Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Agartala, April 17 (NsNewsWire) India’s tourism ministry has sanctioned a Rs.18 crore project for the Tripura government to create a variety of infrastructure along the India-Bangladesh border similar to that at the Attari-Wagah border with Pakistan, a state minister said, reports IANS. “Wagah-like infrastructure, including a mini-stadium, would be created at the Agartala (India)-Akhaura (Bangladesh) […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 17 (NsNewsWire) — The Chinese currency renminbi (RMB) has remained “basically stable” against a basket of currencies and there is no basis for persistent RMB depreciation, Chinese central bank governor said on Saturday, reports Xinhua. “Recent movements in the RMB exchange rate reflected well the managed floating exchange rate regime based on market […]
Read MoreTOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) — A powerful magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan early Saturday just a day after a sizable foreshock hit the region, with the number of fatalities now standing at 41 according to the latest figures on Sunday. Thousands of people have been injured as a result of […]
Read MoreBy Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, April 17 (Xinhua)– A Bangladeshi journalist known for his pro-opposition views has been arrested on charge of aiding conspirators who allegedly attempted to abduct and murder Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports Xinhua. Hours after his detention on Saturday, journalist Shafik Rehman, considered a well-wisher of ex-Prime Minister […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 13 (NsNewsWire) — Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata or Group), one of Asia’s leading telecommunications groups, marked its milestone entry into the Nepal telecommunications market with the successful completion of its acquisition of Ncell Private Limited (Ncell), the number one mobile operator in Nepal. With its expertise, proven track record in South Asia and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 13 (NsNewsWire) — GP Music will kick start the highly anticipated Bangla New Year with Boishakhi Beats, which comprises of 7 brand new albums and 11 singles by popular Bangladeshi musicians. The Exclusive Release Bucket of GP Music’s Boishakhi Beats hosts songs from the entire spectrum of the Industry. The variety of releases […]
Read MoreIstanbul, April 13 (NsNewsWire) — Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali M.P., leader of Bangladesh delegation to the ongoing Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the OIC and also to the OIC Summit scheduled on 14 and 15 April, 2016 met his Turkish counterpart and host of the CFM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu yesterday in Istanbul. The […]
Read Moreby JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A man who returned to Bangladesh four years ago from a Pakistani prison, where he spent 15 years on suspicion of being an Indian spy, died (Thursday) April 7, his family said. He was 56. Moslemuddin Sarkar had been suffering from diabetes and kidney failure, and in recent […]
Read MoreLIVE FROM HUAWEI GLOBAL ANALYST SUMMIT, SHENZHEN: Eric Xu, rotating CEO of Huawei, said that the telecoms industry – including both service providers and equipment vendors – is facing challenges driven by dissatisfaction of the status quo, reports http://www.mobileworldlive.com. And the executive was very measured in his selection of the world ‘challenges’. “Maybe I’m not that […]
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