The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and BSF have seized 12 kg of foreign-origin gold worth Rs. 17 crore in a series of operations in West Bengal and Bihar, disrupting smuggling rackets operating …
Bangladesh hopeful of signing FTA with Malaysia by 2027
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury today (23 September) expressed hope that a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and Malaysia would be signed by December …
Strong El Niño could cause over 600 additional heat deaths in Bangladesh
More than 300 additional heat-related deaths could occur in Khulna alone between September 2026 and February 2027, according to a Climate Impact Lab estimate …
Asad Alam Siam to Be Bangladesh’s Next High Commissioner to India | What It Means for Ties
Bangladesh is set to appoint Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam as its next High Commissioner to India, replacing Riaz Hamidullah, who is set to move to Geneva as Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative …
Experts warn of IP challenges as Bangladesh enters post-LDC era
Experts and policymakers on Monday stressed the need for an effective legal and institutional framework to address the challenges of intellectual property …
Deepening Crisis: Why Bangladesh’s Critical Export Sector Is Running on Fumes
An explosion of compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders on Sunday evening in the open parking area of the Pretty Group of factories in Ashulia killed nine people and injured more than 20 others.
Bangladesh has lost 900 children to measles—a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped
Almost 900 people in Bangladesh are suspected to have died in a measles outbreak that began in March. Most of those affected are children.
‘We are stuck’: Imran highlights crisis in Bangladesh women’s cricket
He argued that international performance cannot be separated from the structure beneath the national team. While Sri Lanka has hundreds of girls participating in school cricket, Bangladesh does not …
PM to present vision for Bangladesh, people’s rights and inclusive development at UNGA: Mahdi
Mahdi said Tarique Rahman’s maiden address to the UNGA on 24 September will be historic as he will become the third member of his family to represent Bangladesh at the world body.
In Bangladesh, Pakistan’s Jinnah photo stirs anger
DHAKA: Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah died nearly eight decades ago, but his photograph has become the centrepiece of a fresh battle over history at Bangladesh’s top university.