Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DHAKA, 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 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 […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers in the central Philippines counted at least 100 dead and many more injured Saturday a day after one of the most powerful typhoons on record ripped through the region, wiping away buildings and leveling seaside homes in massive storm surges, then headed for Vietnam. With communications and roads still cut […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — Demonstrators and police have clashed in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were arrested late Friday night and early Saturday. The arrested include Moudud Ahmed, MK Anwar and Rafiqul Islam who are members of standing committee, the highest policy-making body of the main […]
Read Moreগ্রামীণ ব্যাংক অধ্যাদেশ ১৯৮৩ এর পরিবর্তে জাতীয় সংসদে পাসকৃত ‘গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক আইন ২০১৩’ এর মাধ্যমে রাজনীতিকরণ করে গ্রামীণ ব্যাংককে ধ্বংস করার যে পায়তারা করা হয়েছে আমরা তার তীব্র প্রতিবাদ জানাচ্ছি। সকল প্রকার রাজনৈতিক মতাদর্শের উর্ধ্বে থেকে কাজ করে যাচ্ছিল বলেই গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক জাতীয় ও আšর্জাতিকভাবে খ্যাতি অর্জন করেছে। যার স্বীকৃতি স্বরূপ ২০০৬ সালে গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক […]
Read MoreTOKYO, Nov. 7 (ADB statement) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno met today to discuss how the two regions can step up joint efforts to tackle shared opportunities and challenges, such as increased economic integration, private sector development, rising inequality, and a lack of […]
Read MoreToday’s death sentences handed down by a Bangladeshi court to 152 people involved in a 2009 mutiny are a perversion of justice, Amnesty International said. “Justice has not been served with today’s ruling, which, if carried out, will only result in 152 more human rights violations,” said Polly Truscott, Amnesty International’s Deputy Asia-Pacific Director. […]
Read MoreGENEVA, Nov. 6 (UNOG Statement) — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed serious alarm at the sentencing to death in Bangladesh of 152 paramilitary personnel after mass trials that fell far short of international human rights standards. The officers of the Bangladesh Border Guards (previously known as the Bangladesh […]
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