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Bangladesh
Jucsu polls: Manual vote counting begins
11 September 2025, 16:58 PM
Campus
HSTU to punish 79 students over violence during anti-discrimination movement
11 September 2025, 16:05 PM
Campus
Interview / Understanding Nepal’s Gen Z revolution in a South Asian context
11 September 2025, 15:05 PM
News
Five candidates reinstated to Rucsu polls
11 September 2025, 13:17 PM
Campus
Voting for Jucsu polls ends
11 September 2025, 11:57 AM
Campus
JnU teachers demand removal of illegal bus, laguna stands in Old Dhaka
11 September 2025, 11:50 AM
Campus
Bangladeshis in Nepal safe; will return home soon: Officials
10 September 2025, 16:14 PM
News
Rucsu polls: 7 candidates’ nominations cancelled, 315 valid contenders announced
10 September 2025, 14:40 PM
Campus
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
Trump-Kim summit makes momentum to overcome tension: Dhaka
Bangladesh welcomes the historic Summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un which has generated 'momentum' to overcome long-drawn tensions.
14 June 2018, 06:09 AM
Anti-narcotics drive: UK minister for due legal process
UK Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field urges Bangladesh law enforcers "to uphold due legal process and safeguards over use of force" in the ongoing countrywide drives against narcotics.
7 June 2018, 06:03 AM
Anti-narcotics drive: HRW for independent enquiry into 'violent deaths'
Human Rights Watch has urged the Bangladesh government to launch an independent investigation into allegations of extrajudicial killings in the ongoing “war on drugs.”
7 June 2018, 05:03 AM
Internet slow due to maintenance work in primary submarine cable
Internet users of some parts of Bangladesh have been facing slow services due to a maintenance work in the primary submarine cable under the Bay of Bengal.
21 May 2018, 05:54 AM
Is traffic jam in Bangladesh worst in the world?
As passengers got stuck on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway for 24 hours just the other day, how does this traffic jam compare with other snarl-ups around the world?
14 May 2018, 07:13 AM
Friends of freedom: Michael Barnes funeral held in UK
The funeral ceremony of Michael Barnes who is best known for his contribution and support to Liberation War in 1971, was held in West London on Thursday.
7 April 2018, 09:57 AM
Bangladesh's Tanzil among 10 emerging global young leaders
Bangladeshi youth Tanzil Ferdous among 10 others from around the world will be honoured by the US Department of State as outstanding young leaders on May 2.
7 April 2018, 06:40 AM