Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
YEREVAN, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met here Monday with visiting NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller for discussions on military cooperation, including solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to a statement posted on the official website of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, a number of issues were […]
Read MoreMUMBAI, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Indian markets opened higher Tuesday. Equity benchmarks extended previous day’s rally on Tuesday opening, with the Sensex rising more than 100 points, following positive global cues. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex opened at 33,714.17, 112.49 points or 0.37 percent up compared to its previous close at 33,601.68.
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — At least 10 people were crushed to death and over 50 others injured on Monday after a stampede occurred during a funeral rite of a political leader in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chittagong city. Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Iqbal Bahar confirmed the death of 10 people during the tragedy. He said […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 18 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank has approved an additional $245 million to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of major safety net programs in Bangladesh. To support the poor and vulnerable, the government implements a number of safety net programs. The financing to the ongoing Safety Net Systems for the Poorest Project […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Customs officials at Bangladesh’s main airport in Dhaka seized 74 gold bars weighing about 8 kg, from three passengers landed here by a local Regent Airways flight from Thailand, an official said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the customs official who declined to be unnamed, told Xinhua that they detained […]
Read MoreGold coast, Dec. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Backstage at the Manchester Central Convention Complex – host to the PSA World Championships 2017 – English athlete Nick Matthew OBE is reflecting on a soon-to-be-closing career. His haul is impressive, comprising title wins in the World Games (2009, singles), three Commonwealth Games gold medals (2010 singles & doubles; […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 18 (NsNewsWire) — The Keel Laying Ceremony of 5 floating hospital ships was held on 17 th December, Sunday at Ispahanir Char, Gozaria, Munshiganj. For the first time in the history of Bangladesh a fully dedicated floating hospital ship is being designed and constructed by naval architects and shipbuilding engineers exclusively from Bangladesh. […]
Read MoreThe top UN human rights official has said he would not be surprised if a court one day ruled that acts of genocide had been committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, according to a television interview to be shown on Monday, Reports Reuters. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh increased nearly 10 percent during July-October period of 2017-18 fiscal year (July 2017-June 2018) compared to the same period last fiscal, the central bank data showed Sunday, reports Xinhua. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) data showed that in the first four months of the current […]
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