Bangladesh

New guidelines with a specified maximum rate have been implemented by Bangladesh Bank to decide the price of the dollar in the future (forward rate). According to these rules, the bank may charge a maximum of...

The New Development Bank (NDB), which is governed by the BRICS, will lend money to Bangladesh for the first time. The bank will provide USD 325 million, or roughly Tk 35 billion at the current market...

During the Climate Action Champions conference in Dhaka, which took place from September 26 to September 28, the US Embassy in collaboration with GenLab, a youth-led social enterprise, convened young climate activists to discuss ways to...

Under extraordinary security arrangements, the first shipment of uranium, the nuclear fuel for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has landed in Pabna. The Pabna police superintendent, Akbar Ali Munsi, confirmed the news and stated that the...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said on Tuesday that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become a respected development partner and welcomed the increased interest Saudi Arabia has shown in investing in Bangladesh....

Three universi ties in Bangladesh now have better computer science, software engineering, and information technology (IT) programs thanks to a $100 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). “Uplifting software engineering program in higher education...

In the first 20 days of September, Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve experienced a large loss of $1.62 billion. The most recent development brings the reserve’s total to $21.45 billion. According to a recent report released by...

The world’s leaders have been urged by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to cooperate for world peace, human happiness, and development by eschewing conflict and violence. “My appeal today is to all of you – to the...

According to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, returning Rohingyas to Myanmar, where they originally came from, is a top priority for her administration. “Our priority is to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingyas taken shelter in Bangladesh to...

“We need to democratize the initiatives taken by the organizations and reduce barriers to accessibility of health services of our workforce”, Tuomo Poutiainen, Country Director of International Labour Organization (ILO) Bangladesh said in a roundtable on...