Bangladesh

A massive fire has engulfed Bangabazar, one of the largest clothing markets in Dhaka, causing extensive damage and leaving traders and residents in distress. The market, which is constructed of tin and wood and features a...

Bangladesh has requested Dutch funding in order to advance sustainability in the nation and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The request was made today during a meeting between a delegation from Bangladesh led by Mohammad...

The documentary film, “Bangabandhu’s Foreign Policy and Contribution to Diplomacy,” directed by Jannatul Ferdous Ivy, provides a deep insight into the foreign policy of Bangladesh’s founding father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The documentary is not only...

Volker Türk, the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, urged Bangladesh to halt the Digital Security Act right away. “I am concerned that the Digital Security Act is being used across Bangladesh to...

Beginning on April 5, the metro train will be open for six hours, from 8:00 am to 2:00 am. Currently, the train runs from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd. managing...

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) to attract Chinese investment to the economic zones in Bangladesh, according to news agency BSS....

Japan has committed to providing 165,319 million Japanese yen, equivalent to approximately $1.27 billion, to fund three major projects in Bangladesh. Specifically, 105,362 million Japanese yen (or $811 million) will be allocated to the second tranche...

The Director General of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP), AHM Shafiquzzaman, announced today that the price of broiler chicken has been reduced by Taka 100 per kilogram. This reduction was achieved through the...

To lessen the shock of inflationary pressures on the average person, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has suggested increasing the tax-free income limit for individual taxpayers by 50,000 Taka to 3.50 lakh Taka. The civic...

Aysha Begum (pseudonym) lives in the Narsingdi district. She had polio in her childhood that caused disability on her left hand. During those days people had hardly any knowledge about ‘Disability’, they used to say ‘Lame...