In Bangladesh at least 50,000 people took to the streets of the capital Dhaka Monday to protest French President Emmanuel Macron, who has defended criticism of Islam as a right of freedom of speech.
How to prepare for a massive Christmas feast (before flying off in a couple days for a wedding in Bangladesh)
In the UK, the wife, the brother and I were deep in preparations for a Christmas lunch party. Or rather, let us call it lunch-slash-dinner because, apparently, when I invite people to lunch, they …
End ties with France in 24 hours, Bangladesh Islamist group tells government
Bangladesh’s biggest Islamist group on Monday told the government to cut diplomatic ties with France within 24 hours, as police stopped thousands of its supporters from marching towards the French …
Bangladesh opens display room in Abuja
Temiloluwa O’Peters A commercial display room exhibiting Bangladesh’s exportable goods has been set up at the Bangladesh High Commission in Abuja to improve trade relations between the …
Bangladesh Steel Sector Needs Policy Support – BSRM
Star reported that Bangladesh’s leading steel manufacturer Chattogram based BSRM Managing Director Mr Aameir Alihussain said that “Growth in the steel industry has been set back by about one year and …
Rise and rise of Bangladesh
Anecdotal evidence so far points to Vietnam and Bangladesh being the preferred destinations for businesses wanting to relocate from China. That Bangladesh was preferred over India has led to a lot of …
US expresses desire to help Bangladesh diversify its private sector
The United States has said it wants to help Bangladesh diversify its private sector to partially move away from the ready-made garment (RMG) industry into other high-value areas, including the digital …
Kuwait: Expat dies just before boarding flight home to Bangladesh
A 56-year-old Bangladeshi citizen, who was on his way home to Dhaka, died of heart attack at the Kuwait International Airport 30 minutes prior to departure of the flight. Photo for illustrative …
US keen to help Bangladesh diversify its private sector
Glick said Bangladesh, in order to be a competitive player in the … on Wednesday made the announcement at the US Government’s third annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum hosted virtually out of Hanoi, …
HSBC drives Bangladesh’s first crossborder blockchain LC transaction
For the first half of 2020, Bangladesh’s trade under LCs was over US$34 billion … It links together banks and corporates on a decentralised trade finance network.