Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
GENEVA, Jan. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The year 2014 has become the second deadliest year for journalists over ten years with at least 138 journalists killed by the end of last year, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on Monday in its updated annual report. The annual report, which first published on December 15, documented 128 […]
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DHAKA, Jan. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s 20-party opposition alliance has announced indefinite blockade across the country. Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who remained confined in her office since Saturday night, made the announcement on Monday evening. Khaleda Zia made several attempts to leave the office to join her 20-party alliance’s anti-government rally. Hundreds of police personnel […]
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DHAKA, Jan. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh have named a 15-man ODI or One Day International squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand. The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday announced that Mashrafe Mortaza will lead the Tigers (Bangladesh team) for the biggest extravaganza of the world cricket starting next month. BCB […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 4 (NsNewsWire)– BGB troops were deployed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Sunday night to maintain law and order situation. BNP Chief Khaleda Zia, who remained cordoned off inside her office in capital Dhaka’s Gushan diplomatic enclave since Saturday night, has asked her 20-party alliance leaders and activists to defy the police ban on […]
Read MoreRIYADH, Jan. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Saudi Royal Court announced Friday that the Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is on temporary ventilator for respiratory infection, reports Xinhua quoting Saudi Press Agency. Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that He was admitted to King Abdulaziz Medical City of National Guard in Riyadh to undergo some medical […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Jan. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc. sold 61.12 million smartphones in 2014, up 227 percent year on year, company founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Lei Jun said Sunday. Total sales revenue with tax reached 74.3 billion yuan (12 billion U.S. dollars), up 135 percent year on year, Lei said in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Dhaka Metropolitan Police have imposed an indefinite ban on meetings, processions and rallies in capital Dhaka from Sunday evening. DMP spokesman Monirul Islam in a press briefing said, “All indoor and outdoor meetings, rallies and human chains will be banned for an indefinite period in the capital city from Sunday […]
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JAKARTA, Jan. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Ships searching for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed with 162 people on board have pinpointed two “big objects” on the sea floor, the head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said on Saturday. The Airbus (AIR.PA) A320-200 plunged into the Java Sea on Sunday while en […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Jan. 3 (NsNewsWire) — The battle against corruption continues in the new year. Assistant Foreign Minister Zhang Kunsheng has been dismissed, and is under investigation for discipline violation. According to the website of Foreign Ministry, Zhang Kunsheng is no longer the director of the Protocol Department and Assistant Foreign Minister. He’s the first official to […]
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