News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to rename the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as the Special Intervention Force (SIF).The government has also decided to redesign the force’s uni...
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Staff Reporter : Foreign Minister Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen called for an incentives-based and long-term graduation package for the graduating and graduated countries from LDCs as they are at a high risk of sliding back—both due to the COVID-19 impact...
Staff Reporter : Thirty-six countries, including Bangladesh, abstained from voting on the resolution against Myanmar in the UN General Assembly. These include India, Bhutan, China, Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Russia. It was not immediately clear on...
Staff Reporter : Sheila Jackson Lee, a Congresswoman from Texas, described Bangladesh as a good friend of the United States. She said the two countries have good relations. She made the remarks during a meeting with Bangladesh Ambassador to the U...
Staff Reporter : Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, an influential leader of the Democratic Party, has promised to provide vaccine assistance from the United States to solve the corona vaccination problem for a large population of Bangladesh. The g...
Staff Reporter : The United States has begun the process of sending 2.5 million doses of the moderna vaccine to Bangladesh as a gift. The delivery of this vaccine will be completed this week. A White House official confirmed the information on Tu...
Bangla Press Desk: Fakir Alamgir, a word soldier and legendary musician of the 1971 Liberation War, passed away at the age of 71 (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilahi Raziun). He succumbed to coronavirus at a hospital in Gulshan at 10:57 pm on Friday (July...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh and the United States have expressed their desire to work more closely on the Covid-19 epidemic. The issue was discussed at a meeting between Salman F. Rahman, the prime minister's private industry and investment advis...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) organized a ‘Stakeholders’ Meeting’ in the US capital, Washington, DC, on Wednesday (July 28) to showcase the potentials of Bangladesh capital market and trade and investment o...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations has observed the martyrdom anniversary and National Mourning Day of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the greatest Bengali nation of all time. The National Mou...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC observed National Mourning Day to commemorate the 46th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. MP Anwar Hossain Monju was present as the chief guest...
Staff Reporter: An exhibition of rare photographs of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has closed in Times Square, New York, USA. An exhibition of rare photographs of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Sunday (August 15) at 11:59 pm local time...
Staff Reporter: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, MP said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government is giving top priority to vaccinating Bangladeshi workers and safety of workers. He made the remarks during a meeting with Walmart Vice Presiden...
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