Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Kolkata, Aug. 31 (NsNewsWire) – The Apollo Hospital Group is planning to expand its operations in Bangladesh and Kolkata in the next few years, a top official of the city facility said today, reports PTI. “We presently have a hospital in Dhaka. We have plans to have one more hospital in Chittagong,” Apollo Hospital ECO, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 30 (NsNewsWire) — The Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh held a farewell party Friday for some 146 Bangladeshi students, officials and professionals who were awarded Chinese government scholarships, reports Xinhua. Senior officials from Bangladesh’s relevant ministries and Chinese Embassy, among others, attended the party. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang extended his warm […]
Read MoreTRIPOLI, Aug. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Nearly 200 illegal immigrants may have died off Libya’s western Zuwara coast on Thursday after a boat carrying around 400 people sank, a security official told Xinhua on Friday. “We have recovered 82 bodies washed ashore so far, while about 100 people are still missing,” a coast guard official said, […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 27 (NsNewsWire) — The sales of the book Xi Jinping: the Governance of China, have exceeded 5.2 million around the world, Zhou Mingwei, head of China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, said Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Zhou was speaking at the 22nd Beijing International Book Fair, which opened Wednesday. The book, published in Chinese, English, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s economic policy-making body is all set to approve a proposal for constructing a new road to Myanmar, aimed at boosting bilateral trade. A Planning Ministry official who did not like to be named said the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council will likely approve the proposal on Tuesday […]
Read MoreYANGON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — Myanmar will take part in the 6th Asian Senior Chess Championship to be hosted by Iran from Sept.24 to Oct.2, according to Myanmar Chess Federation on Tuesday. Myint Han who has secured two international master norms and Myo Naing who has won two grand master norms in previous championships will […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 24 (NsNewsWire) — New technologies have helped Chinese armed forces to better prepare for the Sept. 3 parade, which will be attended by more than 10,000 military personnel and showcase the latest weaponry, reports Xinhua. The Navy installed laser rangefinders on parade vehicles so that they can maintain a set distance from one […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — China Mobile, the world’s largest telecom operator by number of subscribers, announced on Monday that Shang Bing has replaced Xi Guohua as board chairman. Shang, 60, worked as senior manager for China Unicom and China Telecom before becoming vice head of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2011. […]
Read MoreSYDNEY, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — Australian researchers are examining how the social networking service Twitter can help those who are unable to communicate by speech. The research’s initial findings, conducted at the University of Newcastle, suggested Twitter is an important tool for adults with speech disabilities from stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, autism and […]
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