Newly installed Honorary Consul General Virgilio Espeleta of the Consulate Office of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh here has expressed plans to boost the relations between the Visayas and the …
Bangladesh urges India for immediate release of purchased vaccines
DHAKA, Bangladesh . Bangladesh requested India resume commercial shipments of coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday because the two neighbors signed an agreement, according to a stateme …
Why ease of doing business remains difficult in Bangladesh
Corruption, lack of transparency, and snail pace of file approval is preventing Bangladesh from achieving a better score in the ease of doing business index. Every year, the World …
Remittance inflow to Bangladesh accounted for 6.6% of GDP in 2020
Bangladesh earned $21.75 billion from expatriates last year — an increase of 18.4% from 2019 — amid the Covid-19 pandemic …
Bangladesh arrests journalist known for unearthing graft
A journalist in Bangladesh known for her strong reporting on official corruption was arrested on charges of violating a colonial-era official secrets act which carries a possible death penalty, …
Inflows to Bangladesh, Pakistan boost South Asian remittance to rise 5.2pc to $147b: World Bank
Inward remittance to South Asia rose by about 5.2 per cent to $147 billion in 2020, driven by a surge in flows to Bangladesh and Pakistan, according to the latest Migration and Development Brief of …
2022 World Cup qualifiers: Bangladesh confident ahead of India, Afghanistan ties
Bangladesh head coach Jamie Day cut a confident figure as his team geared up for the upcoming 2022 World Cup-2023 Asian Cup joint qualifiers set to be held at Qatar next month in a centraised fashion.
Bangladesh preliminary squad members to reach hotel today
Members of Bangladesh preliminary squad will reach at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city today. Before entering the hotel, members of Bangladesh preliminary squad underwent Covid-19 test on …
‘Charer Master’ applauded for highlighting Digital Bangladesh
Video streaming site Bongo is presenting seven original telefilms this Eid-ul-Fitr – combining works of Bangla literature and film through its based on books (BoB) project – among which “Charer Master …
Experts: Boost trade facilitation to turn Bangladesh into investment hub
Experts at a webinar on Monday called for boosting trade facilitation and reduction of customs tariffs and supplementary duties to turn Bangladesh into a regional transit and an investment hub. They …