Bangladesh

Lieutenant General (retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, the adviser for home affairs and agriculture, has urged reporters to expose the lies propagated by the Indian media. “No unstable environment has been created in the country. The Indian...

At a roundtable today, stakeholders asked the government to give operational efficiency first priority and implement international-standard services for the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), which is anticipated to open next year. To...

In honour of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the American Embassy in Dhaka, in collaboration with the American Film Showcase (AFS), screened the documentary “A Woman’s Place” at the American Centre. According to...

With sincere efforts by different stakeholders, especially the incumbent government, Bangladesh sent 10,58,531 workers overseas and received $ 11.13b in remittance during July-November period. “The trend of overseas employment is satisfactory as 10,58,531 job seekers went abroad...

Today, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and President Mohammed Shahabuddin emphasised the importance of integrating people with impairments into society. In separate statements released today in honour of the 26th National Day of Persons with Disabilities...

According to the White Paper report on the economy of Bangladesh, political extortion, bribery, and inflated budgets have cost the country $14–24 billion (1.61-2.80 lakh crore BDT) of the $60 billion invested in ADP and development...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $24.3 million financing package with Muktagacha Solartech Energy Limited (MSEL) to establish a grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. As the sole mandated lead arranger, ADB...

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor voiced concern over the situation in the neighbouring country following the arrest of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das amid the current tensions between India and Bangladesh. He added that a meeting on...

Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, the interim government’s adviser on the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, urged businesspeople today to make competitive investments in the nation’s many sectors, particularly energy and power. “The government has...

There was a crisis in the supply of bottled soybean oil in the market two weeks ago. Following that, the government reduced the value added tax (VAT) for edible oil import which increased the supply to...