December2016

News Hour: Within the past week (6-12 December) over 9,800 displaced Iraqis have arrived at the Emergency Site in Al-Qayara Airstrip in Ninewa governorate. Most had fled their homes due to armed conflict and were in...

News Hour: Through a multitranche financing facility to the Republic of Fiji for the Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Management Investment Program, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help deliver vital urban infrastructure and services to...

News Hour: The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a one-million euro contribution from the European Union through the Instrument Contributing to Stability and Peace. This contribution takes the EU’s financial support to WFP in the Lake...

News Hour: At the request of the Indonesian government, IOM today deployed 16 personnel to Aceh province to begin tracking and monitoring the locations and needs of almost 84,000 people displaced by last week’s powerful earthquake....

News Hour: Mrs. Vandana Luthra, founder of VLCC is on a global crusade to spread awareness about the increasing menace of obesity across the world, including Bangladesh. Sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy food habits, lack of sleep, genetic...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a total of $200.58 million in loans and grants to increase the efficiency of Viet Nam’s public expenditure to improve infrastructure provision, social service delivery, and reduce...

News Hour: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, captain of the Bangladesh cricket team has joined hands with Bangladesh’s number 1 mobile service operator Grameenphone as its brand ambassador. Mashrafe will work together with Grameenphone to empower the society....

News Hour: Just within the first week of its launch in Bangladesh, Huawei’s much-anticipated device, GR 5 2017, has created a stir among the customers. Soon after its countrywide launch from December 1-5, over 5,000 customers...

News Hour: On the heels of the signing of the SAVE Act legislation to support autonomous vehicle testing and deployment in Michigan, General Motors will immediately begin testing autonomous vehicles on public roads. GM also announced...

News Hour: Mazda Motor Corporation announced today that the company began production of the Mazda CX-3 subcompact crossover SUV yesterday at Hofu Plant No.1 in Yamaguchi, Japan. The move strengthens the automaker’s supply system for SUV...