Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
The pollutants discharge in Beijing and neighboring regions of Tianjin and Hebei is expected to be cut by a third during next month’s APEC meeting, thanks to a series of air pollution control measures. “China will take the highest-level measures to guarantee the air quality during the APEC meeting,” said Chai Fahe, vice president of […]
Read MoreThe 9th Rome Film Festival was held in Rome, Italy, Oct.25, 2014.
Read MoreHONG KONG, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Several Hong Kong business leaders have criticized the month-long Occupy Central Movement, saying the illegal movement has disrupted Hong Kong’s social order and would cause long-term damage to the business environment of the Asian financial center. Cheng Kar-shun, chairman of the New World Development and a Standing Committee member […]
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We put a lot of cyber ink into the German, Australian, US, Chinese, Indian, Chilean, and Japanese solar energy revolutions. However, I think the Bangladeshi solar revolution is one we don’t write about enough. One of the biggest reasons for that is probably that it doesn’t compare to the others on a total capacity basis. […]
Read MoreShakib Al Hasan exploited the significant bounce and turn on offer on a first-day pitch in Mirpur to take six wickets on his comeback from a two-and-a-half month disciplinary suspension imposed by the BCB. His performance – the highlight of which was a relentless accuracy – helped Bangladesh dismiss Zimbabwe for a below-par total, and […]
Read MoreThe Ebola epidemic’s death toll has climbed to at least 4,922 out of 10,141 known cases in eight countries, the World Health Organization reported Saturday. The count reflected data through Thursday, WHO said. One of the virus’ most recent victims was a 2-year-old Mali girl who died Friday after returning from a trip to neighboring […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Discipline inspectors for China’s ruling party on Saturday threw their weight behind legal reform and promised to implement the latest plans in their fight against corruption. The fourth plenary session of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC)discussed how to best put […]
Read MoreThe funeral prayer of Ghulam Azam, considered ideological guru of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, was held in capital Dhaka on Saturday afternoon amid protests over taking the body of the convicted “war crime mastermind” to the national mosque. Tens of thousands of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat- e-Islami party have joined the funeral prayer, […]
Read MoreIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday formally reached out to the media, his first such interaction since assuming office after general elections in May this year. Modi lauded the media for its role in furthering his ambitious “Clean India Campaign”, which he launched early this month, reports Xinhua. “You have turned your pen into a […]
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