Rescue teams have recovered nine more lifeless bodies from Sunday’s shipwreck in the Karatoa River in the northern Panchagarh region of Bangladesh, bringing the death toll to 33, a figure […] …
Transit deal with Bhutan edges closer to reality
Earlier, Bhutan wanted Bangladesh to make a 2017 transit route deal functional soon so that the landlocked country could use Mongla and Banglabandha ports to carry goods from and to Bangladesh …
Bangladesh ferry disaster death toll rises to 31
At least 31 people were killed and some were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday in Bangladesh, officials said on Monday, in the worst waterways disaster to hit the country …
SD Burman’s home in Bangladesh set to be converted into cultural complex
The palace, where the music maestro was born and raised, was listed as a protected monument on Nov 30, 2017, officials in Bangladesh said. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had visited Agartala to attend …
Bangladesh to convert SD Burman’s home into museum
Legendary musician and composer Sachin Dev Burman’s palatial home in Cumilla district of Bangladesh is all set to be transformed into a cultural complex, with the Sheikh Hasina government having …
Rupee-Taka trade: Rupee loan facility to Bangladesh may be under consideration to lessen strain on its forex kitty
People in the banking circles expect a bilateral loan denominated in Indian rupees can be used by Bangladesh to pay for the imports from India. For international trade in rupee, the RBI had issued a …
Bangladesh ferry accident kills 23, dozens missing
At least 23 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat packed with passengers sank on Sunday in the latest waterways tragedy to hit Bangladesh.
Did Bangladesh’s Hafez Takrem really finish third among 111 countries?
Last Wednesday, the names of the winners in the 42nd King Abdulaziz International Hifzul Quran Competition were announced in a colourful ceremony at the Holy Mosque in Makkah Al Mukarramah, Saudi …
24 Dead After Boat Sinks In Bangladesh
At least 24 people were killed and around the same number were missing on Sunday after an overcrowded boat carrying Hindu pilgrims capsized on a river in Bangladesh, police said.
23 dead, dozens missing after boat sinks in Bangladesh
At least 23 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat packed with passengers sank on September 25 in the latest waterways tragedy to hit Bangladesh. The bodies recovered so far included …