Villagers in Indonesia’s Aceh province have discovered a stranded boat carrying 81 Rohingya Muslims, including children, who had left a refugee camp in Bangladesh …
Bangladesh adds feather to cap as UN lauds Rohingya rehabilitation in Bay of Bengal island
Mazou and his colleague Gillian Teiggs, assistant high commissioner for the refugees (Operations), visited Bhasan Char on May 31 where Bangladesh Navy built a housing project for 100,000 Rohingyas.
Bangladesh now ‘wonder of wonders’: Finance Minister
Presenting the national budget for 2021-22 fiscal year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said Bangladesh’s extraordinary pace of development …
It’s a wrap: Rohingya refugees upcycle hopes and dreams in Bangladesh
English News and Press Release on Bangladesh about Protection and Human Rights; published on 05 Jun 2021 by WFP …
Budget FY22: Finance minister shares opportunities, challenges
International opportunities that Bangladesh is currently enjoying as a least developed country will either be unavailable or be reduced after the transition from a least developed country …
Bangladesh to Give Tax Breaks to Companies Hiring Transgender Workers
In the most recent measure to boost support of LGBTQ minorities in the conservative Muslim-majority country, Bangladesh is offering companies tax breaks to hire transgender people.
Road accidents claim 9 lives across Bangladesh
At least nine people were killed in separate road accidents in five districts. The incidents took place in Gazipur, Barisal, Madaripur, Noakhali, and Comilla between Thursday morning and afternoon. In …
Indian Variant: Community transmission in Bangladesh confirmed
“So, community transmission of Delta variant exists in Bangladesh,” found the study. Contacted, Prof Tahmina Shirin, director of IEDCR, told The Daily Star that the Indian variant is spreading in the …
UN ‘concerned’ over detention of Rohingya who fled Bangladesh island
With some of the Rohingya saying that they were coerced into being relocated and that conditions on the island are poor, in recent weeks 59 of them were arrested after escaping – Copyright AFP/File …
Malaysia keen to invest in Bangladesh
Bangladesh-Malaysia Investment Summit”, is a platform jointly organized by Standard Chartered and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), said a press release. The virtual forum showcased …