Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
COLOMBO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Eleven high-profile officials of Indian companies have arrived here for a major Commonwealth business forum, though the Indian prime minister has opted out of the upcoming Commonwealth Summit in Colombo for human rights concerns, said the Indian High Commission here on Tuesday. The 11 chief executive officers (CEOs) belong to […]
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DHAKA, Nov. 12 (nsnewswire) — Bangladesh officials have again seized 320 gold bars weighing about 37 kilograms from an arriving plane from Doha. Alamgir Hossain, in charge of Airport Armed Police Battalion, told nsnewswire that they seized the gold bars worth about 150 million taka on Tuesday morning at about 6:00 a.m. Hossain said the […]
Read MoreKOLKATA: The ministry of external affairs will discontinue the India-Bangladesh Passport (IBP) service from November 15. However, the passports already issued will remain valid till their expiry. No new applications for IBP will be accepted by any of the state governments, who were earlier delegated with the power to do so. The ministry has said that all […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 12 (nsnewswire) — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, says it is investing $7 million in the climate-smart battery maker Fluidic, Inc. to help improve the reliability of cell phone networks in developing countries worldwide. Fluidic Energy’s rechargeable metal-air battery system provides low-cost backup power to cellular towers connected to unreliable […]
Read MoreAGARTALA: Workers engaged under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) dug out as many as 386 empty cases and two live cartridges of .303 guns of the Bangladesh Liberation War from the field of one Rehman Maishaan in the Srimanthapur area along the Tripura-Bangladesh border on Sunday. Border Security Force (BSF) personnel […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 11 (Robi Press Release) — Chief Human Resources Officer of Robi Axiata Limited Matiul Islam Nowshad Monday handed over a cheque to Minister, Ministry of Labor & Employment, Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, as the company’s contribution to the Labour Welfare Fund. Robi paid out 5 percent of its gross profit to the employee of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s government ministers have submitted their resignation letters to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the cabinet reshuffle as part of the formation of an all-party interim government to conduct the parliament polls slated for early 2014. Bangladeshi Cabinet Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told the media that the resignation letters […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 11 (nsnewswire) — China has expressed its worry over Bangladesh political brawl. In a statement issued on Saturday, Li Jun, ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Bangladesh, said: “The same as Bangladesh people, I am deeply worried about the recent development of the political situation.” “I hope that the two prominent political parties […]
Read Moreঢাকা, ১১ই নভেম্বর — আঞ্চলিক দুর্যোগে আরো ভালোভাবে সাড়া দিতে যুক্তরাষ্ট্র ও বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী নভেম্বর ৯ – ১৩, ২০১৩ বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী ঘাঁটি বঙ্গবন্ধুতে অনুষ্ঠিতব্য কোপ সাউথ ১৪ অনুশীলনে একসংগে প্রশিক্ষণ করবে। এ বছর নিয়ে তৃতীয় বারের মতো যুক্তরাষ্ট্র ও বাংলাদেশ কোপ সাউথের জন্য একসংগে প্রশিক্ষণ করবে এবং এ বছর বাংলাদেশ সরকারের আমন্ত্রণে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের […]
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