Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
On 23rd February, the birthday of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito, the Embassy of Japan organized a national day reception to celebrate his 62nd birthday.The chief guest H. E. Dr. Dipu Moni, Hon’ble Minister for Education, H.E. Mr. Md. Shahriar Alam, Hon’ble State Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Hon’ble State Minister for […]
Read MoreNew report details exploitative practices employed by $55 billion formula industry, compromising child nutrition, violating international commitments More than half of parents and pregnant women (51 per cent) surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies, much of which is in breach of international standards on […]
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by Naim Ul Karim The spirit epitomized by the just concluded Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will go on to bolster global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading Bangladeshi economist has said, reports Xinhua. “The spectacular opening and closing ceremonies arranged for the Olympics showcased the talent, artistry and organizing skills of the Chinese […]
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A Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) campaign has been launched here to encourage the city dwellers to take action by their own to make the city safer and stronger to natural and human induced disasters. The city dwellers have been urged to take their own preparedness against mainly four disasters – fire, heavy rain, earthquake and […]
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Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh and the United States (US) have the opportunity to work together to realize a number of long-term, ambitious initiatives to showcase effective climate action. He made this remark yesterday following his bilateral meeting with John Kerry, the US President’s Special Envoy on Climate at a […]
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প্রযুক্তিতে বাংলার ব্যবহারকে আরও এগিয়ে নিতে বাংলায় গুণগত কনটেন্ট নিশ্চিত করতে হবে বলে মন্তব্য করেন ডাক ও টেলিযোগাযোগ মন্ত্রী মোস্তাফা জব্বার। আজ শনিবার মোবাইল ফোন অপারেটর রবি আয়োজিত ‘প্রযুক্তিতে বাংলার ব্যবহার’ শীর্ষক এক আলোচনা সভায় প্রধান অতিথির বক্তব্যে একথা বলেন তিনি। তিনি বলেন, “ভাষা নদীর মতো বহমান। ভাষার কিছু অপব্যবহার সত্ত্বেও প্রবাহমান নদীর মতো বাংলা […]
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Former Director of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Barisal Dr. Yousuf Ali passed away in a city hospital today (Saturday) morning Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. He was around 75. He breathed his last at the Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College at about 11:30 a.m. where he had been undergoing treatment for prolonged illness including cardiac […]
Read MoreAirmen from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and the Bangladesh air force (BAF) will participate in exercise Cope South 22 Feb. 20-25 at BAF Kurmitola Cantonment, Dhaka, and Operating Location-Alpha, Sylhet, Bangladesh, for a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise. Approximately 77 U.S. Airmen along with two U.S. Air Force C-130J […]
Read MoreBangladesh High Commission Canberra and Cross Sector Development Partnerships Initiative (XSPI) today signed an MoU on collaboration to complement the existing Australian government development assistance. The purpose of the MoU is to identify potential project opportunities, ventures, and areas of collaboration of mutual interests and network with stakeholders through a process of non-binding consultation. Initially […]
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