Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
MADRID, July 17 (Xinhua) — Real Madrid’s Welsh international winger Gareth Bale will start the new season under pressure after missing the end of his club’s successful last campaign with an ankle injury while players such as Marco Asensio and Isco took the chance his absence gave them to stake their claim for a regular […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, July 17 (Xinhua) — At least two security personnel were killed and five others injured when their vehicle came under a suicide attack in Pakistan‘s northwest city of Peshawar on Monday morning, police said. Muhammad Shoaib, assistant superintendent of police, said that the attack took place at about 9:00 a.m. local time when a […]
Read MoreCANBERRA, July 17 (Xinhua) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Monday announced that she will travel to the Indian subcontinent this week to discuss trade and regional security with counterparts from India and Sri Lanka. In a statement detailing her whirlwind trip, Bishop said that, in India, she would meet with Prime Minister Narendra […]
Read MoreBERLIN, July 17 (Xinhua) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has dismissed proposals from the CDU’s sister party Christian Social Union (CSU) to impose a limit on the number of refugees admitted to the country. “As far as an upper limit is concerned, my position is clear: I will not accept it,” Merkel said when […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 17 (NsNewsWire) — Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) and International Trade Centre (ITC UNCTAD/WTO) jointly organized a 2-day training on “how to export to China through e-commerce” at DCCI on 17 July 2017. Economic and Commercial Counsellor of Embassy of China in Bangladesh Li Guangjun was present and inaugurated the training […]
Read MoreBEIJING, July 17 (NsNewsWire) — A political documentary on China’s ongoing reform will be aired starting Monday on China Central Television, the state broadcaster, reports Xinhua. The ten-episode documentary, “Jiang Gaige Jinxing Daodi,” or carrying the reform through to the end, summarizes the progress and achievements of the overall reform initiated after the 18th National […]
Read MoreSouth Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with the North, aiming to ease tensions after Pyongyang tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile, reports AFP. The offer of talks, the first since South Korea elected dovish President Moon Jae-In, came as the Red Cross in Seoul proposed a separate meeting to discuss reunions […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 17 (Xinhua) — Four suspected militants surrendered following a raid on a hideout of a banned Islamist outfit in Ashulia on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Sunday, reports Xinhua. The members of Neo-JMB surrendered after police cordoned off the house, suspecting it to be a militant den, RAB spokesman Mufti Mahmud […]
Read MoreDHAKA, July 15 (Xinhua) — Unabated climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific, which could severely affect their future growth, reverse current development gains, and degrade quality of life, according to a report produced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). […]
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