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WB, ADB launch first Pacific projects under new joint financing framework

, Dec. 4 -- World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda on Thursday announced the first two Pacific projects to be delivered under the Full Mutual Rel... Read More


Vietnam contributes to WTO's annual trade monitoring report

Geneva, Dec. 4 -- The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on December 3 released its annual Trade Monitoring Report, with Vietnam among 46 members actively providing data for the assessment of global trade... Read More


RoK firms target Vietnam's growing homecare device market

Seoul, Dec. 4 -- The Republic of Korea's medical and beauty device manufacturers are increasingly viewing Vietnam where the median age is 33.4 as a promising market with strong consumer demand and rap... Read More


15 volumes of historical ethnographic data on 1971 handed over to NSU

, Dec. 4 -- Fifteen volumes of historical ethnographic data on 1971 have been handed over to the Liberation War Research Center of North South University (NSU). Professor Afsan Chowdhury, Editor-at-L... Read More


Capital market indices dip at opening at DSE, CSE

, Dec. 4 -- Trading at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) began on a downward note Thursday, with most listed companies seeing price declines. At the DSE, the... Read More


Prayers nationwide on Friday for Khaleda Zia's recovery: Rizvi

, Dec. 4 -- Prayers and special munajat seeking the recovery of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will be held in every mosque across the country on Friday, said BNP Senior Joint S... Read More


5 kgs of meth seized from Mizoram-Myanmar border town

Aizawl, Dec. 4 -- A joint operation by the Excise & Narcotics Department and the 14th Battalion Assam Rifles led to the seizure of 5.555 kgs of methamphetamine tablets (approximately 55,000 pieces) at... Read More


No cold storages in 14 Odisha districts

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 4 -- Odisha, a State largely regulated by agrarian economy, does not have a functional cold store facility, to preserve the perishable agro produce in as many as 14 districts out of ... Read More


Gaurav Gogoi demands posthumous Bharat Ratna for Zubeen Garg in Lok Sabha

Guwahati/New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Lok Sabha MP from Assam Gaurav Gogoi has demanded the posthumous conferment of the Bharat Ratna upon late artist Zubeen Garg. Raising the demand in the ongoing Winter Se... Read More


Ranchi administration implements bonfire arrangements across district amid severe cold Ranchi, Dec 3 ( UNI ) In view of the intensifying cold wave and falling night temperatures, the Ranchi district administration has ensured extensive bonfire arrangements across the district, following the directions of Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate Manjunath Bhajantri. Bonfires have been set up at major intersections in Ranchi city and across all 18 blocks, including block headquarters, panchayat bhawans, key market areas, important junctions, and locations with higher concentrations of vulnerable populations. The initiative aims to provide relief to the needy, homeless, daily-wage labourers, rickshaw pullers, footpath dwellers, and individuals working night shifts. Officials had earlier been instructed to begin preparations promptly and ensure adequate supply of firewood, kerosene, and other materials. DC Manjunath Bhajantri stated, "The district administration's priority is to ensure that no citizen suffers due to the cold. All concerned officials have been directed to keep bonfires burning regularly and arrange additional bonfires wherever required." UNI KT

Ranchi, Dec. 4 -- In view of the intensifying cold wave and falling night temperatures, the Ranchi district administration has ensured extensive bonfire arrangements across the district, following the... Read More