Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (NsNewsWire) — New research developed jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO)1 and the Walk Free Foundation2 , in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM)3 , has revealed the true scale of modern slavery around the world. The data, released during the United Nations General Assembly, shows that more than 40 million […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh police braced Monday as more than 10,000 Islamist hardliners marched on the Myanmar embassy to protest against the violence driving the Rohingya Muslim minority out of the Buddhist-majority nation, reports AFP. A huge crowd of demonstrators in white robes chanting “God is great” assembled outside Bangladesh’s largest mosque ahead […]
Read MoreGold Coast: Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Brisbane Airport will be hub of activity during GC2018 with over 20,000 athlete bags, more than 500 bike travel cases and the Queen’s Baton which will arrive on Christmas Eve, just 100 days before the Games begin. With prized cargo checking in at the terminal, it’s only fitting that […]
Read MoreGold Coast, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The Queen’s Baton will arrive on home soil just in time for Christmas, landing at Brisbane Airport on December 24, 100-days before the Games. Already 188 days into its 288-day international journey, the Baton is currently in Europe having already navigated its way through Africa, island-hopped the Caribbean and […]
Read MoreGeneva, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — A delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians has expressed deep concern about the flawed justice, torture and intimidation in the investigation of the 1998 assassination of the parliamentarian and Minister of Infrastructure Zorig Sanjasuuren. Sanjasuuren is regarded by many as the leader of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) in a statement Sunday said, “We the undersigned organisations would like to stress that, with the initiative of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO), the Rohingya Intellectual Community Association of Australia filed through their Counsel, a communication with the International Criminal Court (“the ICC”) in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A major UNHCR airlift with emergency relief supplies for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is today under way, with the first flight having landed in Dhaka just before 04:30 this morning. A UNHCR-chartered Boeing 777 flew in with 91 metric tonnes of aid, including much needed shelter materials, jerry cans, blankets, […]
Read MoreHalimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament, was declared elected as Singapore’s first woman president on Wednesday, after the returning officer announced she was the sole candidate to qualify for the contest, reports reuters.
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s community media sector demanded that global and neighboring countries leaders, civil societies of Myanmar and the United Nations (UN) put pressure on the Myanmar government to stop “genocide” and persecution against Rohingyas. Community Media Sector wants to register grave concern that the Rohingya issue must get the highest priority […]
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