Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
MANILA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — Efforts were underway to contain the spread of bird flu virus in the Philippines after an outbreak on a poultry farm on the main Luzon island was detected, Philippines authorities said on Saturday. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial told local radio DZBB that the Department of Health is on “heightened alert,” […]
Read MoreFAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — The Afghan security forces have regained control of villages from militants in the northern Badakhshan province, leaving at least 8 insurgents dead and 13 others injured, an official said Saturday. “The strategic areas, including several villages in Tagab district, have been cleared of the Taliban insurgents in a tough […]
Read MoreSouth Korean prosecutors today sought a 12-year jail term for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, over charges that include allegedly bribing the former president for government support to help Lee cement control of the group, reports reuters. Lee, the de facto leader of one of Asia’s largest conglomerates, has been in detention since […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh today signed an additional $47.50 million financing agreement with the World Bank to continue construction of new water infrastructure in Chittagong, and provide access to safe water to around 650,000 inhabitants in the city. The additional financing to the Chittagong Water Supply Improvement and Sanitation Project […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 6 (NsNewsWire)– Rows of Chinese bonsai trees planted recently along a major road in Bangladesh capital Dhaka now have produced greenish new leaves, giving the city an exquisite look, reports Xinhua. The major Dhaka road just outside the country’s main Hazrat Shahjala Airport got a huge facelift with the plantation of the trees […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 2 (NsNewsWire) — President Xi Jinping’s speech at the Army Day celebration was powerful, befitting of a rising power with a long and rich history and the right to protect its national sovereignty, said a Bangladeshi analyst in an interview with Xinhua on Tuesday. “He…touched on the need to be ever ready for […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi cabinet has approved a proposal to amend an electricity act with the provision of a maximum 10-year jail term for sabotaging any power infrastructure. Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters on Monday that under the law, provision of a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment or a fine […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 31 (NsNewsWire) — A pair of Bangladeshi conjoined twins will undergo operation to separate them on Tuesday, reports Xinhua. The conjoined twins Tofa and Tohura are united back to back along their spinal columns. They are currently at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, Bangladesh’s biggest public hospital, which set up a team of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 30 (NsNewsWire) — The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, in its rapid assessment of recently announced monetary policy statement for the first half of the FY 2017-2018 cautions that targeted private sector credit growth may fail to boost private investment in absence of a business enabling environment. Rising food inflation may […]
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