Bangladesh has formed a new fund with a portion of forex reserves to finance infrastructure projects. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the fund, known as Bangladesh Infrastructure Development …
Nicholas Kristof: What can Biden’s plan do for poverty? Look to Bangladesh
To understand the returns that are possible, let’s look to lessons from halfway around the world. Bangladesh was born 50 years ago this month amid genocide, squalor and starvation. Henry Kissinger …
India-Bangladesh Meet On River Water Sharing Tomorrow: Report
Top officials of the water resources ministries of India and Bangladesh will meet in Delhi tomorrow to discuss issues related to river water-sharing and flood forecast, sources said on Monday.
Bangladesh’s achievements in 50 years and making it meaningful
However, Bangladesh’s journey in the post-independence period has … The nexus between politics and business is also strong. As the number of the ultra-rich people is increasing fast, the Gini …
Bangladesh: Investigation Opened After Accusations of Torture Against Cartoonist
A Bangladesh court on Sunday ordered the opening of an investigation of accusations by a cartoonist of torture by police under the Digital Security Act, his lawyer said. Ahmed Kabir Kishore, 45, was …
Hasina asks Biman Bangladesh Airlines to improve service
Sheikh Hasina has asked Biman Bangladesh Airlines to work on improving the quality of its services, which the prime minister says are linked to the country’s image.
Anticipatory action in Bangladesh before peak monsoon flooding
Humanitarian response usually takes place after the impact of a crisis is visible. But in July, with monsoon rains descending on Bangladesh, the Centre for Humanitarian Data supported OCHA and partner …
Christchurch shootings: Bangladesh cricketers’ close escape from Al Noor Mosque
“Had we reached even three or four minutes earlier we would have probably been inside the mosque,” team manager Khaled Mashud says.
Mohammad Mahadi is a rising young entrepreneur from Bangladesh
Mohammad Mahadi is one of the youngest entrepreneurs of his country. Mahadi is just 25 and lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was younger when he started working as a digital marketer and content creator …
Anti-Islamist blogger killed in Bangladesh
A blogger who had been critical of Bangladesh’s Islamist groups was killed in the capital late Friday, police said, a day after he attended a big rally against leaders of the country’s largest …