Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
The fourth Belt and Road Summit, jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will be held on 11 and 12 September (Wednesday and Thursday) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Under the theme “Creating and Realising Opportunities”, the […]
Read MoreSir Frank Peters Almost nine years ago corporal punishment to children in schools and madrasahs was outlawed in Bangladesh. But you would be forgiven for not noticing. Sadly, the ‘Business as Usual’ sign is still in evidence at many schools and madrasahs. The perpetrators know about the noble and honourable work of High Court Justices […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s cabinet approved a proposal on Monday to feed 15 million children under a countrywide primary school meal program, reports Xinhua. After the cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, spokesman Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters that the cabinet gave its approval to the “National School Meal […]
Read MoreAn analytical article, written by Vinay Kaura was published on the Indian news website “The Print.in”, Updated: 25 June, 2019. It contains subtitles “India needs Chabahar Port more than ever now, but Trump’s reckless behaviour could ruin it-China and Pakistan have been working overtime to woo Iran and integrate it into their strategic nexus against […]
Read MoreCox’s Bazar / Kuala Lumpur, 19 August 2019 – Tens of thousands of people who fled violence in Rakhine to camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh are living their lives in cramped tents and shelters, in conditions that fall well below international standards. Two years on from the exodus triggered by violence on 25 August 2017, over […]
Read MoreBangladeshi Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque said on Sunday that the repatriation of Rohingya refugees would begin anytime as a fresh attempt by Dhaka and Nay Pyi Taw secured progress to start sending back the stateless ethnic people who were forced to leave their homes from Myanmar’s Rakhine state almost two years ago, reports Xinhua. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — The Bangladeshi government Sunday raised the probable dengue death toll to 70 in the country so far this fever season. Ayesha Akhter, an assistant director at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health, told Xinhua that “70 poeple died with a diagnosis of probable […]
Read MoreESPN is planning to replace on “NBA Countdown” host Michelle Beadle with a pairing of Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor, according to The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch. Per Deitsch, Nichols will still host “The Jump,” her daily basketball analysis show with a rotating stable of co-hosts. Jalen Rose is also reportedly set to return as an […]
Read More“Anti-violence!”, “Save Hong Kong!” Over 470,000 people gathered on Saturday in a rally held at Tamar Park, Admiralty of Hong Kong, to voice out their demand for peace and stability in Hong Kong. At around 4 p.m. local time, the metro station near Tamar Park was swarming with people. An hour later, the rally started […]
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