Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
by Jon Day TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — In an unprecedented televised address delivered on Monday, Japan‘s Emperor Akihito with references to his age and issues of health, voiced concerns about his ability to fully carry out his responsibilities within the context of his current role as symbol of the State and intimated his wishes […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — An agreement recently signed between City Bank and Robi Axiata Limited has paved the way for customers of both the companies to avail attractively packaged unlimited data roaming service along with credit card facility at a specially discounted annual fee. City Bank’s Managing Director & CEO, Sohail R. K. Hussain […]
Read MoreNAGASAKI, Japan, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Nagasaki, a southwest Japanese city, marked the 71st anniversary of atomic bombing on Tuesday, amid calls from ordinary Japanese people for reflecting on the country’s aggression history. The annual event, held at the city’s Peace Park, was itself once again short of any apology to Japan’s neighbors for the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone has launched their digital self-care channel MyGP, for customers to access all GP services, offers, bonus and rewards, on August 9 at the Westin Dhaka. MyGP App will be the single digital channel which lets customers interact with GP through its rich and personalized user experience. The app is […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 9 (NsNewsWire) — In Bangladesh, often the rural people, especially young women do not have access to industry-based skills trainings as the industries are pre-dominantly mainly located in cities. To overcome the challenge, the Skills and Training Enhancement Project (STEP) in partnership with the Bangladesh Garments and Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhu) — The Bangladeshi government has relied on a Chinese engineering giant to carry out detailed engineering design for a four-lane expansion of a national highway which is assumed to be one of the major transport corridors linking capital Dhaka to its south and west as well as linking Bangladesh […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 9 (NsNewsWire) — A 15-member executive committee of Greater Dhaka Journalists’ Forum for 2016-17 has been formed with Abul Kalam Azad, managing director and chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), as its president and Shahin Chowdhury, editor of abnews24bd.com, as general secretary. The committee was formed Monday at the forum’s biennial general […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — One Bangladeshi and one Chinese national have died after they inhaled poisonous gas stored in an abandoned barge in Bangladesh’s second largest Mongla seaport in Bagerhat district, some 178 km southwest of the capital city, local police said Monday. Sheikh Lutfur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Police Station in Mongla, told Xinhua […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 (NsNewsWire) — With an investment of 46 billion U.S. dollars and scores of infrastructure projects, the ongoing construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is undoubtedly one of the largest endeavors now taking place on the planet, reports Xinhua. Roads, energy projects, industrial parks and the Gwadar port are all included in […]
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