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

Summit, JERA Asia ink deal for Matarbari energy project

Bangladesh and Japan sign a deal which will initiate a large energy infrastructure project in Matarbari area of Cox’s Bazar.
29 May 2019, 08:14 AM

4 Bangladeshis arrested in Libya

Libyan police arrests four Bangladeshis from Tajoura district, adjacent to Libyan capital Tripoli, for abducting five Bangladeshi migrants.
24 May 2019, 14:40 PM

Bangladesh gives £66k for monument in UK

Bangladesh has donated nearly £66,000 for construction of a monument in honour of language veterans at Cardiff in United Kingdom.
23 May 2019, 11:18 AM

UN to honour 12 Bangladeshi peacekeepers

Twelve fallen peacekeepers from Bangladesh are to be honoured by the United Nations when it will observe the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
22 May 2019, 08:01 AM

Bangladesh wins best award in Intl trade fair in Nigeria

Bangladesh High Commission receives Best Foreign Participant Award at Kaduna International Trade Fair in Abuja, Nigeria.
9 April 2019, 07:43 AM

Bangladeshi gets 10 years’ jail for slashing ex-girlfriend’s face in Malaysia

A Bangladeshi man is sentenced to 10 years' jail and a stroke of the rotan by the Sessions Court in Malaysia for slashing his ex-girlfriend on the face.
27 March 2019, 06:15 AM

Urgent visa for family members of Christchurch victims

An individual family member of Bangladeshi victims fallen at the acts of terror at Christchurch in New Zealand can now apply for urgent visa to bring the bodies back.
18 March 2019, 12:24 PM