Indian president launches Bangla radio service

Kolkata, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has launched the Akahvani Maitree, a Bangla radio service,  in Kolkata. Speaking on the occasion, President said that Akashvani Maitree will be an important channel of communication between India and Bangladesh. The proposal to establish a radio channel with content sharing from both the countries was […]

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China’s Guangming Online, Bangladesh’s NsNewsWire sign news cooperation agreement

DHAKA, Aug.  23 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s first press news agency– NsNewsWire — has signed a news and photo service cooperation agreement with Guangming Online, a leading Chinese news website. Zeng Fanhua, director of international communication center of Guangming, and NK Sanchaya, chief editor of NsNewsWire, signed the  agreement on be half of their respective sides […]

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Earthquake jolts Bangladesh

DHAKA, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — People in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and elsewhere got panicked by an earthquake which jolted neighboring Myanmar and parts of the region Tuesday morning. A  meteorologist of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) told Xinhua that the epicenter of the earthquake of 5.3 magnitude was located in Myanmar and the distance of […]

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Briton sent to jail after 16-day remand over deadly Dhaka attack case

DHAKA, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — A British national who has been shown arrested in connection with the deadly attack at a Spanish cafe in Bangladesh capital Dhaka‘s diplomatic enclave Gulshan last month was sent to jail Monday on completion of his 16-day remand, reports Xinhua. Metropolitan Magistrate Ahsan Habib passed the order after Hasnat Karim, […]

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WaterAid opens another 4 public toilets in the city

DHAKA, Aug. 22 (NsNewsWire) — WaterAid Bangladesh in association with Dhaka South City Corporation has launched another four public toilets in the city. These H&M Foundation funded toilets have been built at Bahdur Shah Park, Sayedabad Bus Terminal and Municipality Filling Station. Sayeed Khokon, Mayor, Dhaka South City Corporation has inaugurated these modern sanitation facilities […]

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ECB delegation completes Bangladesh security inspection

The ECB delegation left Dhaka on Saturday evening with its host hopeful of England’s tour of Bangladesh going ahead as scheduled in October. The delegation inspected venues in Mirpur, Chittagong and Fatullah, giving special attention to detail when looking at the venues and hotels in Mirpur and Chittagong, reports espncricketinfo. The three-member delegation also had […]

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Turkish parliament approves normalization deal with Israel

ANKARA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — The Turkish parliament on Saturday approved the normalization deal reached with Israel last month, ending a six-year rift and paving the way for the restoration of full diplomatic ties, Daily Sabah reported. The parliament voted to approve the pact early on Saturday before it closed for a summer recess. Relations […]

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Robi helps subscribers redefine life with ACE

DHAKA, Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) —  Not everyone in the society is happy to let destiny take control of their life. The courageous and adventurous among us don’t shy away from challenging the accepted norms of the society in order to make their life more rewarding and meaningful. However, it involves a tremendous amount of self-belief […]

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