WORLD BANK ready to work with Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis
DHAKA DHAKA / Expressing willingness to work with Bangladesh on the Rohingya crisis, the World Bank (WB) assured that the development partner is ready to provide US$40 crore if Bangladesh…
US to give additional $6m for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
DHAKA The United States has declared of providing an additional $6 million to the UN World Food Program (WFP) to address the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. “The United States, through…
Saudi Arabia names first woman to senior government post
AMN A Saudi woman has been named to a senior government post for the first time, shortly after a ban on women drivers was lifted.Twenty-four hours after King Salman issued…
Bangladesh gets relief materials for Rohingyas from India, China
AMN / DHAKA Bangladesh today received relief materials for Rohingyas from India, China. An Indian navy ship arrived with relief materials while China sent an aircraft carrying succor for Rohingyas…
More than 500,000 Rohingya enter Bangladesh: UN
AMN United Nations today said, the number of Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh since violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on August 25 has exceeded half a…
North Korean firms in China to be shut down
WEB DESK China has ordered North Korean companies in the country to shut down by January as it applies UN sanctions imposed following Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test. China’s commerce ministry…
NIA summons independent JK MLA Er Rashid for questioning
AMN Jammu and Kashmir independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Rashid Engineer, has been summoned by the NIA for questioning in a case related to funding of terror…
Govt to borrow Rs 2 lakh cr in second half of 2017-18
AMN / NEW DELHI Government has planned to borrow Rs 2.08 lakh crore from the market in the second half of 2017-18 reiterating its commitment to meet the fiscal deficit…
India assures full support to build peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan
AMN / President Ram Nath Kovind has said, India deeply respects the supreme sacrifice made by the Afghan National Defence and Security forces to fight the forces of terror. He…
Jaitley hits out at Yashwant Sinha over criticism of state of economy
AMN / NEW DELHI UNION Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hit out at senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, without naming him, over his criticism of current state of economy and…