Huawei Becomes Partner Of Bangladesh’s Largest Software Expo

DHAKA, Feb 16 (NNN-BSS) – With the slogan “WELCOME TO THE SMARTVERSE BASIS SoftExpo 2023,” Bangladesh’s largest exhibition of information and communication technology (ICT) will begin here on Feb 23. The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) is organising the exhibition to showcase the latest technology innovations and…

Afghan Forces Raided Daesh Hideout In Kabul, Killing Several Insurgents: Official

KABUL, Feb 16 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan forces raided a hideout of the Daesh in Police District 8 of Afghanistan capital Kabul, killing several insurgents, chief spokesman of the Taliban-run caretaker administration, Zabihullah Mujahid, said. “The security forces attacked an important hideout of the Daesh, in Kartai Naw locality of Police…

China, Myanmar To Promote Economic Cooperation In Post-Pandemic Era

YANGON, Feb 16 (NNN-MNA) – China’s Yunnan provincial department of commerce, and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), held a meeting here yesterday, to promote economic and trade cooperation. Speaking at the meeting, UMFCCI President, U Aye Win, said that, it is a timely…

Pakistan To Improve Insurance Sector To Strengthen Economy: President

ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, said yesterday that, his country needed to focus on improving the insurance sector, to strengthen the national economy. “There is a great need to strengthen the insurance sector, and necessary measures should be taken towards further enhancing the contribution of the…

10 Killed In Avalanches In Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Ten people were killed in avalanches in Tajikistan yesterday, according to the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defence. Eight people died and 22 residential houses were destroyed, after heavy snow hit Khorog, the capital city of Tajikistan’s eastern Gorno-Badakhshan Region. The avalanche also…

UK, US guilty of ‘crimes against humanity’ over Chagos Islands: HRW

LONDON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain and the United States are guilty of crimes against humanity in the forced displacement of indigenous people from the Chagos Islands, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. In a new 106-report, the US-based rights group added that the UK’s “racial persecution, and continued…

Cambodian PM Returned Home After Fruitful Visit To Laos

PHNOM PENH, Feb 15 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, returned home yesterday afternoon, after concluding a two-day official visit to neighbouring Laos, with fruitful outcome. According to a statement released by Cambodia’s foreign ministry, during the visit, Hun Sen and his Laotian counterpart, Sonexay Siphandone, signed…

S. Korea’s Employment Grew 411,000 Year-On-Year, In Jan

SEOUL, Feb 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – The number of employed people in South Korea grew 411,000 in Jan, from a year earlier, statistical office data showed today. The year-over-year employment growth has been on the decline for the eighth straight month, sliding from 935,000 in May last year, to 826,000 in…

One Killed, Four Injured In Coal Mine Explosion In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (NNN-APP) – At least one person was killed and four others injured, in an explosion in a coal mine in Kohat district of Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the rescue service said. According to the reports, the incident took place yesterday, in a coal mine, located in…

New Zealand Provides Funds For Farmers, Growers Hit By Cyclone

WELLINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The New Zealand government is providing an initial four million NZ dollars (2.53 million U.S. dollars), to help farmers, growers and rural communities, mobilise and co-ordinate recovery efforts from Cyclone Gabrielle, following the declaration of a national state of emergency. “The breadth of this storm’s…
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