Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Israeli authorities have been detaining Palestinian journalist Mustafa Al-Kharouf since 22nd January and tried to deport him to Jordan on 21st July. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) have condemned the actions as serious violations of Al-Kharouf’s fundamental rights and called on Israel to stop obstructing Palestinian […]
Read MoreIn the span of less than 8 months, the mosquito-borne Dengue fever has claimed 29 lives and infected some 35,000 persons across Bangladesh. Based on the latest record of the the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), dengue prevalence has reached an alarming situation, with a total of 34,666 cases and 29 deaths from Jan. 1 to […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — To mark World Breastfeeding Week 2019, the International Labour Organization (ILO) reiterates its strong commitment to supporting and promoting breastfeeding in the workplace. The occasion also gives an opportunity to look back at how garment factories in Bangladesh are making a real difference to nursing mothers in the workplace, supported by […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — India raised the issue of illegal immigrants settling in the country’s northeast areas with Bangladesh during a bilateral meeting between the home ministers of the two countries in India’s New Delhi on Wednesday, an official statement released by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs said Thursday, reports Xinhua. The […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh is in peak dengue season with 32,340 cases reported this year as of Wednesday, tripling the figure of last year,reports Xinhua. According to the figures reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health, a total of 2,428 cases of dengue including 1,153 in […]
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DHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — The Bangladeshi government has confirmed another five deaths from dengue fever, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country since January to 23, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported Tuesday, reports Xinhua. The deaths includes two in April, three in June, 15 in July and three in […]
Read MoreMost of the radical demonstrators in Hong Kong are young people. This is a group that is sensitive to slogans such as democracy and freedom and can be easily incited. In addition, there are young people who are weighed down by the pressure such as buying an apartment. These people would like to vent on […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Robi high value customers can now enjoy up to 300 taka special discount from http://bdtickets.com on purchase of bus, launch and air tickets. The unique offer comes as part of Robi’s Dhonnobad program. The offer will be valid till the 30th of September, 2019. In case of purchasing bus and […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Indian Home Minister (Internal Security) Amit Shah on Monday proposed in the parliament’s upper house to revoke the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which guarantees a “special status” to Indian-controlled Kashmir. As soon as the proposal was made, there was a pandemonium in the house. As per the […]
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