Bangladesh’s export basket dominated mainly by garments needs to be diversified, where ICT can play the key role, experts said today. Garments account for 90 per cent of exports to EU from Bangladesh, …
Cyclists complete 250-mile Bangladesh charity bike ride
A group of charity cyclists have completed a 250-mile (402km) bike ride in Bangladesh to raise money for a new school. Birmingham-based Freedom 50 took the cyclists from the capital Dhaka to Sylhet in …
Can small, abandoned airfields revive Bangladesh’s civil aviation?
The association is actively lobbying the CAAB to make those airfields — either abandoned or operating with limited capacity — fully operational. The regulator, however, said making those airports …
EC orders sealing of India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya in view of Assembly polls
The Election Commission of India has ordered the sealing of Meghalaya International border with Bangladesh till March 2 …
Bangladesh Lawmaker Sues Attorney for Questioning his Wealth
An embattled member of the Bangladesh Parliament has filed a lawsuit demanding US$52 million in damages from an attorney who was seeking an investigation into the lawmaker’s suspected financial …
‘Pathan’s Bangladesh release stopped again amid protest, here’s what we know so far
Pathaan’s Bangladesh release has once again been postponed after the country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that since International Mother Language Day is being observed throughout …
Adani Power to supply electricity to Bangladesh at a reduced price: Report
Dhaka: Adani Power on Thursday promised to supply electricity to Bangladesh at a reduced price keeping consistent with the generation cost in the country’s existing coal-fired plants. “The Adani will …
Adani Promises To Supply Power To Bangladesh At Reduced Price: Report
21 years ago, on the morning of Republic Day, residents of Bhuj woke up to an earth-shattering disaster that took nearly 20,000 lives Mass cremations, damage to property and deaths … to supply …
In Bangladesh, New School Textbook Features Transgender People
The government recognised hijras as a third gender in 2013, but they remain marginalised in a country where sexual activity between people of the same sex is illegal. Many hijras live in abject …
Severe dollar crisis hobbles Bangladesh businesses
The import-dependent nation is facing economic hardship in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as prices shoot up.