Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Aug. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Today the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an emergency appeal to help thousands of people hit by extreme monsoon floods in Bangladesh. The IFRC is appealing for CHF 1.6 million Swiss francs (USD 1.7 million, Euros 1.5 million) to support the Bangladesh Red […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 14 (NsNewsWire) — A massive joint search and rescue operation has been launched by Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Coast Guard and Indian Coast Guard after an Indian fishing vessel carrying some 17 people sank on Saturday in the Bay of Bengal, reports Xinhua. A Bangladesh Navy official told Xinhua on Sunday that two Indian […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development of Saudi Arabia lifted the ban on the recruitment of Bangladesh workers as of Wednesday, 10 August 2016. The ban had been in force for the past seven years except for the domestic service workers. The opening of the recruitment is indeed the culmination of unremitting […]
Read Moreby Jon Day TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — In an unprecedented televised address delivered on Monday, Japan‘s Emperor Akihito with references to his age and issues of health, voiced concerns about his ability to fully carry out his responsibilities within the context of his current role as symbol of the State and intimated his wishes […]
Read MoreNAGASAKI, Japan, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Nagasaki, a southwest Japanese city, marked the 71st anniversary of atomic bombing on Tuesday, amid calls from ordinary Japanese people for reflecting on the country’s aggression history. The annual event, held at the city’s Peace Park, was itself once again short of any apology to Japan’s neighbors for the […]
Read MoreA French NGO volunteer and Muslim convert who was imprisoned in Bangladesh for 70 days returned home to France on Sunday to a hero’s welcome. Maxime Puemo Tchantchuing, better known by his adopted Muslim name Moussa Ibn Yacoub, returned to France after not only being imprisoned for 70 days but also being prevented from leaving […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — First Made in China span for Bangladesh’s largest Padma bridge has reached the project site. The 150-meter span weighing some 2900 tones was made of steel plate with 20-80mm thickness in a Chinese factory. Obaidul Quader, Bangladesh’s road transport and bridges minister, said all the 41 spans for the bridge […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 9 (NsNewsWire) — A 15-member executive committee of Greater Dhaka Journalists’ Forum for 2016-17 has been formed with Abul Kalam Azad, managing director and chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), as its president and Shahin Chowdhury, editor of abnews24bd.com, as general secretary. The committee was formed Monday at the forum’s biennial general […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested nine foreign nationals and a Bangladeshi in counterfeit money scheme. A RAB official who did not like to be named told Xinhua Monday they were arresred along with huge amount of counterfeit notes and fake currency-making materials from capital Dhaka‘s […]
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