Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — As foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are to meet in Tokyo Wednesday, the three major Asian powers should work together to make their differences controllable. The final date of the eighth trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting, the second gathering since the talks resumed in March 2015 after a […]
Read MoreKolkata, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has launched the Akahvani Maitree, a Bangla radio service, in Kolkata. Speaking on the occasion, President said that Akashvani Maitree will be an important channel of communication between India and Bangladesh. The proposal to establish a radio channel with content sharing from both the countries was […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s first press news agency– NsNewsWire — has signed a news and photo service cooperation agreement with Guangming Online, a leading Chinese news website. Zeng Fanhua, director of international communication center of Guangming, and NK Sanchaya, chief editor of NsNewsWire, signed the agreement on be half of their respective sides […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — People in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and elsewhere got panicked by an earthquake which jolted neighboring Myanmar and parts of the region Tuesday morning. A meteorologist of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) told Xinhua that the epicenter of the earthquake of 5.3 magnitude was located in Myanmar and the distance of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — A British national who has been shown arrested in connection with the deadly attack at a Spanish cafe in Bangladesh capital Dhaka‘s diplomatic enclave Gulshan last month was sent to jail Monday on completion of his 16-day remand, reports Xinhua. Metropolitan Magistrate Ahsan Habib passed the order after Hasnat Karim, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 22 (NsNewsWire) — WaterAid Bangladesh in association with Dhaka South City Corporation has launched another four public toilets in the city. These H&M Foundation funded toilets have been built at Bahdur Shah Park, Sayedabad Bus Terminal and Municipality Filling Station. Sayeed Khokon, Mayor, Dhaka South City Corporation has inaugurated these modern sanitation facilities […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — Nearly six hours after a fire swept through Bangladesh’s largest market complex, fire crews have rescued 19 people who were trapped on the top floors. “We’ve rescued 19 people including those seven to eight people who were seen on rooftop seeking help,” said a fire department officer. The officer who […]
Read MoreANKARA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — The Turkish parliament on Saturday approved the normalization deal reached with Israel last month, ending a six-year rift and paving the way for the restoration of full diplomatic ties, Daily Sabah reported. The parliament voted to approve the pact early on Saturday before it closed for a summer recess. Relations […]
Read MoreBy Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Usain Bolt declared himself “the greatest” after signing off on his Olympic career with a ninth gold medal here on Friday, reports Xinhua. The 29-year-old ran an electrifying final leg to anchor Jamaica’s second straight Olympic men’s 4x100m relay victory. The result gave Bolt his […]
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