Bangladesh and Indonesia stressed the early signing of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to boost the duty-free exports of potential commodities of the two nations in the first meeting of the Foreign Office Consultations, reported UNB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast a 5.5- 6 percent GDP growth for Bangladesh in the current fiscal

Seeking a stronger role of the developed world and the development partners in attaining quick recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed on building strategies related to a universal public health system

Bangladesh’s banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji), in the garb of the Hefajat-e-Islam

Swisscontact, a Switzerland-based NGO that works for poverty alleviation, has joined hands with Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) to rehabilitate garment workers affected by the pandemic in Bangladesh, reported UNB

Amid a continuous surge in COVID-19 cases, Bangladesh has decided to extend restrictions on the movement of people for one more week, reported The Daily Star

Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the members of Hefazat-e-Islam, a radical Islamist group, responsible for recent violent incidents in the country would be punished, reported Dhaka Tribune

At least 32 officials and employees of Bangladesh high commissions in Delhi and Kolkata are now down with the coronavirus infection, Dhaka Tribune reported

As Bangladesh struggles to procure vaccines from India, officials informed the country would receive around 100,000 doses of Pfizer next month from the WHO’s Covax facility

Amid apprehensions that Bangladesh could run out of their existing stock of Covid 19 vaccines by May 15, with the government not yet sure whether fresh supplies would arrive from India, a high-level panel has warned of an ‘unstable situation” if vaccines are not imported urgently from alternative sources

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will urge formation of a USD100 billion annual global climate fund and seek support for her country in expanding its renewable energy sector in her virtual address at the US climate summit on Thursday night, a senior minister said

Officials of Russia and Bangladesh are in talks regarding manufacturing Russian Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccines in Bangladesh, as per a report in the Daily Star

The number of new poor people in Bangladesh is estimated at around 24.5 million, roughly 14.7 percent of the total population, find a survey reported in Dhaka Tribune

The United States is giving “increased importance to Bangladesh” in tackling the climate issues, said Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momin, adding the issues raised by the country would be incorporated in the upcoming leadership summit

Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country, Bangladesh has opened a 1000 beds dedicated COVID-19 hospital in capital Dhaka, easing pressure on existing hospitals in the city, according to a report in Dhaka Tribune