Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday declared that a debt-ridden nation 12 years ago, Bangladesh has now become a lending country by making …
Congress plans to celebrate golden jubilee of Bangladesh War
The Congress is planning to organise district-level programmes to kick off the golden jubilee celebrations of the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh from mid July, a source said on Sunday. The party …
In Bangladesh, drone and GIS mapping tools come to the aid of designing disaster shelters during COVID-19
Bangladesh has been coping with the inflow of 1.1 million Displaced Rohingya People (DRP) in Cox’s Bazar, which is vulnerable to extreme climate events and under immense strain on the existing …
Bangladesh emerging as top influential state in region: Australian expert on Indian Ocean security
Dr David Brewster, a senior research fellow at Australian National University’s National Security College and an expert on Indian Ocean security, has referred to Bangladesh’s economic growth and …
ADB approves USD 250 million loan to Bangladesh for finance reforms
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 250 million policy-based loans to Bangladesh to help finance reforms, the bank said in a release …
Rohingya Crisis: Norway always with Bangladesh
Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Espen Rikter-Svendsen has said Norway will always stand beside Bangladesh over the resolution of the Rohingya crisis.Ambassador Espen expressed how the challenges …
Intruder: BSF seeks details from Bangladesh counterpart
The BSF has sought information from its counterpart — the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) — on an intruder who succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in north Tripura on Saturday. The force claimed …
Why is farm mechanization in Bangladesh not gaining momentum?
The government often boasts of allocating Tk3,020 crore in subsidies for a five-year farm mechanization program, but the reality is only a little over Tk200 crore has been channeled in the first year …
Bangladesh abstains from UNGA resolution on Myanmar
Dhaka’s decision is in protest of the absence of strong language with regard to the Rohingya crisis, says Bangladesh’s permanent representative to UN …
Covid-19: Bangladesh record 67 more deaths, 3,057 new cases in a day
Bangladesh recorded 67 more deaths from Covid-19 — highest in one and a half months — and 3,057 new cases between 8am Friday and 8am Saturday. Also, 1,725 people recovered from the disease through …