Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
ANKARA, May 23 (Xinhua) — Turkey and German are working to resolve the dispute over Ankara’s rejection to a group of German lawmakers’ visit to Incirlik air base, German Ambassador to Turkey Martin Erdmann said on Tuesday. “We are continuing our work to resolve this saddening problem. I have visited Incirlik twice in the past, […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM, May 23 (Xinhua) — In a strong pro-Israeli speech on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump called on to form a regional coalition of Israel and Arab nations against “terrorism” and “extremism.” In the final remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, which concluded his first visit to the region, Trump asserted that a struggle […]
Read MoreBAQUBA, Iraq, May 23 (Xinhua) — Two Iraqi army officers, including one senior, were killed on Tuesday in a bomb explosion during an operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security official said. Brig. Gen. Haseeb Ahmed, the advisor for Iraq’s Dijlah Operations Command, and a Captain officer […]
Read MorePARIS, May 23 (Xinhua) — The official campaign for the French legislative elections was launched on Monday, which will establish the balance of power for the next five years in the country. Whatever the result of the decisive vote, the victory of the Republic on the Move (LREM) party led by President Emmanuel Macron in […]
Read MoreLONDON, 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 […]
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