Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
by Liu Chuntao, Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — Her all-out efforts quickly caught the attention of the Bangladesh people who have felt the pinch of climate change over the last years. A quiet revolution is sweeping through Bangladesh’s coastal areas which are frequently affected by various climate change induced disasters. She has taken up […]
Read MoreBRUSSELS, Sept. 15 (NsNewsWire) — European Union (EU) ministers on Monday agreed on a plan to relocate 40,000 refugees from Italy and Greece at an emergency meeting. The Justice and Home Affairs Council on migration said in a press release that EU ministers adopted a decision establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — The Bangladeshi government decided on Monday to freeze its decision to impose a 7.5-percent value- added tax (VAT) on private universities and medical colleges’ tuition fees following mass protests. The decision was announced the Ministry of Finance after four days of student protests in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. […]
Read MoreDemonstrators gathered at various locations in Osaka on Sunday, protesting against the controversial security-related bills that Japanese PM Abe attempted to steamroller through the parliament later this month, reports Xinhua
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — The Secretary General of Commonwealth Kamalesh Sharma has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this afternoon at Ganobhabon. During the call on Kamalesh Sharma appreciated Bangladesh’s abiding commitment, fundamental values and principles of Commonwealth. He briefed the Prime Minister on the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Governments meeting […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Sept. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang commended Tuesday the country’s 15 million teachers for their contribution to China’s development, two days ahead of the National Teachers’ Day, reports Xinhua. In a meeting with model urban and rural teachers, Li said China’s advancement in all economic and social sectors were in part thanks […]
Read MoreLOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 (NsNewsWire) — A British Airways plane caught fire during takeoff on a runway in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon, said local aviation authority. The Airways flight 2276 heading for London’s Gatwick Airport was scheduled to take off about 4 p.m. Pacific time (2300 GMT) and its left engine caught fire at […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The Central Government has decided, on humanitarian considerations, to exempt Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals belonging to minority communities who have entered into India on or before 31st December, 2014 from the relevant provisions of rules and order made under the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 and the Foreigners Act, […]
Read MoreNervous, pale and sleep deprived, Bangladesh blogger Shammi Haque describes living in constant fear after four of her colleagues were hacked to death this year by suspected Islamists. A social activist, feminist and atheist writer, Haque rarely ventures outside her home in the capital and receives 24-hour police protection, fearful of being next on the […]
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