Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Dec. 29 (NsNewsWire) — A female school teacher was dead and dozens of others including cops injured Monday in stray incidents of violence during the nationwide dawn-to-dusk general strike enforced by Bangladesh’s main opposition alliance. During the early hours of the hartal, Shamsunnahar, 37, succumbed to her injuries when an alleged picket hurled brick […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 28 (NsNewsWire) — China has responded positively to Bangladesh’s proposal for the long-cherished road connectivity from Chittagong to Kunming via Cox’s Bazar and Myanmar. Emerging from the bilateral talks, Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque told journalists “We’ve proposed establishing rail and road connectivity between Chittagong and Kunming. This is the first time […]
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DHAKA, Dec. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a three-day official visit. Wang Yi , who is vising Bangladesh at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart AH Mahmood Ali, reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in capital Dahka at about 6.50 p.m. (local time) on Saturday. Bangladeshi Foreign […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is all set to arrive here on Saturday on a three-day official visit. Wang Yi, who is visiting Dhaka at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart AH Mahmood Ali, is due to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6.40 p.m. local time on Saturday. […]
Read MoreLOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Sony Picture Entertainment released the controversial film “The Interview” online Wednesday, in advance of a limited theatrical screening on Christmas Day. The film, a comedy about a plot to assassinate the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) which prompted a cyberattack, was available at Google Play, […]
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KATHMANDU, Dec. 25 (NsNewsWire) — A Chinese delegation led by Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived here on Thursday for a three-day official goodwill visit, the highest level one from the Chinese side after the election of Nepal’s Constituent Assembly in November 2013. According to the schedule provided by the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, Wang will […]
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A Muslim schoolgirl from St. Maaz high School practises martial arts inside the school in Hyderabad, India, Dec. 18, 2014. (Xinhua Photo caption/Stringer)
Read MoreAmman, Jordan, Dec. 25 (NsNewsWire) — For the first time since a United States-led international coalition began airstrikes against the extremist group ISIS, a coalition pilot has been captured. The family of Jordanian Moaz al-Kasasbeh is pleading that the militants release him, reports CNN . Speaking with CNN Arabic, the pilot’s brother Jawad al-Kasasbeh asked […]
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Melbourne, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Allrounder signs with red half of Melbourne for back half of BBL season. Melbourne Renegades have signed the world’s No.1-ranked Twenty20 allrounder Shakib Al Hasan from Bangladesh for the second half of the KFC T20 Big Bash League season. A left-hand batsman and left-arm spinner, Shakib is not stranger to […]
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