Bangladesh

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today showed arrested four individuals including two former policemen and sent them to jail in a crimes against humanity case lodged over Abu Sayed murder in Rangpur during the July-August mass...

Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun today said the New Development Bank (NDB) will invest US$ 1 billion in Bangladesh in the next one year. “NDB had already...

Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser, called for increased cooperation with the UK today in order to improve Bangladesh’s healthcare system. At the State Guest House Jamuna here, he discussed the significance with Baroness Rosie Winterton,...

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur today said the central bank has taken an initiative to launch a special fund of about Taka 800 crore to Taka 900 crore to support startup, reports BSS. “This fund...

The coveted “President’s Police Medal (PPM-Service)” was given to police constable Md. Riyad Hossain in recognition of his exceptional efforts to uphold law and order. The award was announced in a notification released on March 27th...

The Indian government was asked today by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to reexamine the Waqf law, which would violate the rights of the country’s Muslim minority. The request was made on behalf of his party...

From April 6–10, 2025, a German team comprising various business players has arrived in Dhaka for a five-day visit. According to a press release released today by the German embassy in Dhaka, the delegation comprised representatives...

In order to facilitate the flow of goods and services throughout the region, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation (AMTC) will improve port efficiency, standardize...

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly address security and developmental challenges in the region...

In order to cooperatively address the urgent non-traditional security issues in the region and beyond, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation...