Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
China has better relationships with some news organizations than others, because the restrictive country doesn’t hesitate to toss out the ones that defy it. For example, Bloomberg recently killed two stories for fear of getting evicted, and a Reuters journalist was denied a visa over his past misgivings. So things go in China. The New York […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — An auto-rickshaw passenger was dead and dozens of others including cops injured Sunday in stray incidents of violence during the first day of a nationwide 84-hour non-stop general strike enforced by Bangladesh’s main opposition alliance. Nirmal Das, 45, died on Sunday morning when the auto-rickshaw he was travelling in overturned […]
Read MoreMANILA — As many as 10,000 people are feared dead in one city alone after Super Typhoon Haiyan — one of the most powerful storms ever recorded — slammed into the central islands of the Philippines, officials said. Regional police chief Elmer Soria said he was briefed by Leyte provincial Gov. Dominic Petilla late Saturday […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 10 (Nrityanchal Press Release) — Leading dance group of the country ‘Nrityanchal’ is invited to participate in 13th Asia Arts Festival in Kunming, China. Organized by Ministry of Culture, Peoples Republic of China and the peoples Government of Yunnan Province. The Festival will be held on 18-22nd November. Eminent dance artistes Shamim Ara Nipa […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 10 (nsnewswire) — Li Jun, ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Bangladesh, along with other Embassy officials visited the Head Office of Impact Foundation Bangladesh to donate office equipment including computers for better administration and monitoring of various projects run by the Foundation. The Chinese Ambassador visited Impact Foundation’s flagship […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 10 (World Bank Press Release) — The Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project supports the Government’s priority to improve agricultural productivity and ensure food security for the people. The project aims to enhance the productivity of agriculture in the flash-flood and drought-prone northern districts of Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilfamari, and Lalmonirhat; and salt-affected tidal surge areas in the southern districts of Barisal, Patuakhali, Barguna and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 9 (Robi Press Release ) — Robi Axiata Limited and Shahjalal University of Science & Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for internship by students of the university. The MoU signing programme was held in the Academic Building#C, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology at around 2 pm on Saturday. Under the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 9 (nsnewswire) — United Kingdom Saturday expressed its disappointment as Bangladesh ‘s political confrontation had continued. “I am disappointed that we have seen continued confrontational action rather than constructive dialogue between the two main parties that could result in the outcome desired by most ordinary Bangladeshis: free, fair and credible elections in which […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: Taking seriously the concerns raised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his recent White House meeting, US President Barack Obama has instructed his officials to “ramp up consultations” with India on the political crisis in Bangladesh. Even though US officials have told New Delhi that they are “more comfortable” with Khaleda Zia-led opposition BNP, such a direction from Obama […]
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