Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Nov. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has been elected Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). The election took place in the opening session of the 29th IPDC Intergovernmental Council (IGC) in UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Thursday. Bangladesh previously was a member of the Council during […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi artist Naeem Mohaiemen stands the chance to win People’s Choice Award worth $10,000 at Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Signature Art Prize 2014. The APB Foundation Signature Art Prize 2014 Finalists Exhibition, featuring artworks shortlisted for the region’s premier juried contemporary art award, has opened to the public on […]
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London, Nov. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The media accreditation process for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 closes (tomorrow) Friday. This is a multi-stage online process that can be completed by clicking here. According to a statement of the ICC, the online application process is not the ICC Online Media Zone, and you cannot apply for […]
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London, Nov. 20 (NsNewsWire) — ICC Thursday said Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have the opportunity to gain vital rankings points when they go head to head in five One-Day Internationals (ODIs), starting on Friday in Chittagong. In a press statement, ICC also said that ninth-placed Bangladesh currently holds an 11-point lead over Elton Chigumbura’s charges, and […]
Read MoreThe bodies of Honduran beauty queen Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister have been found nearly a week after the two women disappeared. Ms Alvarado and Sofia Trinidad, 23, vanished on Thursday after being seen leaving a party near the northern city of Santa Barbara, reports BBC. They were shot and their bodies buried […]
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DHAKA, Nov. 19 (NsNewsWire) — India has handed Bangladesh a list of 11 men suspected of plotting attacks including one targeting its prime minister, officials said on Wednesday, as the two countries tighten security cooperation against Islamist militants. Indian security officials uncovered the plot against Sheikh Hasina last month after two members of a banned […]
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DHAKA, Nov. 19 (NsNewsWire) — BRAC founder and chairperson, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG has been honoured with the Trust Women 2014 Hero Award. His innovative work through BRAC has helped to defend and advance women’s rights. The ceremony took place at the two-day-long Trust Women Conference in London on 18 November where the award […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Three senior officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines along with two others have been arrested on charge of smuggling gold through the country’s principal Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Biman’s flight scheduling department officials — Emdad Hossain, Captain Abu Mohammad Aslam Shaheed and Tozammel Hossain were arrested from Dhaka on Tuesday night, […]
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CHARBHANGURA, Bangladesh — Each year the brown waters of the Gumani river swell during the summer monsoon, creeping over the surrounding fields to flood Charbhangura, a village of 2,500 people in the Pabna district of northwest Bangladesh. From July to October the waters can rise at least 10 feet. The trunks of trees more than […]
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