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Pakistan signs $3 bn bailout package with UAE
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 23 (ANI): Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have signed a US$3 billion bailout package to support the cash-strapped country even as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sought financial assistance from Qatar, media reports said.
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Bangladesh: ACC approves chargesheet against BNP leader Falu, wife
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 22 (ANI): Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday approved two chargesheets filed against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mosaddek Ali Falu and his wife Mahbuba Sultana in connection with undisclosed properties and assets worth 17.86 crore B
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Will work for all: Bangladesh PM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 20 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that her government would strive to work for the welfare of the people and that all development policies reach and benefit the masses.
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Paisabazaar.com hits USD 1 Bn annualized loan disbursal run-rate
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (NewsVoir): India's largest marketplace for financial products Paisabazaar.com announced today that it has become the country's first independent digital platform to reach an annualized loan disbursal rate of USD 1 billion.
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Andhra to get $3.5 bn worth pulp and paper plant
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ramayapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) to develop a five million tonnes per annum greenfield pulp and paper plant in the state's Prakasa
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Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina takes oath as PM for 4th time
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 7 (ANI): Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Monday. This is the fourth time that Hasina has become the prime minister of the South Asian country. It is also her third consecutive term in the office.
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Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina to take oath as PM on Monday
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 6 (ANI): Sheikh Hasina will be be sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on January 7, following her party's sweeping victory in the 11th Parliamentary elections, which were held across the country on December 30.
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B'desh polls: Newly-elected MPs take oath, BNP-led Opposition boycott cere
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 3 (ANI): The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led Jatiya Oikya Front boycotted the swearing-in ceremony, even as the remaining newly-elected lawmakers, including those from the Awami League, took the oath here on Thursday.
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USA encourages parties in Bangladesh to refrain from violence
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): The United States of America has called for all political parties in Bangladesh to maintain peace and refrain from violence following the 11th Parliamentary elections which took place in the country on December 30.
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Sushma Swaraj congratulates Bangladesh FM for election victory
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj congratulated her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali for his recent win in the 11th Parliamentary elections held on Sunday.
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Jatiya Oikya Front lost due to 'criminal activities': Hasina
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 31 (ANI): Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led Jatiya Oikya Front (National Unity Front) lost the 11th General Elections of the country as the alliance was indulging in "criminal activities."
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Amid vote-rigging claims by Opposition, B'desh EC rules out re-election
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 31 (ANI): With the opposition Jatiya Oikya Front (National Unity Front) crying foul over rigging, fraud and government intimidation in recently-held parliamentary elections, the Bangladesh Election Commission on Monday rejected their claims, ruling out any chance o
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