Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
RIYADH, 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. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Benchmark PR celebrates a Big win in newly launched PR category at Commward 2017 that took place on Saturday, 19 August 2017. The company strikes gold for the PR initiatives done at the launching Uber in Dhaka. The winning entry “Dhaka, Your Uber Has Arrived” has proved that the right […]
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 MoreVANCOUVER, Aug 17 (NsNewsWire) — The first round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks got off to a rocky start in Washington Wednesday with the U.S.’s chief negotiator calling for a full overhaul of the 23-year-old pact, instead of simple tweaks. Meanwhile, in Vancouver, trade experts cautioned that NAFTA talks could last many […]
Read MoreMADRID, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — FC Barcelona go into the new Liga Santander season with the task of regaining the title that Real Madrid took from them in the last campaign, but with the feeling that for the moment at least they are playing catch-up against their main rivals, who have been able to build […]
Read MoreMADRID, Aug. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Real Madrid kick off their La Liga campaign away to Deportivo la Coruna on Sunday knowing that they are favorites to retain the title they won last season. Zinedine Zidane’s side had a slow start to their pre-season with a less than successful tour of the United States, but have […]
Read MoreANKARA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — NATO member Turkey and neighboring Iran have agreed to reinforce bilateral military cooperation during talks in Ankara this week between the Turkish leaders and the Iranian army chief, Turkish presidential spokesman Inrahim Kalin said on Tuesday. “We have decided to expand our bilateral cooperation including the military field. This visit […]
Read MoreBUNIA, DR Congo, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — More than 40 people have died and over 100 are still missing in a mudslide in Tora Thursday, near Lake Albert in the territory of Ituri province, in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a source close to the governor of Ituri province told […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — The Syrian government will provide help for the international fact-finding mission tasked to probe chemical attack allegations in Syria, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said Wednesday. A fact-finding mission from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will come to Syria in the next few days, Mekdad said […]
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