Bangladesh

130 Bangladeshi workers return from Saudi Arabia

Some 130 Bangladeshi workers return home from Saudi Arabia in the face of crackdown on undocumented workers there.
4 October 2019, 05:50 AM

Next 5yrs' relationship with Bangladesh crucial: JICA

JICA sees its relations with Bangladesh in the next five years "extremely important" as it is helping Bangladesh reach the next level of development with the completion of a number of mega projects, says a senior official at the JICA headquarters.
21 September 2019, 07:08 AM

2 Bangladeshi siblings killed in Mozambique road crash

Two Bangladeshi siblings are killed and three people injured in a road crash in Mozambique.
20 September 2019, 09:16 AM

Bangladeshi refuses reward for €2,000 cash find in Rome

A Bangladeshi man who found a wallet containing €2,000 ($2200) in cash on the street in Rome reportedly refuses a reward after returning it to its owner.
17 September 2019, 05:11 AM

Bangladeshi shot dead in New York

A Bangladeshi youth has been shot dead by miscreants in Jamaica of New York.
3 September 2019, 06:54 AM

Japan exports air pollution by financing coal-fired power plants to countries including Bangladesh

Greenpeace in a report alleged that Japanese government is exporting air pollution by financing polluting coal fired power plants overseas, imposing a great heath risk to the people of those countries including Bangladesh.
20 August 2019, 09:36 AM

Joint technical committee to assess impact of Ganges Barrage

A joint technical committee of Bangladesh and India reaches a consensus to conduct a joint study on Ganges Barrage to assess its impact on the environment and livelihood.
8 August 2019, 15:51 PM

17 Bangladeshis held in India for ‘illegal entry’

Seventeen Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested from an Indian village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district for entering and staying in India without valid documents, a senior police official says.
29 July 2019, 05:56 AM

PM reaches London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaches London on an official visit to the United Kingdom.
19 July 2019, 06:12 AM

‘Govt to provide full support to assess the state of Sundarbans’

Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury says that government would provide full support to the Reactive Monitoring mission of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Heritage Committee to further assessment of the state of Sundarbans.
10 July 2019, 15:51 PM

Ban Ki-Moon wants global adaptation centre in Bangladesh

Former UN Secretary-General, who is also the chairman of the Global Commission on Adaptation, Ban Ki-moon proposes setting up a global centre for adaptation in Bangladesh for the South and South-East Asia.
10 July 2019, 12:11 PM

29 Bangladeshis return home from Libya

Twenty-nine Bangladeshi workers returned home willingly from volatile Libya on Tuesday.
2 July 2019, 07:14 AM

Nepal, Bangladesh to use Indian grid for power trade

Amid talks of Nepal-Bangladesh dedicated transmission line passing through the Siliguri corridor in India, the secretary level meeting between energy officials of both countries has agreed to use the existing setup of Indian transmission lines to trade power in the short run.
23 June 2019, 08:02 AM

TIB calls to stop Rampal plant in Sundarbans

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) calls upon the government to stop Rampal power plant in the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.
17 June 2019, 10:05 AM

64 Bangladeshi Migrants agree to return home: Official

The 64 Bangladeshi migrants stranded on Mediterranean Sea agreed to return home, Chiranjib Sarker, director general (DG) of the consular wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.
17 June 2019, 08:44 AM

Tamanna, Nayma become role models for Congolese women

Two Bangladeshi female pilots have become the role models for Congolese women and girls while serving the United Nations peacekeeping mission and overcoming challenges boldly.
17 June 2019, 08:07 AM

Bangladeshis in Libya urged against risky voyage

Bangladesh embassy in Libya has warned the Bangladeshis living there not to take the risky sea journey towards Europe, citing the risks of drowning as well as surrounding countries’ strong position in not allowing entry to their territories.
14 June 2019, 14:36 PM

UK concerned over rights situation in Bangladesh

The UK has expressed concern over the increased number of extrajudicial killings and further reduction in freedom of expression in Bangladesh.
7 June 2019, 14:26 PM

Knife attack in Australia: Bangladeshi student Momena Shoma gets 42 years jail

A Bangladeshi student who enrolled in an Australian university with the aim of killing someone in the name of ISIS is jailed for 42 years for stabbing her local host as he slept.
6 June 2019, 05:04 AM

Hasina at Abe’s office: Guard of honour given

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives at Japanese Prime Minister's Office to hold a bilateral meeting with her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at his office.
29 May 2019, 09:37 AM