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Bangladesh brings 100% population under electricity coverage; joins Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Bhutan in South Asia

Dhaka has also been exploring trilateral cooperation in power sectors among India-Bhutan-Bangladesh and Nepal-India-Bangladesh

Bangladesh to prohibit questioning character of rape survivors during trial

'A rape survivor cannot be asked any questions that involve her character or may disgrace her,” Khandker Anwarul Islam, Cabinet Secretary, was quoted as saying

Bangladesh tops in women’s leadership in listed firms in South Asia

A new study conducted by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) puts Bangladesh at the top in South Asia when it comes to women’s leadership in listed firms. In 2021, women directors in listed firms were around six percent in comparison to five percent in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world.  

Lithuania cancels vaccine donation to Bangladesh after Dhaka abstains at UNGA voting on Russia

In international relations it’s difficult to please everyone, and Bangladesh is learning this to its bitter cost

India-Bangladesh human trafficking racket busted, three Bangladeshis, including one woman, and one Indian arrested

Four people have been arrested in connection with a human trafficking racket in which Bangladeshi women were being brought into India illegally, a Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad official said

Bangladesh to get $300 million from the World Bank to strengthen local governance

The World Bank has approved a proposal to provide $300 million to Bangladesh to help strengthen its local governance against the pandemic shock and make them resilient to future shocks

Autistic Bangladeshi person, who strayed into India years ago, reunited with family - thanks to Facebook

Liton Bhumij, a 25-year-old Bangladeshi man, accidentally entered India in 2017. At the time little did he know that he would next meet his family four years later.

Bangladesh seeks India’s assistance in developing its railway and power infrastructure

India has agreed to supply locomotives, passenger carriages, and technology for railway signaling systems to Bangladesh as Dhaka sought New Delhi’s assistance in developing and modernizing its railway infrastructure

A mass apology to Sundarbans in Bangladesh for deforestation and pollution damages

In an act of mass expiation, dozens of activists organized an event on Monday in Bangladesh, offering a mass apology to the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, for deforestation and other damages, in an attempt to raise awareness about the wanton destruction of the environment

Bangladeshi ex-diplomat arrested in Malaysia, faces deportation

M Khairuzzaman, Bangladesh’s former high commissioner to Malaysia, has been arrested by Malaysian authorities, Malaysian Home Minister Hamza Zainudin confirmed

Nine among 76 Bangladeshis, listed missing by UN, 'reappear', amid coercion charges by victims’ families

About eight to nine people, who were among 76 listed as missing by the United States, have reappeared, a senior Bangladesh official said, amid reports that authorities were coercing families to give false testimonies about victims

World's best new building: Bangladesh's rural hospital exemplifies sustainable development

Bangladesh’s Friendship Hospital, built in a remote part of the southern district of Satkhira, has won the world's best new building award by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for putting “care and humanity” at the heart of its design

Bangladesh passes bill legalizing the formation of an Election Commission

Bangladesh Parliament has finally passed a law—almost after five decades—legalizing the formation of the Election Commission in the country

Post US sanctions, Bangladesh cracks down on RAB impersonators involved in extortion, abduction

Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested four people who were involved in the incidents of extortion and abduction by impersonating as members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite paramilitary force, that had been recently sanctioned by the US for alleged human rights violations

‘One-sided, unacceptable, and politically motivated’: Bangladesh rubbishes Human Rights Watch’s report

Days after Human Rights Watch (HRW) published its annual report with scathing references to Bangladesh on rights abuses, the country’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud termed it “one-sided, unacceptable, and politically motivated.”