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Bangladesh wants duty-free access to the US market
Sep 23, 2021Bangladesh has requested the United States (US) to provide Bangladeshi products duty-free access to its market, while also inviting more US investment in Bangladesh. Md. Shahriar Alam, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, made the request... -
Fifty years of IDA and Bangladesh
Sep 23, 2021Bangladesh was the world’s second poorest country when it gained independence on December 16, 1971, making the country’s transformation over the next 50 years one of the great development tales. Poverty has been decreased in half... -
Bangladesh will be branded at the 2020 Dubai Expo
Sep 23, 2021The “Dubai Expo-2020,” one of the world’s largest expos, will open on October 1 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with participation from a variety of countries, international organizations, and businesses. The six-month exhibition will be open... -
Several dead after university shooting in Siberia
Sep 20, 2021According to Russia’s Investigative Committee, a shooter opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday morning, killing six people and injuring several more. According to Russia’s Interior Ministry and a university... -
UN welcomes PM’s attendance at UNGA
Sep 19, 2021Mia Seppo, the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, said today that the UN welcomes Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where she would address the most critical challenges confronting Bangladesh. “Key... -
Wind complicates battle against Spain wildfire
Sep 11, 2021Erratic winds and scorching heat complicated Friday the battle against a wildfire in southern Spain which claimed the life of a firefighter and forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people. About 400 firefighters backed by 30... -
World’s largest Carbon Dioxide sucking plant is now up and running
Sep 10, 2021Iceland is preparing to open the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) facility on Wednesday. The current juncture is critical in the development of new technologies to help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it... -
Bangladeshi vaccine scientist Dr Firdausi Qadri wins Ramon Magsaysay Award
Aug 31, 2021Dr. Firdausi Qadri, a Bangladeshi scientist, has earned the Ramon Magsaysay Award. Dr. Qadri, an emeritus scientist at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b), has been named a laureate of the 2020 L’Oréal-Unesco For... -
Children in four South Asian countries are at “very high risk” of being affected by climate change
Aug 25, 2021According to a new UNICEF research released today, young people in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan are among those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which jeopardize their health, education, and safety. Nepal and... -
In Milan, the voices of young people must be heard: Md. Shameem Ahsan
Aug 23, 2021In the Pre-COP & youth event, which will be held in Milan next month, Bangladesh is aiming to raise the voices of unheard young people. Bangladesh is a role model for the world in terms of...
