Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced two to death and three others to life in prison for their crimes committed during the country’s war of independence in 1971. The death-row inmates are Ujayer Ahmed Chowdhury, 63, and Nesar Ali, 75, while Yunus Ahmed, 71, Samsul Hossain Tarafder, 65, […]
Read MoreCOLOMBO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — A tense situation erupted in the Sri Lankan parliament on Wednesday as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe read a statement to the House over a Treasury bond scam committed at the Central Bank. Opposition legislators launched a protest in the middle of the House as Wickremesinghe read his statement, calling for […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Today, the government of Bangladesh signed an agreement with the World Bank to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of its major safety net programs. The $245 million additional financing to the Safety Net Systems for the Poorest Project will help improve beneficiary targeting, information management, and benefit payment of […]
Read MoreGold Coast, Jan. 9 (NsNewsWire) — To celebrate local talent in the lead up to Festival 2018 we introduce you to the Gold Coast’s very own sculpture star Liam Hardy. Chances are you’ve already seen his famous bronze beauties around at some of South East Queensland’s most famous venues and now you can meet the […]
Read MoreGold Coast, Jan. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The Queen’s Baton has made its first public appearance on the Gold Coast today, featuring as part of the Magic Millions Barrier Draw at Surfers Paradise Foreshore. Batonbearer Hugh Bowman, recently named as the Longines World’s Best Jockey, held the Queen’s Baton with pride as he rode down the […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2018/1/8 23:13:40 Western countries were hit heavily at the start of the new year when China banned the import of 24 types of solid waste. They have long relied on exporting plastic recycling to China and have been lax about recycling domestic waste. Pictures show rubbish has built up in some of […]
Read MoreReuters, Washington Former US President Bill Clinton on Monday called for the immediate release of two Reuters journalists being held in Myanmar. “A free press is critical to a free society – the detention of journalists anywhere is unacceptable. The Reuters journalists being held in Myanmar should be released immediately,” Clinton said in a Twitter […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Monday recorded the lowest temperature in five decades as mercury dipped to a chilling 2.6 degrees centigrade. Bone chilling cold slows the wheels of life in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, reports Xinhua. The severe cold wave sweeping through Bangladesh brought the normal life and businesses […]
Read Moreby Hope Kerslake Every time Australian trap shooter and defending Commonwealth Games gold medallist Laetisha Scanlan lines up a competition shot, her mind is at ease, and it’s all due to what she had for breakfast that morning. We often hear the key to success is hard work, perseverance and even passion but for 27-year-old […]
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