A 14-year-old Bangladeshi boy who was repatriated after he came to Malaysia in a shipping container from Chittagong around three months ago, has died after drowning in a pond near his house. Read full …
Bangladesh teenager who went viral for going to Malaysia in container dies
Ratul Islam Fahim, a 14-year-old boy from Cumilla’s Monoharganj who was found in a shipping container in Malaysia around three months ago and repatriated back to Bangladesh, died after drowning in a …
Bangladesh took IMF loan to create ‘breathing space’: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh has taken $4.7 billion in loans from the International Monetary Fund to create a “breathing space”. “We have taken the loan from the IMF as breathing space …
4 ARSA operatives held with huge cache of arms in Bangladesh
Four members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) were detained with a huge amount of arms and ammo in the Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar, according to United News of Bangladesh (UNB).
Can Bangladesh get what it wants from trade in local currency?
A growing number of countries from Asia to Latin America and Africa are considering conducting international transactions in local currencies. Though global analysts have coined the term …
Facebook, Google must open office in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has a big potential in digital economy but it cannot seize the opportunity for absence of adequate policy, economists, policymakers and IT experts observed on Saturday. Tech giants like …
West Bengal: STF arrests Bangladesh terror group member from Howrah station
The man was booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, officials informed.
World Bank approves 1.25 bln USD financing for Bangladesh
The World Bank has discussed a new Country Partnership Framework CPF for Bangladesh spanning from 2023 to 2027 and approved 125 …
Bangladesh reports hospitalisation of 15 more dengue patients
Fifteen more people were hospitalised with dengue infection in Bangladesh in past 24 hours till Saturday morning. Of the new patients, ten were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside …
Bangladesh is one of the most exciting markets in world right now, says USBBC President
Ambassador Atul Keshap has said Bangladesh is one of the most exciting markets in the world right now and one of the most inspiring development stories of the past two decades. He said Bangladesh’s …