Unions say a new minimum wage is due by December. Manufacturers argue Bangladesh’s amended labor law pushes the review to 2028.
Bangladesh tribunal orders 3 journalists held until trial in 2024 uprising case
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday asked authorities to keep three journalists jailed until their trial in a case involving a mass uprising that ousted …
India eyes stronger business ties with Bangladesh, politics to continue in its own way: Trivedi
, Aug. 24 — Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Monday laid emphasis on strengthening business-to-business relations between the two countries, saying politics will continue in …
Research, innovation not expenditure but investment: Finance Minister
, Aug. 24 — Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said Bangladesh needs to build an economy that competes through knowledge, innovation and the ingenuity of its people rather than …
Bangladesh moving towards self-financed development: Khosru
Dhaka, Aug. 18 — Bangladesh is moving towards a development path financed increasingly by its own resources rather than dependence on debt, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said on …
PM Tarique Rahman’s trip stalled: What it means for Bangladesh-India ties
India and Bangladesh have not been able to move past the contentious question of Sheikh Hasina, living in New Delhi.
Bangladesh’s gas crisis hits factories, homes and transport
BRAHMANBARIA: Sheikh Sabiha ALAM The giant structures of Bangladesh’s Ashuganj fertiliser factory have stood silent for more than a year, as a natural gas crisis shuts industries, …
Bangladesh keeps Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye defence pact option open
Bangladesh has kept open the option of joining the new Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence framework. Ministers say any move will depend on national interest under Dhaka’s Bangladesh First policy.
India envoy meets Bangladesh ministers amid uncertainty over Rahman BRICS visit
India’s envoy Dinesh Trivedi met two Bangladesh ministers to discuss economic and healthcare cooperation. The outreach came as distrust over Tarique Rahman’s possible India visit and Sheikh Hasina’s …
Hindu man weds Muslim trans woman in Dhaka temple. Bangladesh can’t pick what to fume over
Kolkata: Bangladesh’s national temple has come under the spotlight after it, perhaps unwittingly, hosted a marriage between a man and a transgender woman, setting off a fierce debate over LGBTQ rights …