Bangladesh has urged Malaysia to finalise protocol amending the MoU between the Government of Malaysia and the Government of Bangladesh (G2G plus) on the employment of workers.

Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), an independent research and post-graduate teaching centre at Brac University, has been recognised as one of the top 40 transparency and good governance think tanks and one of the top 120 social policy think tanks in the world, said a statement released by the university this morning.

Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN) with the support of Bangladesh Employers Federation (BEF) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has completed the drafting of a "Return to Work and Rehabilitation Strategy" for people who suffered injuries or disability due to industrial accidents or occupational hazards. Following an initial consultation workshop in January 2020 and further inputs from stakeholders on an initial draft, a final validation workshop was conducted in January 2021 to generate further discussion on finalizing the strategy and taking the implementation forward.

Bangladesh has termed the Al Jazeera investigative report “All the Prime Minister’s Men” as "false, defamatory and a politically motivated smear campaign".

The World Bank will provide Bangladesh with USD 500 million for developing rural connectivity, market, and logistic infrastructure in light of the economic prospect created with the construction of the Padma Bridge.

Dhirendra Nath Mazumder, additional director general (infrastructure), of Bangladesh Railway has been appointed as director general of the state-run transport agency.

Jatiya Party lawmaker Anisul Islam Mahmud told parliament today that it would not be good for the country or the government if freedom of press is not ensured.

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity today demanded that the government make the trustee board functional immediately which will deal with compensation related issues after accidents.

Preliminary examination of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) will be held on August 6.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said the Kuwaiti government is yet to inform anything about the conviction of Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul in a case related to human trafficking, residency visa trading and money laundering.

Expatriate Minister Imran Ahmad today informed the parliament that manpower export to different Middle East destinations including UAE is reopening gradually.

There is no specific data on the size of land and water portions in Bangladesh, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury told the Parliament today.

A total of 1,61,807 students achieved GPA 5, the maximum grade point average, in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent results for 2020, over 3 times more than that of the previous year.

A total of 17,043 candidates, who did not get GPA 5 in their SSC and JSC results, were awarded the maximum grade point average in last year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent results.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked people to refrain from "unnecessary criticism" of HSC and equivalent results that were published without holding exams.

A total of 1,61,807 students achieved GPA 5, the maximum grade point average, in last year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled last year’s Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examination results virtually this morning.

Bangladesh and India today agreed to hold a series of secretary-level talks. These talks will include Joint Rivers Commission in the run up to the summit meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her counterpart Narendra Modi in Dhaka this March.

The results of HSC and equivalent examinations of 2020 will be published tomorrow.

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today thanked the Indian government for their excellent cooperation that both countries enjoyed during the trying times of the coronavirus pandemic. He also thanked them for the recent handover of Covid-19 vaccines.