Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
MOSCOW, 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 […]
Read MoreANKARA, April 26 (Xinhua) — More than 1,000 people were arrested over links to the Gulenist Group in simultaneous raids across Turkey on Wednesday, said Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. The operations were carried out as part of a probe led by chief public prosecutor’s office in Ankara, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. A total of […]
Read MoreCOLOMBO, April 26 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka on Wednesday said it was confident of regaining key EU trade concessions known as the GSP plus despite concerns raised by a few members of the European Parliament. Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha De Silva in a statement said he had met with several members of the European Parliament […]
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