Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
By Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 18 (NsNewsWire) — China became only the third country to win more than 100 gold medals at a single edition of the Paralympic Games, celebrating another nine victories in Rio on Saturday. Seven of those came in athletics with another two each in table tennis and swimming as […]
Read MoreJapanese Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada revealed on September 15 during a visit to the US that Japanese Self-Defense Forces will patrol the South China Sea with the US navy, saying Japan will increase presence in the region through participation in military drills and aid to relevant countries, Global Times writes in an editorial piece […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 16 (NsNewsWire) —The United States has said their decades-long partnership with Bangladesh has helped bring about some of the most impressive development gains the world has ever seen, including self-sufficiency in food production, a reduction of the poverty rate from over half the population to less than a third, and a drastic increase […]
Read MoreBritain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia has been inundated with congratulations from across the Islamic world after it emerged that he converted to Islam and carried out the first Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca ever performed by a senior UK diplomat, reports www.telegraph.co.uk. The conversion of Simon Collis, the UK envoy to Riyadh, became public after pictures […]
Read MoreChina’s Tiangong-2 space lab blasted off on Thursday, marking another milestone in its increasingly ambitious space program, which envisions a mission to Mars by the end of this decade and its own space station by around 2020, reports Xinhua.
Read MoreGUWAHATI: The team of 32 artists from the state, which participated in a two-day programme to celebrate the birth anniversary of Bhupen Hazarika in Bangladesh, said it was overwhelmed by the love and adulation the Assam icon inspired in the neighbouring country, reports TNN. On Tuesday, the team shared their experience in Bangladesh and said […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday left Dhaka to attend the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in the US and the 5th Global Fund Replenishment Conference in Canada. She will make a 22-hour stay in London before flying to Montréal in Canada. Hasina will attend a global […]
Read MoreA video of Hillary Clinton at a 9/11 ceremony in New York captured her appearing to stagger and faint. Her campaign claimed that she was diagnosed with pneumonia two days ago and she felt overheated at the ceremony. The media has launched a wave of comments on her hiding of her health conditions, Global Times […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS, Sept. 14 (NsNewsWire) — The UN General Assembly kicked off its 71st session here on Tuesday with a focus on joint global efforts to carry out the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a blueprint for ending poverty and hunger, advancing equality, and protecting the environment for the years leading up to 2030, reports Xinhua. […]
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