Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will be held from May 14 to 15 in Beijing and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony and host the round table summit of the leaders, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday morning. According to Wang, 28 […]
Read MoreTripoli, April 17 (NsNewsWire) — Forces loyal to the rebel general in control of east Libya, Khalifa Haftar, are reportedly enforcing an immigration ban against nationals from six Muslim-majority countries. A missive, signed by an official at al-Abraq International Airport, forbids entry to all passport-holders from Yemen, Sudan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran and Syria, reports The […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 16 (NsNewsWire) — Possible protectionism in advanced economies should not deter export-oriented growth in South Asia, a region that could even benefit from the backlash against globalization, a new World Bank report said today. The report also confirms that South Asia remains the fastest-growing region in the world, gradually widening its lead relative […]
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO, April 16 (NsNewsWire) — Fighting broke out as people supporting or opposing U.S. President Donald Trump converged Saturday on Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, Northern California, reports Xinhua. At least 13 people were arrested as police struggled to keeep the two camps separate. The City of Berkeley Police Department […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 13 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh on Wednesday executed three militants, including a ringleader, for the 2004 grenade attack on then British high commissioner to the country. The ringleader was also a key suspect in the plotting to assassinate current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and blow up courts, secular institutions as well as shrines and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh jail authorities have asked family members to meet the death row militant Mufti Abdul Hannan, raising speculation that the local banned militant outfit Harkat-ul- Jehad-al-Islami (HUJI) ringleader might be executed soon, reports Xinhua. The jail authorities Tuesday afternoon asked the family members to meet Hannan, who along with two […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2017/4/10 23:48:40 Starting from Monday, Beijing citizens who provide useful information on spying are eligible for a cash reward of up to 500,000 yuan ($72,460), according to a policy issued by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of State Security. But the informants will be punished if they deliberately slander others. It’s an obligation […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, April 11 (Xinhua) — Amid growing apprehensions that the U.S. oil and gas giant Chevron may exit Bangladesh without sharing a due part of its profit with its employees, the country’s a High Court Division bench on Monday directed the government not to release the due funds of employers of Chevron Bangladesh […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, April 9 (Xinhua) — The Pakistani army said on Sunday that five militants and one security personnel were killed in a clash in Punjab province. The security forces conducted a special intelligence-based operation in Dera Ghazi Khan district in the early morning and killed five terrorists. During the exchange of fire, an army soldier […]
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