Bangladesh
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Climate strike in Barisal to demand stop use of fossil fuels
Sep 15, 2023Young climate activists from Barisal organized a global climate strike to call for a reduction in damaging fossil fuel use and an increase in the use of renewable energy sources. On Thursday, the event was put... -
Libyan flood kills at least six Bangladeshis
Sep 13, 2023According to worldwide media estimates, the disaster took over 5,000 lives as hospital morgues in the nation of North Africa were overcrowded with patients being searched for thousands more. At least six Bangladeshi expats were killed... -
Saudi Arabia firm to invest $100 million in Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City
Sep 13, 2023A data center would be built in Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City (BHTC) at Kaliakor in the Gazipur district at a cost of US$100 million, according to DataVolt, a leading Saudi Arabian power and data center development company.... -
UNDP delegation meets Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Sep 12, 2023A five-person delegation from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), led by Kanni Wignaraja, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP), today paid Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of... -
PM Sheikh Hasina to open Bangabandhu Tunnel on Oct 28
Sep 12, 2023The much-anticipated Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, which was built beneath the Karnaphuli River, will be officially opened on October 28 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. However, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman tunnel will be open... -
Bangladesh-France relations to be elevated to strategic engagements: PM Hasina
Sep 11, 2023According to Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, bilateral ties with France will develop into a strategic partnership for everyone’s shared prosperity. “I am confident that our bilateral relations can move to strategic engagements for the shared... -
Prince Salman assures PM of his full support to enhance cooperation
Sep 11, 2023Mohammad Bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, gave Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina his word that he will work to improve ties between Riyadh and Dhaka in all sectors. The promise was made at... -
French President Macron arrives in Dhaka
Sep 10, 2023At Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s request, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived here today for a formal visit. At Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the French President with a bouquet of flowers. At... -
Election will prove that Bangladesh is on the right track: Kabir bin Anwar
Sep 8, 2023Kabir Bin Anwar, a former cabinet secretary and present co-chairman of the Awami League’s election management committee, made the following statement in response to various conspiracies hatched against Bangladesh: “With the spontaneous participation of the people,... -
Bangladesh, Indonesia agree to work together in energy, health sectors
Sep 6, 2023Today, at a bilateral meeting between Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in this city, Dhaka and Jakarta agreed to cooperate in the fields of...