The French Development Agency recently approved the concessional loan that will also co-finance the Old Age Allowance program in Bangladesh till 2023 …
Covid-19 cases: Bangladesh set to overtake Italy
According to DGHS, 46.71% of the deaths from Covid-19 infection in Bangladesh were from the above 60 age group, and 28.71% of the deaths from 51-60 age group …
Family Flies From Bangladesh to Be With 21-Year-Old Roxbury Store Clerk as He Fights for Life After Shooting
The family of a 21-year-old store clerk who was shot during a robbery in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood has traveled from Bangladesh to be by his side. Tanjim Siam remains on life support at Boston …
My stint in Qatar as Bangladesh ambassador will remain memorable
As a diplomat I am not an exception in leading a nomadic life travelling from one place to another and spending my career in different corners of the world in different point in time and enriching mys …
David Hägerbro appointed Head of Ericsson Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Ericsson has recently announced the appointment of David Hägerbro as Head of Ericsson Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and Global Customer Unit Axiata.
Rights Groups Decry Malaysia Probe of Al Jazeera
Malaysia’s recent moves to arrest and deport a Bangladeshi man for criticizing the government’s treatment of migrant workers on a news show underscore the country’s backsliding on press freedom in …
At least 17 killed as Bangladesh passenger boat capsizes
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A passenger boat carrying more than 40 people capsized Wednesday in a marshy wetland in northern Bangladesh, killing at least 17 people, an official said. The incident …
Beirut blast: 3 Bangladeshis dead, 21 Bangladesh Navy crew injured
At least three Bangladeshi nationals have been killed and at least 101 more have been injured, including 21 members of the Bangladesh Navy, in two massive explosions that rocked the port of Lebanese …
Japan to give $329m to Bangladesh to combat Covid-19: Abe tells Hasina
Japan will provide 329 million US dollars (equivalent to 35 billion yen) to Bangladesh as grant to help the country combat coronavirus. “Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made this announcement when …
Bangladesh Deals with Triple Disasters of Flooding, Coronavirus and Lost Livelihoods
With nearly 5.5 million people people across Bangladesh affected by severe flooding — the worst in two decades — humanitarian experts are concerned that millions of people, already badly impacted by …