Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh lodged strong protest on the incident of firing at a fishing boat in the Naf river on 06 February 2017 by Myanmar Border Guard Police  Bangladesh strongly protested the act of unprovoked aggression committed by the Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) by firing at an unarmed fishing boat of […]
Read MoreCANBERRA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — Proposed government changes to Australia’s Migration Act would give Immigration Minister Peter Dutton “Trump-like” powers, the opposition has claimed, as they would allow the government to check the visas of any “specified class of persons”. The government has claimed the changes have been designed to make it easier for the […]
Read MoreALMATY, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The 28th Winter Universiade attracting more than 50 countries and regions came to a joyous close here on Wednesday night after 12 days of competitions. A total of 255 medals were awarded, split among 25 countries and regions. Russia finished atop the medal table, with 71 medals including 29 golds, […]
Read MoreSHANGHAI, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Shanghai’s booming e-commerce industry saw another year of robust growth in 2016. The transaction volume of e-commerce hit a record high of more than 2 trillion yuan (290 billion U.S. dollars) in 2016, up 21.9 percent year on year, according to data released by Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, reports […]
Read MoreSYDNEY, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — Authorities in the island nation of Papua New Guinea have begun action on Thursday to force the deportation of refugees housed in the Manus Island facility. The move has drawn outrage from Australian Greens Senator Nick McKim, who says the Papua New Guinean government are targeting 60 men, who are […]
Read MoreRIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Jakson Follmann has expressed a wish to return to competitive sport as he continues his recovery from the Chapecoense air disaster. The 24-year-old goalkeeper, who had the lower half of his right leg amputated, walked for the first time since the November 28 crash after being fitted with […]
Read MoreTORONTO, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Canada’s main stock market in Toronto rose for a second straight day on Wednesday, as gold prices reached a 13-week high to extend a strong start to 2017 by the materials group. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s benchmark Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite gained 55.24 points, or 0.36 percent, to close the […]
Read MoreCAIRO, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Sally Ramadan, a book manager of the Chinese section at 2017 Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), has been bustling about for the final stage of the event, as she proudly caught sight of some Arab children huddling and giggling while reading the picture books she herself help translated. “Stories for […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday that greater data transparency could help increase the resiliency of the economy. “Greater data transparency — promoted through the IMF data standard initiatives-leads to a 15 percent reduction in the spreads on emerging market sovereign bonds,” Lagarde revealed the result of […]
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