SEEDSTARS WORLD LOOKING FOR THE MOST PROMISING TECH STARTUP

DHAKA, Sept. 19 (NsNewsWire) — On September 23rd, 2017, 8 of Bangladesh’s best seed stage startups will compete in a pitching event powered by GP Accelerator to represent Bangladesh at the Seedstars Regional and Global Summits and win up to USD 1 million in equity investments. (Dhaka, 19th September 2017) Seedstars Dhaka, part of Seedstars […]

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40 million in modern slavery and 152 million in child labour around the world

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (NsNewsWire) — New research developed jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO)1  and the Walk Free Foundation2 , in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM)3 , has revealed the true scale of modern slavery around the world. The data, released during the United Nations General Assembly, shows that more than 40 million […]

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Baton arrives just in time for Christmas

Gold Coast, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The Queen’s Baton will arrive on home soil just in time for Christmas, landing at Brisbane Airport on December 24, 100-days before the Games. Already 188 days into its 288-day international journey, the Baton is currently in Europe having already navigated its way through Africa, island-hopped the Caribbean and […]

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Doklam standoff settlement a victory for Asia

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/8/30 0:03:39 India withdrew its troops to its own territory along the China-India border on Monday. The next day, it announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the BRICS summit in Xiamen, China in early September. Both China and India have indicated that they intend to leave the Doklam border […]

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Japan’s sanctions follow latest US mistakes

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/8/26 0:03:39 Following US sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies and individuals on August 22, the Japanese Cabinet on Friday passed unilateral sanctions, adding four Chinese companies and a Chinese individual to the list. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to Japan’s move. Though Japan’s sanctions […]

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Bangladesh plants Chinese Bonsai for capital beautification

DHAKA, Aug. 6 (NsNewsWire)– Rows of Chinese bonsai trees planted recently along a major road in Bangladesh capital Dhaka now have produced greenish new leaves, giving the city an exquisite look, reports Xinhua. The major Dhaka road just outside the country’s main Hazrat Shahjala Airport got a huge facelift with the plantation of the trees […]

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Van attack on London Muslims suggests new polarization

AP, London The rash of deadly terror attacks that has rattled Britain in recent months took an ominous new turn on Monday as Muslim worshippers became targets during the holy month of Ramadan, mowed down by an attacker who plowed a van into a crowd leaving prayers at two mosques in north London. It was […]

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