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AIIB, EBRD and BSTDB co-finance expansion of Turkey’s largest geothermal plant

Three major development banks are helping Turkey diversify its energy mix with an investment adding close to 100 MW in capacity to EFELER, the country’s largest geothermal power plant. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) are contributing to […]

Bangladesh allows exports of rawhide

Rawhide and skins from animals sacrificed during Eid al-Adha can now be exported, Bangladeshi Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said Wednesday. The development comes after prices have dropped significantly this year after the Muslim religious festival when people sacrificed millions of animals such as sheep, cows, goats and camels on the sacred day here on Aug. 12, […]

Bull boasts record price for sacrifice in Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim Hundreds of people have been clicking selfies with Juboraj, or Prince, a giant bull that is being offered for sacrifice on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at a record price of 4 mln taka, or about 50,000 U.S. dollars reports Xinhua. Juboraj is drawing extra attention of customers and visitors at the market. […]

Robi and ICMAB to collaborate on digital innovation

Dhaka, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Robi and ICMAB have signed a MoU with a view to collaborate for enhancing the knowledge and skills of ICMAB’s students in the latest digital technologies. Robi’s Chief Enterprise Business officer, Md. Adil Hossain and ICMAB’s Director, Nazmus Salehin recently signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations at […]

World breastfeeding week: supporting breastfeeding mothers in the workplace through Mothers@Work initiative

DHAKA, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — To mark World Breastfeeding Week 2019, the International Labour Organization (ILO) reiterates its strong commitment to supporting and promoting breastfeeding in the workplace. The occasion also gives an opportunity to look back at how garment factories in Bangladesh are making a real difference to nursing mothers in the workplace, supported by […]

India raises issue of illegal immigrants with Bangladesh

NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — India raised the issue of illegal immigrants settling in the country’s northeast areas with Bangladesh during a bilateral meeting between the home ministers of the two countries in India’s New Delhi on Wednesday, an official statement released by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs said Thursday, reports Xinhua. The […]

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

DHAKA, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — To mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Ms Julia Niblett hosted a screening of the documentary film The Song Keepers for Bangladeshi indigenous community representatives, human rights activists, representatives of the Bangladesh film industry, local media representatives and diplomats. […]

Bangladesh’s import orders shrink 17 pct to 57.75 bln USD in 2018-19 fiscal

DHAKA, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s overall imports shrank about 17 percent in the last 2018-19 fiscal year (July 2018-June 2019), an official said Wednesday, reports Xinhua. A Bangladesh Bank (BB) official who preferred to be unnamed said total import orders, officially known as fresh opening of import letters of credit (LCs), fell to […]

Confirmed dengue death toll rises to 23 in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — The Bangladeshi government has confirmed another five deaths from dengue fever, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country since January to 23, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported Tuesday, reports Xinhua. The deaths includes two in April, three in June, 15 in July and three in […]