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Bangladesh among five countries selected for CIF climate resilience investment programme

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Bangladesh has been selected as one of five countries for the first phase of a new climate resilience investment programme of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), aimed at scaling up ... Read More


N. Korea unlikely to attend APEC summit or hold talks with US: Official

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- North Korea is unlikely to participate in next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China or hold talks with the United States on the sidelines, a South Korean p... Read More


Bihar govt prioritises safe power supply at Chhath ghats: Energy Minister

Patna, Nov. 12 -- Bihar Energy Minister Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal on Thursday said that the state government has made arrangements to ensure safe and uninterrupted electricity supply at Chhath ... Read More


Clouds come down to listen as Meghalaya CM declares Shillong Literary Festival open

Shillong, Nov. 12 -- The three-day Shillong Literary Festival, titled 'Where the Clouds Come Down to Listen', began at the iconic Ward's Lake in Meghalaya's state capital, Shillong, on Thursday with a... Read More


AP attracts Rs.5.84 lakh crore investments on first day of CII Summit

Visakhapatnam, Nov. 12 -- Andhra Pradesh attracted investment commitments worth Rs.5.84 lakh crore, with a potential to generate 1,07,693 jobs, through 73 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and 15 Gove... Read More


Teen star Danish Verma leads over Kapur, Bhullar & Sethie at Phoenix Invitational Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Nov. 12 -- Danish Verma, who turned 15 just last month, and represents the next generation of Indian golf, put himself alongside some of the leading names of the AM Green Indian Golf Premie... Read More


Bac Ninh steps up cooperation with Chinese businesses, investors

Bac Ninh, Nov. 12 -- The northern city of Bac Ninh is seeking to strengthen cooperation with Chinese businesses and investors, with a focus on high-tech industries, logistics, innovation and deeper pa... Read More


Vietnam, US seek to expand cooperation in air cargo and logistics

Hanoi, Nov. 12 -- Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang received Chief Executive Officer of US-based Atlas Air Worldwide Michael Steen, and his delegation in Hanoi on the afternoon of November 12 d... Read More


President calls for greater role of Islamic scholars in building peaceful, just society

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday urged Islamic scholars and religious thinkers to play a stronger role in promoting morality, patriotism and humanity among the youth... Read More


For the street children of Dhaka, survival literacy is often the furthest their education will get

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- At Dhaka University's buzzing Teacher-Student Centre (TSC), nine-year-old Yasin Ali balances a clutch of jasmine garlands in one hand and a dog-eared primer in the other. Amid hundre... Read More