Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Trump’s Afghan strategy sticks to old script Source:Global Times Published: 2017/8/23 0:33:39 In his new strategy for Afghanistan released Monday, US President Donald Trump said he would put more US troops into the nation. His predecessor Barack Obama was clear in pulling US troops out of Afghanistan, so he reduced the US presence and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Banglalink, one of the leading digital communications service providers in Bangladesh is set to offer 4G, the fourth generation internet for all through a most advanced and powerful network. To achieve this, the company is working relentlessly and upgrading its network to offer a data heavy and seamless connectivity for […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Paul Joseph Flett has been appointed as the new General Manager at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka. He joined Sonargaon team on August 07, 2017 and will lead the entire hotel operation at this historic property. Mr. Flett is an award winning hotelier who has a wealth of hospitality operation and […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2017/8/21 23:43:39 US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel east of Singapore early Monday, resulting in 10 US Navy sailors missing and five injured. On June 17, the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off the coast of Japan, leaving seven US sailors dead. The […]
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. 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 […]
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