Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Given a choice, smugglers go-to transit post to illegally move weapons into India and Nepal is Bangladesh, as made clear in a recent court verdict. The most recent verdict in Bangladesh presented a case that was close to ten years old and has brought into the spotlight the ongoing scourge of arms smuggling that goes […]
Read MoreOfficials in northwestern Pakistan said a bomb blast in a movie theater has killed at least three people. Authorities said 30 people were wounded in the explosion Sunday in Peshawar. Police officials said the attacker was apparently sitting in the audience before hurling hand grenades. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Dilruwan Perera claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in his just second Test to help Sri Lanka to a comprehensive innings and 248-runs victory over Bangladesh before tea on the fourth day of the first test Thursday. (Scorecard) Perera finished with figures of 5-109 and Suranga Lakmal had 3-39 as Bangladesh […]
Read MoreBeijing, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — President Xi Jinping visited soldiers stationed along the Chinese-Mongolian border ahead of the upcoming traditional Chinese New Year. Xi left Beijing early Sunday morning for the city of Arxan in Inner Mongolia by plane, which is about 1,000 km away from the Chinese capital, reports Xinhua. From Arxan, Xi traveled […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Thailand’s government announced Tuesday it will go ahead with an election this weekend despite an opposition boycott, months of street protests and the likelihood of more violence in the country’s political crisis. Related Stories The government made the announcement after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met with the Election Commission, which […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — China poses an increasing challenge to the US military’s technological edge while budget pressures are hampering Washington’s effort to stay ahead, a senior defense official warned on Tuesday. Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer, told lawmakers that when it comes to “technological superiority, the Department of Defense is being […]
Read MoreThai anti-government protests that have shut down parts of Bangkok may cost the nation’s tourism industry as Chinese visitors cancel trips during the lunar new year holiday that starts this week. Arrivals will fall by half to 1 million this month, Minister of Tourism and Sports Somsak Phurisisak said Jan. 23, with some hotels in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 14 (NsNewsWire) — The New Zealand government has defended its decision to award an $8 million ferry contract to a Bangladesh company rather than a local boat builder as the ‘best value for money’ option. Economic development minister Steven Joyce told The New Zealand Herald the difference between the New Zealand tenders and […]
Read More(Reuters) – The wife of a Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail gave birth on Friday to a boy born from sperm smuggled into Gaza, her family said, the first successful pregnancy of its kind in the embattled coastal enclave. The procedure follows several similar cases last year in the West Bank, and Palestinians view […]
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