PM to inaugurate first V20 Climate Vulnerables Finance Summit on ThursdayCurrent budgetary allocation for climate change adaptation and mitigation purposes is approximately $2.9m …
Foreign-bound Bangladesh students dropped from initial plan
The government has dropped Bangladeshi students going abroad for higher studies from its initial plan for incorporating them as a category for vaccinating them against Covid-19 on a priority basis.
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh: Liton Das, Mahmudullah Save Bangladesh the Blushes
Liton Das’s 95 and his unbeaten 138-run partnership with Mahmudullah Riyad (54) helped Bangladesh end the first day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at 294 for eight wickets at the Harare Sports …
Banks asked to verify borrowers’ financial statements with ICAB’s system
The Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday asked scheduled banks to verify the financial statements of the borrowers with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh’s document …
Thousands flock to see dwarf cow in Bangladesh
Thousands of people are defying a nationwide coronavirus lockdown in Bangladesh to see Rani, a 51-centimetre (20-inch) tall cow whose owners claim it is the world’s smallest. The 23-month-old dwarf …
Bangladesh’s Indigenous Forest Dwellers Fear Losing Ancestral Land as Officials Grapple with Land Grabs
TANGAIL, Bangladesh, Jul 7 2021 (IPS) – When the Bangladesh Forest Department felled Basanti Rema’s banana orchard, Rema, a Garo indigenous forest-dweller of Madhupur Forest, felt she was living a …
Bangladesh exports up 15pc as global demand for garments rebounds
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s exports jumped 15% to $38.76 billion in the financial year ended June, data showed on Tuesday, led by a rebound in demand for garments as Western economies recovered. The world’s …
Bangladesh needs to invest in climate diplomacy
As Bangladesh aims to graduate out of Least Developed Country (LDC) status over the next few years and become more intimately involved in various international activities and issues, we need to make …
Russia, Bangladesh Report One-Day COVID-19 Records
As many countries ease pandemic restrictions amid rising vaccination rates Bangladesh and Russia both broke one-day COVID-19 r …
Pakistan-Bangladesh business forum in the offing
Pakistan Bangladesh Business Council may be created to give a quantum jump to bilateral trade and to ensure durable peace in this region, said Mr. Imran Ahmad Siddiqui Pakistani High Commissioner in …