Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
LONDON, May 23 (Xinhua) — A total of 22 people, including children, were killed and 59 others injured in a suicide terror attack at Manchester Arena Monday night, police announced on Tuesday. “We have been treating this as a terrorist incident and we believe that the attack last night was conducted by one man. The […]
Read MoreSEOUL, May 23 (Xinhua) — South Korea has planned to resume economic cooperation with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) when a nuclear issue makes progress, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday. An unnamed unification ministry official was quoted as saying the resumption of economic cooperation projects between South Korea and the DPRK will be […]
Read MoreSEOUL, May 23 (Xinhua) — Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday appeared in a Seoul court for her first hearing over a set of corruption charges. Park, handcuffed and in a dark blue suit, got off a police bus and was escorted by correctional officials into the Seoul Central District Court, TV footage […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 22 (NsNewsWire) — ADB has awarded three of its best performing project teams in Bangladesh as part of its efforts to promote efficient project implementation. Cai Li, Deputy Country Director of the Asian Development Bank Bangladesh Resident Mission presented the awards for the year 2016 to the winning teams at a ceremony in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 22 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone has partnered with Micromax and Lava to launch Cobranded Micromax Q354 and re-launch the Cobranded Lava Iris 505 in the market today, pursuing their aim of bringing affordable smartphones in the hands of the Bangladeshi people. The two devices were launched in a ceremony at a local hotel, following […]
Read MoreLONDON, May 19 (NsNewsWire) — Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has been named as the first of seven main draw singles wild cards for this summer’s British WTA grass court events organised by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), organizers said on Thursday. The former world No. 1 will play the Aegon Classic Birmingham for […]
Read MoreVILNIUS, May 19 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road initiative gives the world strong hope that a peaceful world is an achievable goal, said a Lithuanian expert. “Such a strong expression of China’s commitment to actively help build the world that engages in dialogues and friendship shows a peaceful world is an achievable goal for […]
Read MoreKABUL, May 19 (Xinhua) — Eleven Afghan civilians were killed after a vehicle ran over a Taliban-planting roadside bomb in eastern Logar province Friday, a local official said. Provincial Governor Halim Fidai said on his official twitter account that the incident occurred in Zarghon Shahir area of the province, 60 km south of Kabul. Those […]
Read MorePARIS, May 19 (Xinhua) — French President Emmanuel Macron will on Wednesday discuss the state of emergency which has been imposed since the November 2015 Paris terror attacks, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said on Friday. In an interview with RTL radio, Collomb said emergency rules to empower police to thwart potential terrorist attacks “will be […]
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