Bangladesh registers 25 COVID-19 deaths
Mar 24, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 25 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Mar 24, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Caught between political compulsions and diplomatic obligations, India abstained from voting on a UNHRC resolution critical of the Sri Lankan government and calls for the promotion of reconciliation, accountability, and human rights, along with some strong punitive measures.
UN teams assisting tens of thousands of refugees, after massive fire rips through camp in Bangladesh
Mar 24, 2021, at 05:13 pm
New York: United Nations humanitarian personnel are on the ground evacuating tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees, after a devastating fire tore through the Kutupalong camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee camp.
Fourteen get death penalty for assassination attempt on Bangladesh PM
Mar 24, 2021, at 12:57 am
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday awarded the death sentence to 14 people who were convicted in a case involving an assassination attempt on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2000, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka sign six MOUs
Mar 22, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have signed six memorandums of understanding during the recently concluded state visit of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to Bangladesh. Both nations also hope for the early conclusion of a free trade agreement.
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari visits Dhaka
Mar 22, 2021, at 08:43 pm
Dhaka: Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday arrived in Bangladesh.
COVID Spike: Bangladesh reports 2,172 fresh cases, 22 die
Mar 21, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Dhaka/UNI: With the death of 22 more people in the last 24 hours on Sunday, the country's COVID-19 death count now stands at 8,690.
Bangladesh: $500 million World Bank financing for COVID-19 vaccination for 54 million people
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:42 pm
Washington: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $500 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Bangladesh vaccinate 54 million people against COVID-19.
Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi observes Bangabandhu’s birth centenary
Mar 19, 2021, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi: Joining the mood of celebration, the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Wednesday observed the 101st birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children’s Day 2021 with a resolve to work for realizing his dream of building “Sonar Bangla”.
Bangladesh: Bangabandhu’s birth anniversary, golden jubilee of independence celebrations start
Mar 17, 2021, at 03:27 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Wednesday started 10-day celebration of 50 years of its independence and birth anniversary of founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Mar 16, 2021, at 04:58 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday called five leaders of neighbouring countries to join Bangladesh’s Independence Golden Jubilee and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Birth Centenary celebrations despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 13, 2021, at 09:04 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Islamic political parties have called upon the Bangladesh Government to sever all diplomatic ties with China, owing to alleged persecution of Uighur Muslims in the country.
Bangladesh: Chinese supplied military hardware facing 'serious problems'
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:37 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh is currently facing a major trouble when the military hardware supplied to it by China was found faulty, facing 'serious problems'.
Bangladesh to soon buy 1.50 lakh tonnes of non-basmati boiled rice from India
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:21 am
New Delhi/UNI: Bangladesh will procure 1.50 lakh tonnes of rice under direct procurement method (DPM) from India.
Bangladesh State Minister Shahriar Alam proposes strengthening intra-OIC trade
Mar 09, 2021, at 03:17 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Shahriar Alam meets the OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef binAhman Al-Othaimeen at the OIC Secretariat in Jeddah.
COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 606 more case, 11 deaths
Mar 08, 2021, at 01:05 am
Dhaka/UNI: Eleven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,462.
Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina among top woman leaders of the Commonwealth
Mar 07, 2021, at 09:02 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named among the top three inspirational women leaders of the Commonwealth.
Bangladesh observes historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Rahman today
Mar 07, 2021, at 08:48 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh is observing the historic March 7 on Sunday commemorating the landmark speech of 'Father of the Nation' Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which was touted as the indirect declaration of the country’s independence in 1971.
Bangladesh reports 614 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorde 614 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.
Mar 02, 2021, at 04:19 pm
New York: The UN's top human rights official on Monday called for transparent investigation into the death in custody of a writer in Bangladesh, who was held in pre-trial detention for nine months for publishing an article and sharing social media posts critical of the Government’s COVID-19 response.
Feb 28, 2021, at 12:02 am
Dhaka, February 26: China Railway Group Ltd (CREC)- the Chinese construction company in charge of the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project- has alleged mismanagement and said that pending payments is slowing the project, a press release by Forethought PR Limited, the CREC's communication agent in Bangladesh, said.
Rohingya refugees: UN agency urges immediate rescue to prevent ‘tragedy’ on Andaman Sea
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:18 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Monday, called for immediate efforts to search and rescue a group of Rohingya refugees, who have been adrift on the Andaman Sea for over a week.
Bangladesh observing International Mother Language Day today
Feb 21, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The supreme sacrifice of the 'language heroes' on this day 69 years back is being remembered as people are paying glowing tributes to them at the altar of the Central Shaheed Minar since midnight while maintaining health guidelines.
Bangladesh: Chinese workers beat up local, triggers tension
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:39 am
Dhaka: Some local workers in Bangladesh on Thursday allegedly vandalized several cars and residential barracks housing many Chinese workers in the under-construction Lebukhali Bridge area over the Payra River in Barisal city, an incident which might hit the relationship between the two nations.
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Dhaka/Kolkata: Former Indian civil servant Gautam Bhattacharya feels that the most important contribution of Bangladesh's 'Founding Father' Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was just not to give the clarion call for liberation but to develop the “spirit of muktijuddho” (liberation war), to make all his people dream of establishing a society based on liberal values.
Publisher Foisal Arefin Dipon murder case: 8 militants awarded death sentence
Feb 10, 2021, at 10:02 pm
Dhaka: Eight activists of banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam have been awarded death sentences in connection with the case related to 2015 murder of Jagriti Prokashony Publisher Foisal Arefin Dipon.
Maldives Foreign Minister visits Bangladesh
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:24 am
Dhaka/UNI: Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid is scheduled to pay an official visit to Bangladesh on February 8-11, upon invitation of Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen.
Bangladesh is performing well in economic front: Report
Feb 03, 2021, at 03:38 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh is performing well in the economic front and its export earnings are increasing rapidly at the moment, a report said.
Bangladesh government rejects Al Jazeera’s desperate report on PM Sheikh Hasina
Feb 02, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The government of Bangladesh has rejected the desperate “smear campaign” instigated by extremists and their allies, working from London and elsewhere, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Bangladesh will soon be a bridge between South, South-East Asia riding on economic progress: Experts
Jan 30, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Geo-politics experts Sanjay Pulipaka and Mohit Musaddi feel that the economic progress of Bangladesh will make it a bridge between South and South-East Asia.