Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, May 1 (Xinhua) — Thousands of people, including members of trade unions and other workers’ groups, marched through the streets of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on a sunny Monday to mark May Day, demanding working hours reduction and wage increase. A survey conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Labor Studies (BILS), a local think-tank, says […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 30, (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh and its South Asian neighbors can make their container ports more efficient by boosting private sector participation, improving governance and encouraging competition in order to grab a bigger share of international trade and create more jobs, says a new World Bank report. While noting that Bangladesh and South Asia […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 30 (NsNewsWire) — Leading Bangladeshi mobile phone operator, Robi Axiata Limited and Ericsson have successfully completed the trial of LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology in the capital city, Dhaka. The trial was conducted to demonstrate the operator’s readiness for introducing LTE services in the country. This is also a milestone-achievement for Ericsson Bangladesh […]
Read MoreNEW YORK, April 27 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road Initiative is a very positive project that helps boost sustainable economic development in the world, especially in ill-connected Asia, a former U.S. diplomat has said. “I think it’s a very important project. I think the idea of reconnecting Asia is very important,” Marc Grossman, vice […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 27 (Xinhua) — Two U.S. soldiers were killed during an operation in Afghanistan against the Islamic State (IS) militants, the Pentagon said Thursday. “Two U.S. service members were killed in action last night in southern Nangarhar, Afghanistan, during an operation against ISIS Khorasan,” Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said, referring to the group’s affiliate […]
Read MoreBERLIN, April 27 (Xinhua) — Few trophies will be added to Carlo Ancelotti’s impressive record as a coach this season. Only winning the league championship in his first year in charge of Bayern Munich is nothing to really excite the club that is used to greater things. After the 3-2 cup semifinal defeat, the Italian’s […]
Read MoreMADRID, April 27 (Xinhua) — FC Barcelona on Thursday reported Abdullah Al-Thani, the President of Malaga CF football club to the Spanish Anti-Violence Committee for an offensive tweet in which he referred to them as “the human waste of Catalunya”. Al-Thani posted the tweet which read “The human waste of Catalunya won’t smell the league […]
Read MoreBISHKEK, April 27 (Xinhua) — Kyrgyzstan has launched joint command and mobilization exercises in case of emergency, the press service of the country’s General Staff of the Armed Forces reported Thursday. The main purpose of the exercises was to mobilize the management bodies of ministries and departments, state administrations and local governments to carry out […]
Read MoreMANILA, April 27 (Xinhua) — A business advisor to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has doubted the ambition of U.S. President Donald Trump to boost the U.S. manufacturing, saying on Thursday that Trump was trying to bring back jobs at the expense of consumers’ benefits. Joey Concepcion, chairman of ASEAN Business Advisory Council, made the remarks […]
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