Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Bangladesh is expecting a fugitive suspect involving a grisly grenade attack on a major opposition political rally in 2004 will be returned by South Africa where he has been hiding for years to avoid legal proceedings in the South Asian country, reports hindustantimes. As a delegation of South Africa is visiting Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman […]
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By Safiul Azam, ACMA* On 21st July this year the group of world’s top emerging economies launched its New Development Bank (NDB). The bank backed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) looks set to emerge as an alternative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, although the group says it […]
Read MoreRussian President Vladimir Putin burnished his action man image on Tuesday by diving down in a mini-submarine to explore a shipwreck off the coast of the Crimea peninsula that Moscow seized from Ukraine last year, reports AFP
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested three apex court lawyers for their alleged funding of a local militant group — Shaheed Hamja Brigade. As part of operations to disrupt the flow of money to terrorist groups, RAB spokesman Colonel Miftah Uddin Ahmed told the journalists at […]
Read MoreHANGZHOU, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Alibaba’s affiliate Ant Financial launched a wealth management smartphone app Tuesday. The standalone app, Ant Fortune, lets users buy online monetary fund Yu’ebao and products from Zhaocaibao, an online platform connecting investors with small businesses and individual borrowers, reports Xinhua. In addition, investors can buy stock fund products and track […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Communist Party of China (CPC) and government officials to step up efforts to implement reform and achieve targets. Xi made the remarks at the 15th meeting of the Central Leading Group for Deepening Overall Reform, reports Xinhua. Reform has made solid and steady progress […]
Read MoreLeaders of political parties, government and military officials and commoners paid tribute to the First Lady, Suvra Mukherjee, who died on Tuesday, even as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in the capital on Wednesday to attend her funeral. The mortal remains of the 74-year-old wife of President Pranab Mukherjee were taken to her parliamentarian […]
Read MoreSuspect identified in Bangkok bombing that killed 22 English.news.cn 2015-08-19 09:31:14 BEIJING, August 19 (Xinhuanet) — Thailand’s Prime Minister says a suspect has been identified as investigations continue into the blast that killed at least 22 people. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha on Tuesday showed reporters images of a man caught by security cameras at the […]
Read MoreThe first drug to treat low sexual desire in women won approval from US health regulators on Tuesday, but with a warning about potentially dangerous low blood pressure and fainting side effects, especially when taken with alcohol, reports Reuters. Addyi, whose chemical name is flibanserin, is designed for premenopausal women whose lack of sexual desire […]
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