Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
ANKARA, April 26 (Xinhua) — The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted on Tuesday to reopen its monitoring procedure against Turkey, a decision that can potentially jeopardize Turkey’s European Union bid amid deteriorating relations between Ankara and Brussels. Ankara immediately reacted to the decision, announcing that “such a decision leaves no choice […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — China on Tuesday handed over 6,004 pieces of farm machinery and agricultural equipment to Bangladesh’s Ministry of Agriculture under a grant aid program to help the country modernize its agriculture sector, reports Xinhua. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang handed over the farm machineries and agricultural equipments to Secretary of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 25 (NsNewsWire) — A three-day training course on “International Labour Standards and Labour Legislation” was launched today in Dhaka to equip judges and judicial officers with better knowledge of international labour law. In all, 30 judges and judicial officials are attending the training programme organised by International Labour Organization (ILO) together with the […]
Read MoreColombo, April 25 (NsNewsWire) — More than 50 young parliamentarians from Asia-Pacific countries have gathered in Sri Lanka today and tomorrow to discuss their role in advancing inclusive and peaceful societies and preventing violent extremism in the region. In recent years, the world has witnessed new waves of violent extremism that have threatened the security […]
Read MoreBUENOS AIRES, April 25 (NsNewsWire) — Argentina face an uphill battle to qualify for next year’s World Cup without their suspended talisman Lionel Messi, according to Albiceleste legend Diego Maradona. Messi has served one match of a four-game international ban for abusing an assistant referee in a World Cup qualifier last month, reports Xinhua. “With […]
Read MoreSEOUL, April 25 (Xinhua) — South Korea‘s exports volume hit a record high, raising expectations that the country’s exports may get back on a full recovery track, central bank data showed Tuesday. The export volume index came in at 151.26 in March, up 4.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the Bank of Korea […]
Read MoreBEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) — China’s quarterly job report delivered a positive message Tuesday as 3.34 million new jobs were created in the first quarter and the unemployment rate fell to 3.97 percent. The number of new jobs was 160,000 higher than that in the same period last year, and the unemployment rate was down […]
Read MoreAMMAN, April 25 (Xinhua) — A law which used to protect rapists from punishment if they married their victims has been scrapped in Jordan, marking a major victory of women’s rights activists after years of campaigning. The Jordanian cabinet on Sunday revoked Article 308 of the Penal Code, which states that rapists are spared from […]
Read MoreMOSUL, Iraq, April 25 (Xinhua) — Iraqi government forces on Tuesday freed a new neighborhood after heavy clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants in the western side of Mosul, the Iraqi military said. The elite forces, known as Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), drove out IS militants from the neighborhood of al-Tanak in western edge of […]
Read More