Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, Nov. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Speakers in a panel discussion titled “Partnering for Reduced Inequalities: How business can contribute to the UN SDGs” emphasized today on the participation of the private sector in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals adopted by United Nations. Arranged at GPHouse, the panel discussion was participated by a range of […]
Read MoreBRUSSELS, Nov. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The Belgian examining magistrate has released under conditions ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four ex-members of his cabinet, who reported to Belgian police Sunday morning, local media reported late Sunday, reports Xinhua. They can not leave the Belgian territory without the agreement of the examining magistrate, must reside at […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) should make more positive contributions in combating climate change and food security specially this year as the focus of the current U.S. administration is shifting, Bangladesh environmental watchers have noted, reports Xinhua. They stressed that 21 APEC economies, which account for approximately 60 percent of world energy consumption, […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, visited areas hit by conflict in the western state of Rakhine on Thursday for the first time since attacks by militants from the Rohingya Muslim minority two months ago sparked a refugee crisis, reports reuters. A Reuters reporter saw Suu Kyi board a military helicopter at Sittwe, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s apex court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for one person and life terms for three others in the murder case of Saudi diplomat Khalaf Al Ali, reports Xinhua. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) headed by Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, who is carrying out the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested four people including a pilot on charges of plotting sabotage with aircraft, reports Xinhua. RAB spokesman Mufti Mahmud Khan confirmed the arrest of the militants of the banned Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on Tuesday at a press briefing. He said […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 31 (NsNewsWire) — The historic 7th March speech of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been included in the Memory of the World International Register, a list of world’s important documentary heritage maintained by UNESCO. The Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, announced the decision on 30 October2017, […]
Read MoreEIJING, Oct. 30 (NsNewWire) — General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping has said that the study and implementation of the “spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress” is the “primary political task” for the Party and country from now on, reports Xinhua. Xi made the remarks while presiding […]
Read MoreGENEVA, Oct. 28 (NsNewsWire) — We are working to get a clear understanding on the extent of acute malnutrition among Rohingya child refugees and a nutrition survey is underway which will give us this data in November. What we already know is that the combination of malnutrition, sanitary conditions, and disease in the refugee settlements, is […]
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