Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Nov. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Australia’s first party representing Muslims intends to contest senate seats at the next federal election, reports BBC. Launching the party in Sydney, founder Diaa Mohamed told Fairfax he wanted a louder voice for Muslims. “There are a lot of parties out there to specifically oppose Islam and Muslims, yet Muslims don’t have […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Riverbank erosion and seasonal floods displaces as many as 400,000 people each year in Bangladesh. Between 2008 to 2013, about 4 million people of Bangladesh have been displaced by sudden onset disaster. The scale of displacement caused by disasters is largely determined by communities’ underlying vulnerability to shocks or stresses. […]
Read MoreCANBERRA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Tim Cahill scored his 42nd international goal as Australia, which is scheduled to play Bangladesh next Tuesday, turned on the sparkle to fuel their World Cup qualifying hopes with a 3-0 win over Kyrgyzstan in Canberra on Thursday. Despite having 74 percent possession in the first half, Australia only took the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — A Bangladesh court in capital Dhaka sentenced a girl to death on Thursday after convicting her of murder of her parents about two years ago. Judge MD Sayeed Ahmed of the Dhaka‘s Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 said Oishee Rahman, the only daughter of slain inspector of Special Branch (SB) of Bangladesh […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladeshi government has handed over Anup Chetia, a detained top Indian separatist, to the Indian authorities, reports Xinhua. A source close to Bangladesh’s Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed this to Xinhua, saying the country Wednesday handed over the leader of the India’s top insurgent group United Liberation Front of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The US state department has issued a travel alert for Bangladesh, saying there is reliable information that terrorist attacks could occur against foreigners in the traditionally moderate South Asian country. Bangladesh has been rocked by a series of attacks this year claimed by Islamic extremists, including killings of secular bloggers […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — The historic meeting between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore is an inspiring event and the high-level dialogue will be a powerful boost to relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, foreign government agencies and experts said. Amid intensive attention from across the globe, Xi and Ma […]
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DHAKA, Nov. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The Government of Bangladesh, has completed the inspection phase of its efforts to assess exporting ready-made garment (RMG) factories for structural, fire and electrical safety with emphasis now switching to remediation. By the 31 October 2015 deadline for assessments to be carried out, 1,475 RMG factories had been assessed through […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 8 (NsNewsWire) — At the sidelines of the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of the Foreign Ministers held on 5-6 November 2015 in Luxembourg, Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali held discussions with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, Belgian Foreign Minister (Deputy Prime Minister) Didier […]
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