News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Launch fares have been increased by 23 poisha per kilometer for the first 100 kilometers. Additionally, fares for distances exceeding 100 kilometers have been raised by 20 poisha.Th...
Staff Reporter: Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Muhammad Imran met with Acting US Secretary of Labour Julie Su in Washington DC and had an exclusive interaction on various bilateral issues on thursday December 14. The meeting took pla...
Noman Sabit: The United Nations Security Council adopted its first-ever resolution on the 'situation in Myanmar' placing an important focus on the Rohingya crisis and its sustainable solution on Wednesday (December 21). Referring to the ongoing p...
Parbatipur Correspondent: Abul Hossain, the veteran newspaper vendor of Parbatipur, Dinajpur, is no more. He died on Tuesday (April 16) at around 10 am at his home in Islampur, a municipal town. He was 86 years old at the time of his de...
Noman Sabit: US President Joe Biden has said his country acknowledges their enduring partnership with Dhaka and termed Bangladesh's economic growth in the past 50 years as a 'remarkable story'. He made the remarks while accepting the credentials...
Noman Sabit: On the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of Independence of Bangladesh, the United States Congress introduced a resolution on March 29 recognizing and commending Bangladesh and its remarkable socioeconomic progress under the leadershi...
Noman Sabit: The US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, Ambassador Julieta Valls Noyes, has said rebuilding the country after the 1971 war, and now forging the path toward economic growth, inclusion...
Noman Sabit: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed optimism that the upcoming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh will be held in a free and fair manner. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. held at the US State Department in Washington at...
Noman Sabit: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Washington DC on Friday (April 28) afternoon to attend a ceremony organized on the occasion of 50 years of partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank at the headquarters of the World Ban...
Minara Helen: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh has taken a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a "breathing space" while the global lender assured of continuing to provide such support in future. "We have t...
Noman Sabit: The United Nations has unanimously adopted the first-ever resolution on community-based health care. The historic resolution, entitled, “Community-based primary health care: a participatory and inclusive approach to universal health...
Noman Sabit: The news of Awami League leader Abul Kashem's arrest at Dhaka airport has started a stir in New York. Abul Kashem, the chairman of the proposed People's Bank and one of the vice-presidents of the Awami League, was trying to escape to...
Staff Reporter: Congressman Joe Wilson, the Co-Chair of Bangladesh Caucus at the US Congress, has praised Bangladesh’s tremendous economic progress and said that the United States is looking forward to expanding trade ties and creating job oppor...
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