Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
By Ruma Paul | DHAKA A militant who died in a raid in Bangladesh this month was identified as the head of a militant group blamed for a deadly attack on a cafe that killed 22 people, mostly foreigners, security officials said on Friday, reports Reuters. Abdur Rahman leapt to his death from a five-story […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Prime Minister (PM), Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the Digital Training Bus project for Sustainable Women Development through ICT. The hon’ble PM inaugurated the project right after inaugurating the three day long ICT event Digital World 2016 at the International Convention City, Basundhara. ICT Division of the Ministry of Posts & […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping met with his Philippine counterpart President Rodrigo Duterte Thursday. The two heads of state witnessed the signing of 13 Sino-Philippine cooperation agreements, covering tourism, fruit exports, infrastructure construction and defensive security consultations. Bilateral ties have turned a new page, Global Time writes in an editorial piece. The maritime disputes appear to […]
Read MoreThe competition to develop much-needed modern port facilities in Bangladesh has intensified following the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the South Asian country, reports www.joc.com. Despite the clear need for a new port, and plenty of commercial incentives to build one, projects have been slow to materialize, as China, Japan, and India […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Beijing on Thursday morning. Following the ceremony, the two leaders will hold official talks and witness the signing of a series of cooperation documents. Duterte is on a state visit to China from Tuesday to […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI (AP) — In the three months since a band of youths tortured and killed 20 hostages in a Dhaka restaurant, Bangladeshi intelligence officials say they’re rooting out radicals and restoring security to the streets. Their evidence? Police raids that have killed about 40 suspected Islamist militants; hundreds of suspects detained in police dragnets; […]
Read MoreThe United Nations has urged Bangladesh to halt construction of a huge coal-fired power plant near the Sundarbans, warning of a serious threat to the delicate ecosystem of the world’s largest mangrove forest, reports AFP. The UN’s culture and science agency UNESCO said there was a high chance pollution from the plant would “irreversibly damage” […]
Read MoreBangladeshi police said on Tuesday they had identified three people as the main providers of finance for an attack on a cafe in which 22 people were killed, mostly foreigners, and said one had left for Syria to join Islamic State, reports reuters. The July attack in Dhaka’s diplomatic quarter was claimed by the jihadist […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 18 (NsNewsWire) — On Saturday, 22 October, 2016 students (minimum 18 years of age) who are enrolled in full-time degree programmes in colleges/universities can deposit Tourist visa applications on a walk-in basis without an e-token or a prior online appointment date from 0900 hours to 1300 hours at the Indian Visa Application Centre […]
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