Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
KABUL, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — At least 40 people were killed and 90 others wounded in a terror attack against a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Friday, raising fear among Afghans, particularly the Shiite Muslim in the country. The attack came when two suicide bombers stormed Imam-ul-Zaman mosque during Friday prayers at […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — Islamic architecture in China is as rich and varied as the great continent of Asia itself. Styles of ancient Chinese architecture are rich and diverse and include temples, imperial palaces, altars, pavilions, official residencies and folk houses, which greatly reflect Chinese ancient ideology which prioritizes the harmonious unity of human […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 22 (NsNewsWire) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached nearly 136 million at the end of June 2017 with addition of about 10 million new users in the first six months of this year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Monday, reports Xinhua. With nearly one million new addition […]
Read MoreRIYADH, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the allocation of 109 security centers in Mecca to inspect violations by pilgrims and imaginary hajj firms, interior ministry tweeted. The centers are supported by the police aviation and high-tech equipment that will also chase those who traffic pilgrims with no Hajj permits. Meanwhile, the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has handed death penalty to 10 people for planting a 76-kg bomb in 2000 with a view to assassinating the then opposition leader and incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Dhaka‘s Special Trial Tribunal-2 Judge Momtaz Begum on Sunday handed down the verdict in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s trade deficit ballooned in the last fiscal year 2016-17 concluded in June on the back of an increase in imports, said the central bank Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Trade deficit in the last fiscal year 2016-17 (July 2016-June 2017) surged 46 percent to 9.47 billion U.S. dollars compared to a […]
Read MoreTwo weeks after Bangladesh and Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Phnom Penh to purchase rice from Cambodia, on Monday of this week Bangladesh signed a deal to buy 250,000 tonnes of milled rice from Cambodia, reports KHMER TIMES. The purchasing agreement was made after the officials from state-owned Green Trade Company and […]
Read MoreROME, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Italy may call on the EU to help save migrants off vessels in distress in the Mediterranean after three humanitarian NGOs suspended operations there, Italian media reported Monday. The Italian government may request search-and-rescue assistance from EU Operation Triton, a border control mission, and EU Operation Sophia, an anti-human trafficker […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — The Chinese government has granted scholarships to 181 Cambodian students to pursue their higher education in China for the 2017-2018 academic year. Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Xiong Bo and Cambodian Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron jointly presented the scholarships to the recipients on Monday. The […]
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