11th October, 2018 in the presence of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. The university also awarded the Nobel Laureate an honorary degree in special convention ceremony. UABC is one of the 43 state universities throughout Mexico […]

Vivo and G&G sign agreement

DHAKA, Oct 15 (NsNewsWire) — The country’s prominent mobile phone retailer Gadget and Gear (G&G) and Chinese mobile phone manufacturer giant Vivo signed an agreement today in the capital. From now on, Vivo mobile phone sets will be available at all outlets of the G&G, the highly reputed top mobile retailer of Bangladesh. At this […]

Premier Bank Int’l Education Expo Begins Today

DHAKA, Oct. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A two-day international education fair titled ‘Premier Bank International Education Expo – 2018’ begins today (Saturday) at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, organized by Association of Foreign Admission and Career Development Consultants (FACD-CAB). Md. Tazul Islam (M.P), Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Power Energy & Mineral Resources Ministry graced the occasion […]

Bangladeshi company gets South Asia region’s best BRI investment bank award

DHAKA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — Green Delta Capital Limited, one of the leading investment banks in Bangladesh, has been given an award as the “Best Local Investment Bank (South Asia) for Belt and Road Initiative” by Asiamoney, a leading global financial publication. According to a Green Delta statement received here Tuesday, Md. Rafiqul Islam, managing […]

ADB Approves Additional $110 Million for Bangladesh Urban Health Services

DHAKA, Sept. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved additional loan financing of $110 million for a project that is improving access to urban primary healthcare services in Bangladesh through public-private partnerships (PPPs). “ADB’s support to the government-led Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project approved in 2012 […]

For Higher Growth, Bangladesh Must Curb Environment Degradation and Pollution

DHAKA, Sept. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Globally, Bangladesh is one of the countries most affected by pollution and environmental risks. To achieve upper-middle income status, Bangladesh must act now to tackle environmental degradation and pollution, especially in its cities, says a new World Bank report. The report released today, Enhancing Opportunities for Clean and Resilient Growth […]