In the Smart Bangladesh plan, the government is placing the highest importance on increasing financial inclusion through the development of citizens’ technological skills. To this end, the “Smart …
Digital banks will bring a revolution in Bangladesh
Once the digital banks are launched, poultry vendors at bustling hubs like Kawran Bazar and even vegetable growers in rural villages will be brought under the banking umbrella …
Bangladesh Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan Joins Politics, May Contest 2024 Polls
Bangladeshi cricket superstar Shakib Al Hasan has formally entered politics, seeking a nomination from the ruling Bangladesh Awami League to run in the upcoming general election on January 7.
Shanto to captain Bangladesh in two-test series against New Zealand
Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead Bangladesh in its two-match test series against New Zealand as the BCB named a team without several key players on Saturday. Shanto was chosen as the skipper after …
Three dead, 39 missing in Bangladesh due to Cyclone Midhili
At least three people died and 39 remained missing as tropical cyclone Midhili completed landfall on the Bangladesh coast before reducing to a depression on Saturday. The police superintendent of coastal Chittagong district,
Rohingya camps hit by Cyclone Midhili in Bangladesh
A powerful cyclone made landfall and crossed Bangladesh’s coast late Friday, hit remote islands and caused tens of thousands of Rohingya to relocate from the world’s largest refugee camp. Cyclone …
Like ‘Watching a Car Wreck Unfold’: Poverty Wages Pressure Bangladesh-Sourcing Brands
Fashion’s human rights multistakeholder groups speak out about Bangladesh’s minimum wage. Labor campaigners wonder how effective this is.
AidData: Bangladesh to remain a key battleground for great power competition
US-based research lab AidData has analyzed Chinese investment in Bangladesh under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and said that the country will likely remain “a key battleground for great power …
Golden trails turn deadly: gold smugglers sentenced to death in Bangladesh
For smuggling 624 bars of gold across the Jashore border in Sharsha a court sentenced three people to death two to life in prison and four to 20 years in prison …
Opinion: Bangladesh Looks For India’s Help To Secure Ex President Mujib’s Killers
Bangladesh is likely to step up heat on two “self-confessed killers” of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and ensure their extradition to Dhaka soon after results are declared for the national election by the end …