Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Dozens of people were injured as opposition leaders and activists who gathered outside a court in old Dhaka where ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia appeared for hearing in her graft cases on Wednesday afternoon, clashed with police and ruling party men. A number of vehicles were smashed or set on fire […]
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Melbourne, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Allrounder signs with red half of Melbourne for back half of BBL season. Melbourne Renegades have signed the world’s No.1-ranked Twenty20 allrounder Shakib Al Hasan from Bangladesh for the second half of the KFC T20 Big Bash League season. A left-hand batsman and left-arm spinner, Shakib is not stranger to […]
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Mumbai, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Controversy does not seem to cease courting the recently released film PK, starring Bollywood’s ace actor, Aamir Khan. The film that hit the theatres on December 19, 2014, has been doing well amongst the audiences but is now facing legal complication, reports DNA. Claiming that the makers of PK have […]
Read MoreHOUSTON, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital Tuesday evening after experiencing a shortness of breath, a family spokesman said. Bush, 90, was taken by ambulance to Houston Methodist Hospital as a “precaution,” according to spokesman Jim McGrath. He “will be held for observation, again as a […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — A former Bangladeshi minister has been sentenced to death for war crimes during the country’s Liberation War in 1971. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 found the former Minister Syed Mohammed Kaiser guilty of collaborating with Pakistani forces and committing war crimes including mass killings. The tribunal pronounced the verdict Tuesday […]
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DHAKA, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh had more than 19 million active mobile subscribers at the end of November with five million new users in the first 11 months of 2014. According to the Bangladesh’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) data, the total subscriber base at the end of November stood at 19.623 million. It also […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s rapid development on the doorstep of the ecologically fragile Sundarbans mangrove forest means “environmental disasters” like this month’s oil spill in the massive delta are increasingly likely, experts warn. A cargo ship last week crashed into an oil tanker in thick fog in a river of the Sundarbans, whose […]
Read MoreColombo, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse suffered a setback to his re-election hopes Monday when a key minister and his minority Muslim party quit the coalition government. Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen said he was switching allegiance to Maithripala Sirisena, the main opposition candidate seeking to topple Rajapakse in a […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — China’s top legislature started its bimonthly session Monday, with lawmakers considering draft laws and draft amendments on national security, regulation of overseas nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and air pollution control. Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), presided over the opening meeting of the session, […]
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