Union Minister for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya will welcome the barge carrying 50 tonne of cement from Daundkandi in Bangladesh to Sonamura in Tripura’s Sepahijala district on September 5 through …
India tries vaccine diplomacy with Bangladesh, close on heels of China
When Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla was in Dhaka earlier this month to try and mend a frayed relationship with Bangladesh, one of the offers he made was that of a potential Covid-19 …
Bangladesh’s drug policy needs major repair
Writing about drug policies in Bangladesh is both easy and difficult. The easy part comes from reading through the policies and some of the information available on the country’s drug regulatory …
ADB adjusts financing plan to speed up Bangladesh’s economic recovery
The Asian Development Bank has redesigned its financing plan in Bangladesh for the next three years in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic to help the country spring back from the economic whiplash …
Crackdown in Kuwait: Undocumented Bangladeshis in trouble
Undocumented Bangladeshi workers in Kuwait are at risk of facing deportation, as authorities in the Gulf country have recently decided to launch drive against illegal foreign workers there.
Post-Covid: Bangladesh seeks UK’s GSP extension till 2030 to boost trade
Dhaka also needs access to vaccines, Bangladesh high commissioner in London tells All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on SDGs …
Bangladesh, Bhutan to ink deal for boosting bilateral trade
The bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Bhutan is not significant but the treaty will help to increase regional trade and connectivity …
Bangladesh discusses FDI opportunities with Singapore
Salman F Rahman came up with the statement while addressing a webinar titled ‘Business Opportunities and Investment Insights in Bangladesh’ …
Bangladesh seeks UK’s GSP facility until 2030
We want post-Brexit UK to continue its GSP, allowing zero-tariff access of Bangladeshi products to its markets until 2030,’ Bangladesh High Commissioner to UK Saida Muna Tasneem says …
Sexual assault, forced labor, wage theft: garment workers in Jordan suffer for US brands
Mehedi Mehedi, a 36-year-old Bangladeshi garment worker who had spent 14 years working in Jordan, left the country forever last December. It was not an easy decision to make: Mehedi had met his wife …