Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
The first drug to treat low sexual desire in women won approval from US health regulators on Tuesday, but with a warning about potentially dangerous low blood pressure and fainting side effects, especially when taken with alcohol, reports Reuters. Addyi, whose chemical name is flibanserin, is designed for premenopausal women whose lack of sexual desire […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd. and Grand Sultan Tea Resort & Golf signed a discount agreement on August 17, 2015, which will allow the Platinum Plus and Platinum Star customers of GP to avail special discount at the resort. They will get 55% discount for room rent, 50% at movie theatre, 50% for […]
Read MoreMUNICH, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The newly-designed beer mug for the 182th Munich Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, was presented to the public by the official organizer here on Tuesday. The colorful motif, made up of the jumbled letters of “Oktoberfest”, is printed on the front of the mug. On top of those letters […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s tannery industry looks set to suffer a big blow as demand for finished leather and leather products in major international markets has been plunging amid grave concerns over the environmental hazard created by the country’s leather industry. Sector insiders say July exports further reflected the sluggish trend that in […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) — China on Monday unveiled temporary measures to guarantee clean air for the Sept. 3 military parade commemorating the end of World War II. At a meeting held on Monday to coordinate efforts for clean air in Beijing, Environment Minister Chen Jining said clean air was integral to the success of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Mr. Pankaj Saran handed over the memorabilia of Indian Naval aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to Chief of Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy, Vice Admiral M Farid Habib on 17 August 2015. A bridge window frame with a photograph of the ship and one set of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 16 (NsNewsWire) — A portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , Bangladesh’s founding father, has been installed at the National Press Club, the country’s most widely respected professional body for journalists. Shortly after unveiling the portrait at the club premises on Saturday, Journalist leaders stood in silence for a minute. Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) – China on Friday responded to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe‘s statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II by asking Japan to sincerely apologize for its aggressive past. “Japan should have given a clear account of the nature of the aggression war launched by Japanese militarists […]
Read MoreNAY PYI TAW, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Myanmar’s ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has nominated 1,147 candidates nationwide to contest the upcoming general election slated for Nov. 8, Party General Secretary U Maung Maung Thein told a meeting welcoming the candidates here on Wednesday. Of the candidates, 320 will compete for House of […]
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