Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
MANILA, April 27 (Xinhua) — A business advisor to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has doubted the ambition of U.S. President Donald Trump to boost the U.S. manufacturing, saying on Thursday that Trump was trying to bring back jobs at the expense of consumers’ benefits. Joey Concepcion, chairman of ASEAN Business Advisory Council, made the remarks […]
Read MoreLONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) — Police said on Thursday that a man had been arrested after an incident occurred near the British Parliament as no injury was reported. London Metropolitan police said on Twitter that the man had been arrested as the city’s traffic authorities confirmed that the Whitehall-Parliament Street is closed northbound due to […]
Read MoreMOSCOW, April 27 (Xinhua) — Russia concentrated its fire on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and blasted the military bloc for being a trouble maker during the Sixth Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) that ended Thursday. At the two-day event, Russia’s top military officials said NATO’s military expansion in Europe and interference in […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 27 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank today approved $59 million in financing to help Bangladesh meet the increasing demand for electricity by improving the reliability and efficiency of the entire power system, from electricity generation to transmission. The Power System Reliability and Efficiency Improvement Project will reduce power outages and load-shedding, as well […]
Read MoreDhaka, April 26, (NsNewsWire) — In alignment with the phenomenal global success of pre-orders for the S8 and S8+ which were up 30 percent from last year’s reservations for the S7 and S7 edge, Samsung Mobile Bangladesh is also observing the most successful pre-sale period for this smartphone in Bangladesh. The newly launched flagship products […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM, April 26 (Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that it is his policy not to meet diplomats who have met groups criticizing Israel, after he canceled a meeting with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel. Netanyahu canceled a meeting with Gabriel after the foreign minister met representatives of Breaking The Silence and […]
Read MoreTOKYO, April 26 (Xinhua) — Japanese fighter jets will conduct a joint drill with planes based on the United States aircraft carrier Carl Vinson on Wednesday afternoon, Kyodo News quoted Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force as saying. Two F-15s based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, will participate in the drill with two carrier-based U.S. Navy F/A-18s over […]
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — The Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative is a golden opportunity to bring about regional integration and sustainable economic growth for Africa, said Berhane Gebre-Christos, special envoy of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, on Tuesday. The special envoy made the remarks at the opening of a seminar organized on the B&R […]
Read MoreLONDON, April 26 (Xinhua) — The Labour party is likely to do badly in local elections across the country before general elections on June 8, experts said Tuesday. A series of local elections will be held on May 4 using a variety of electoral systems. Campaigning for those elections, part of a scheduled pattern, began […]
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