December2017
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Ban on import of asbestos to be imposed in Bangladesh, speakers said
Dec 11, 2017Every year 107,000 workers suffer from asbestosis and other diseases across the world due to use of asbestos in the workplace. Speakers in a consultation on Asbestos in Bangladesh urged the Government of Bangladesh to impose... -
ADB, Global Fund sign MOU to help countries in Asia strengthen health systems to fight HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
Dec 11, 2017Through a framework of mutual cooperation, ADB and the Global Fund can complement each other’s contributions to health programs in the Asia and Pacific region. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Global Fund have signed... -
Bitcoin futures jumped more than 20 percent in their eagerly anticipated U.S. debut
Dec 11, 2017The launch on Sunday night may have caused an early outage of the Chicago-based CBOE Global Markets’ website. The exchange said that due to heavy traffic on the CBOE Global Markets website. Bitcoin futures jumped more... -
Most Asian markets rose on Monday
Dec 11, 2017Adding to the upbeat sentiment was an agreement by US lawmakers to keep funding the government to avert a painful shutdown. Most Asian markets rose on Monday, tracking fresh records on Wall Street following forecast-busting US... -
BYD to open a factory near Tangiers in Morocco to build battery-powered vehicles
Dec 11, 2017The memorandum of understanding was signed at the royal palace in the coastal city of Casablanca in the presence of King Mohammed VI and BYD’s chairman, Wang Chuanfu, whose company is backed by US investor Warren... -
UN migration agency recognizes anti-trafficking heroes in Ukraine
Dec 11, 2017Children in conflict with the law, a police investigator and residents of a small Ukrainian village: sounds like the cast of a popular thriller. They were, in fact, all prize winners at the UN Migration Agency’s... -
Arnab achieved silver in Asian Airgun meet
Dec 11, 2017Amidst disappointments from senior shooters, 16th years old Arnab Sharar gave enough reasons for the country to smile as he captured silver medal in the youth section of 10m air rifle event in the 10th Asian... -
Shakib replaces Rahim as new Test captain
Dec 11, 2017It was already in air Mushfiqur Rahim has been replaced as a captain as expected Shakib Al Hasan was announced as new Test captain for the forthcoming Sri Lanka tour to Bangladesh in January 2018. The... -
Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi declares ‘end of war against IS’ in Iraq
Dec 11, 2017Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in a three-year war by Iraqi forces to expel the Islamic State jihadist group that at its height endangered Iraq’s very existence. “Our forces are in complete control... -
Paris climate summit a chance for real progress
Dec 11, 2017The Paris climate summit next week offers a chance for concrete advances in the fight against global warming, even without the support of President Donald Trump, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said. “What makes this...
