Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
BILBARI (India-Bangladesh border): India and Bangladesh have decided to take concerted conservation efforts to protect the rare spectacled langur along with other primates found in Patharia Hills Reserve Forest on either side of the fenced border along Assam’s Karimganjdistrict. A decision to this effect was taken at the last meeting of deputy commissioners of Karimganj and Cachar districts along […]
Read MoreKATHMANDU, April 24 (NsNewsWire) –Bangladesh has agreed to simplify the process of granting visa on arrival to overland Nepali travellers at two border points, Banglabandha and Burimari, reports ekantipur.com. Although the facility is already in force, there is a lengthy documentation procedure. Bangladesh expressed its willingness to cut the paperwork during the bilateral trade talks that concluded […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 23 (NsNewsWire) — A highly pathogenic form of avian flu called H5N2 is spreading in much of the western and midwestern United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday. Since mid-December 2014, cases in wild birds, turkeys and chicken have been reported in 16 states, including Arkansas, California, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, […]
Read MoreBangladesh guardedly welcomes Benetton’s $1.1M pledge for 2013 factory disaster victims Waterloo Region Record DHAKA, Bangladesh — A Bangladeshi garment industry leader on Saturday guardedly welcomed Italian retailer Benetton’s pledge of more than $1 million to victims of a factory collapse that killed 1,100 people two years ago, saying it had come late but was […]
Read MoreBEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) — China’s economic growth slowed to 7 percent in the first quarter of 2015, down from 7.3 percent in the fourth quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Wednesday. The latest figure was better than the forecasts by multiple institutions that first-quarter growth would fall slightly below 7 percent […]
Read MoreA medical mobile app designed to save the lives of children with potentially life-threatening medical conditions has begun its first phase of field testing, in Bangladesh, and is already showing very encouraging results, reports http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2015/04/14/medical-app-from-burlington-debuts-in-bangladesh. As Seven Days reported in its March 4 story, “Pocket Pediatrics: A Vermont-Made App That Could Save Kids’ Lives,” pediatricians […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 14 (Xinhua) — Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi people wearing masks and traditional dress Tuesday morning joined the colorful Mangal Shobha Jatra procession in the capital Dhaka to welcome the Bengali New Year with good spirits. They carried large symbolic figures of a fish, a horse, a tiger and an elephant all made […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 13 (Xinhua) — As many in and outside the U.S. have anticipated, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finally said “Yes, I am running for president” on Sunday. With rich experience on the political stage that could attest to her leadership skills and unrivaled popularity among all possible Democratic candidates, Clinton is most […]
Read MoreAs Asian countries are now standing at a historic juncture, embracing both opportunities and challenges, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the Boao Forum of Asia on Saturday offered them an enthralling vision of the region’s new future and means to achieve it. For details: www.xinhuanet.com
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