Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Bangladeshi police said on Tuesday they had identified three people as the main providers of finance for an attack on a cafe in which 22 people were killed, mostly foreigners, and said one had left for Syria to join Islamic State, reports reuters. The July attack in Dhaka’s diplomatic quarter was claimed by the jihadist […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Education cooperation is a key part of the China-Bangladesh relationship. An increasing number of students from Bangladesh are choosing to study in China, reports CCTV. Sharmin is from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. She just arrived in Shanghai this September, to start pursuing her PhD in the School of Pharmacy at […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Friday for a state visit, the first by a Chinese head of state in 30 years to this South Asian nation, reports Xinhua. Bangladesh is the second leg of Xi’s three-nation Asian tour, which already took him to Cambodia. He will also travel […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to Bangladesh will provide a massive boost not only for the country, but also for the region, a senior academic has said. AAMS Arefin Siddique, the vice-chancellor of Dhaka University (DU), which is the country’s oldest and most prestigious university, made the comments here […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Sept. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The sixth plenary session of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held here from Oct. 24 to 27, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee announced on Tuesday, reports Xinhua. At a meeting on Tuesday, the Political Bureau members heard reports on the drafting […]
Read MoreDhaka, Sept. 20 (NsNewsWire/Global Times) –Foreign ministers of the US, Japan and South Korea met in New York on Sunday, ahead of the UN General Assembly session. They released a joint statement on the latest nuclear test by North Korea, the first such document by foreign ministers of the three countries since 2010, Global Times […]
Read MoreDhaka, Sept. 20 (NsNewsWire/Global Times) –The Russians went to polls on Sunday to elect their lower house of parliament, the Duma. The United Russia that supports President Vladimir Putin is expected to get more than 40 percent of the votes, continuing to be the dominant party in the federal parliament. The election is viewed by […]
Read MoreBy Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 18 (NsNewsWire) — China became only the third country to win more than 100 gold medals at a single edition of the Paralympic Games, celebrating another nine victories in Rio on Saturday. Seven of those came in athletics with another two each in table tennis and swimming as […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Sept. 13 (NsNewsWire) — China and Vietnam pledged on Monday to properly manage maritime differences and further enhance bilateral substantial cooperation, reports Xinhua. The pledge came as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is paying an official visit to China starting Saturday. During the talks held […]
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