Dhaka: The US dollar is gradually losing its hegemony and this has become all the more real after Bangladesh has decided to settle payment for a nuclear plant to Russia in Chinese yuan. With sanctions …
Bangladesh to pay Russia $300 million in Chinese currency for nuclear plant
Nuclear power project is key to future energy security as Bangladesh grapples with frequent electricity shortages & rising demand from businesses & households.
Bangladesh garment factories run into fire risks as temperatures soar
The garment industry contributes about 10 percent to Bangladesh’s GDP and employs more than 4 million people. It also accounts for more than 80 percent of the country’s exports
In Bangladesh, the War on the Press Rages On
With general elections due early next year, the ruling Awami League is intensifying its assault on what remains of the country’s free media.
PM Hasina’s Ashrayan project is enabling Bangladesh’s inclusive growth, India Today writes
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s “Ashrayan Project” under which homes are built for homeless and displaced people in Bangladesh, has played a key role in achieving the goals of poverty eradication,
ADB provides 230 mln USD for flood rehabilitation in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank ADB and the Bangladeshi government on Monday signed agreements on provision of 230 million US dollars
Bangladesh jumps on the sustainability bandwagon
DHAKA: With machines roaring, the construction work of Bangladesh’s Ghorashal-Polash Urea Fertiliser Project (GPUFP), set to be the country’s largest and first-ever green fertiliser factory in South Asia,
Where BFF failed but others succeeded
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) once struggled to roll tournaments on the ground due to financial constraints as the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Asian …
Where BFF failed but others succeeded
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) once struggled to roll tournaments on the ground due to financial constraints as the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Asian …
After market fires amid heatwave, Bangladesh garment factories alerted to risks of disasters
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has alerted its members to the risks of fire disasters after several blazes in marketplaces in Dhaka as the capital bakes in a heatwave. BGMEA President Faruque Hassan said in a letter to the factory owners on Monday that electrical short-circuits are blamed for the recent fire incidents in the markets and the factories also use electricity and electrical equipment.