Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
NEW DELHI, May 9 (Xinhua) — India’s top court Tuesday sentenced defiant judge of Calcutta high court Justice Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan to six months in jail for its contempt, officials said. A seven-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, said its order needs to be executed forthwith. “He has to be seen as […]
Read MorePARIS, May 9 (Xinhua) — Two men carried out a robbery in a daylight at a watch retailor in Paris, making off with luxury watches worth between 800,000 euros and 900,000 euros (981,000 U.S. dollars), a local local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Wearing a grey suit, a face-uncovered man entered the shop at around 11:10 […]
Read MoreRAMALLAH, May 9 (Xinhua) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Tuesday he is ready to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under the U.S. sponsorship for peace making. Abbas made the remarks in a joint news conference with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas told reporters he reiterated […]
Read MoreSEOUL, May 9 (Xinhua) — Moon Jae-in of the liberal Minjoo Party led media exit polls in South Korea’s presidential election by a large margin, an official survey from three local broadcasters showed Tuesday. Moon came closer to becoming the country’s 19th president with 41.4 percent support, beating conservative and centrist rivals by a wide […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 9 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung Mobile Bangladesh handed over its latest addition to its flagship smartphone device, the preordered Galaxy S8 and S8+ to its customers. Upon preordering, Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ customers received one free Samsung accessory gift between the Samsung Wireless Speaker Bottle and theSamsung Dex Station. The Galaxy S8 and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 9 (NsNewsWire) — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) condemn the arrest of an editor under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 1. The IFJ demands immediate withdrawal of cases against the editor. Ahmed Razu, the executive editor of natunsomoy.com, […]
Read MoreSYDNEY, May 8 (Xinhua) — Australian banking giant Westpac Group on Monday announced its first half results, posting a 6 percent increase in their statutory net profit and a 3 percent increase in their overall cash earnings. Westpac posted a net profit of 3.907 billion Australian dollars (2.897 billion U.S. dollars), which constituted a 206 […]
Read MoreGUANGZHOU, China, May 8 (Xinhua) — A newly-designed International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup trophy was unveiled on Sunday as the official draw ceremony for the 2019 World Cup qualifiers took place in Guangzhou. For the first time in its history, one of basketall’s most prized assets is made almost entirely out of gold and […]
Read MoreBUENOS AIRES, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — Argentina football legend Diego Maradona has been named as coach of United Arab Emirates outfit Al-Fujairah. The 56-year-old confirmed he agreed to a deal with the second division club in a Facebook post on Sunday, reports Xinhua. “I want to tell you that I am the new coach of […]
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