Bangladesh
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
Bangladesh ranks 9th in most generous country in Asia
Bangladesh stands in the ninth position among its Asian neighbours in an international ranking as the most generous country. With an overall score of 31 per cent, the country has been ranked 74 in the world and fourth in South Asia in the CAF World Giving Index 2018.
3 March 2019, 06:36 AM
Bangladesh sets sights on recruitment brokers to curb abuse, trafficking
Bangladesh is planning to sideline unscrupulous recruitment brokers who dupe or exploit workers they send abroad by compiling a list of certified agents as record numbers of its citizens spend large sums of money to secure jobs overseas.
12 February 2019, 05:57 AM
Oishi makes it to top 20 of Miss World
Bangladeshi girl, Jannatul Ferdous Oishi, is included in the list of best beauties for the 68th edition of the 'Miss World' competition.
4 December 2018, 05:05 AM
Bangladesh remains lowest in Asian hydropower production
Bangladesh remains the lowest hydropower producer among other countries in Asia since 2017. However, Bangladesh, with a capacity of 230 megawatts, is working towards increasing their capacity by commissioning more projects, says a latest report.
3 November 2018, 04:51 AM
Tasneem made Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK
The Government decides to appoint Saida Muna Tasneem, currently serving as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Thailand, as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom.
22 October 2018, 09:24 AM
Bangladesh ranked least innovative country in Asia
Bangladesh has been ranked the least innovative country and Singapore the most innovative in Asia.
17 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Google launches new search experience for job seekers in Bangladesh
Google unveils a new search experience making it easier for job seekers in three countries of South Asia, including Bangladesh, to find employment opportunities from popular job listing websites, online classifieds and companies.
5 September 2018, 10:53 AM
Commonwealth secretary general to begin 3-day visit tomorrow
Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland is to begin her three-day working tour to Bangladesh to have discussions with the head of government, ministers and other public figures on priorities and commitments.
7 August 2018, 14:53 PM
Govt committed to promoting religious freedom: Mahmood Ali
The government is committed to promoting religious freedom and communal harmony in the society, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali tells US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel D Brownback in Washington.
26 July 2018, 07:40 AM
Trump announces intent to nominate Miller as next US ambassador in Dhaka
US President Donald Trump announces his intent to nominate Earl Robert Miller to be next Ambassador of the United States of America to Bangladesh, according to an announcement of the White House.
18 July 2018, 09:08 AM
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrives
Indian Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh arrives in Dhaka on a three-day official visit.
13 July 2018, 14:12 PM
Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur to sign MoU on defense training
Bangladesh and Malaysia prepare to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defense training and technical cooperation.
12 July 2018, 09:33 AM
Malaysia mulls deporting detained Bangladeshis
Malaysia wants to deport the undocumented migrants detained in the ongoing crackdown which includes almost 250 Bangladeshis.
4 July 2018, 11:24 AM