Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
RAMALLAH, May 4 (Xinhua) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that the contacts between Palestine and U.S. began and will continue, in order to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East. Abbas made the remarks in an interview with Palestine’s public TV station following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at White […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, May 4 (Xinhua) — India test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile on Thursday, state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) reported. The missile was fired from wheeler Island, off the coast in eastern state of Odisha. According to the broadcaster, the missile has a strike range of 2,000 km. The broadcaster quoted defense […]
Read MoreKABUL, May 4 (Xinhua) — Gulbudin Hekmatyar, leader of Afghanistan‘s Hizb-e-Islami, or Islamic Party, is due to return to Kabul on Thursday, ending decades of exile and fighting against the government, said a statement released by the presidential palace. “President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is scheduled to deliver a speech at the ceremony to welcome Hekmatyar,” […]
Read MoreTEHRAN, May 4 (Xinhua) — At least 35 miners were killed in a coal mine explosion in the northern Iranian province of Golestan on Wednesday, Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei was quoted by Tasnim news agency as saying Thursday. The accident occurred at 12:45 p.m. local time (0815 GMT) in Zemestan […]
Read MoreLONDON, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — British Prime Minister Theresa May made her most stinging remark so far against European Union (EU) “bureaucrats” in Brussels, accusing them of trying to ruin Brexit talks. May was speaking outside 10 Downing Street after meeting with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday on the day British parliament was […]
Read MoreTALUQAN, Afghanistan, May 4 (Xinhua) — At least seven Taliban fighters including the group’s key commander Mawlawi Qadir had been killed in northern Afghanistan, local police said Thursday. According to police chief Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani in the northern Takhar province, five villages have also been cleared from the Taliban insurgents over the period. More than […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — Banglalink, one of the leading digital communications service providers of Bangladesh, in its commitment to provide digital services for all has brought a budget smartphone with exciting bundle offer for the customers nationwide. To connect the unconnected to the digital world and to create value beyond connectivity, Banglalink is also […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 30, (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh and its South Asian neighbors can make their container ports more efficient by boosting private sector participation, improving governance and encouraging competition in order to grab a bigger share of international trade and create more jobs, says a new World Bank report. While noting that Bangladesh and South Asia […]
Read MoreNEW YORK, April 27 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road Initiative is a very positive project that helps boost sustainable economic development in the world, especially in ill-connected Asia, a former U.S. diplomat has said. “I think it’s a very important project. I think the idea of reconnecting Asia is very important,” Marc Grossman, vice […]
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