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Bangladesh’s agro products: PM Hasina for further research to expand market

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked agricultural scientists to conduct further research over local fruits and agricultural items to expand their market

30 Bangladeshi newborns in every 1,000 live births die

In every 1,000 live births, 30 newborns die in the country, says Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS)

Bangladesh turns down rice imports from Myanmar in wake of military takeover

Bangladesh has turned down a proposal to import 100,000 metric tons of rice from Myanmar due to the current situation in the neighboring nation

Bangladesh gains four places on Democracy Index 2020

A large majority of countries on the index recorded a decline in their total score compared with 2019 amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the average global score falling from 5.44 in 2019 to 5.37 to hit an all-time low

Ecnec approves Tk 4,347 crore Bangabandhu Shilpa Nagar Development Project

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) today approved a project of Tk 4,347.21 crore to develop Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) as a state of the art and international standard greener economic zone of the country

Bangladesh has secured borders to check further Rohingya influx: foreign minister

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today confirmed that Bangladesh has secured its border with Myanmar to check further influx of Rohingyas following the military coup in the neighbouring country

Bangladesh looking into legal action against Al Jazeera: foreign minister

Bangladesh is looking into legal action against Qatar-based international news organisation Al Jazeera for "spreading misinformation", Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said today

Bangladesh is moving forward despite propaganda against it: PM Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the country would move forward proving its enemies wrong despite the propaganda being carried out against it at home and abroad

Bangladesh to receive $500mn from World Bank to improve connectivity

The Bangladesh government has signed a $500 million dollar financing agreement with the World Bank to help upgrade a highway and enhance connection of rural roads and markets, benefiting over 20 million people living in the country's western region, according to an official statement

Bangladesh PM Hasina urges people to keep wearing masks even after vaccination

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon those who took the coronavirus vaccine or are planning to become inoculated to keep wearing masks to stay safe from getting infected

Bangladesh rejects 'smear campaign' instigated by extremists

Bangladesh has rejected the desperate "smear campaign" instigated by extremists and their allies, working from London and elsewhere

Zia, Ershad, Khaleda destroyed many ISI documents: Bangladesh PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the former governments of Ziaur Rahman, Hussain Muhammad Ershad and Khaleda Zia have destroyed many documents of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in an effort to erase Father of the nation, Bangabandhu's name from the glorious history of the 1971 Liberation War and the Language Movement

Hungary, Bolivia ask Bangladesh for Covid vaccine

Bangaldesh;s State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam told parliament that Hungary has requested Bangladesh for 5,000 shots of COVID-19 vaccine

Bangladesh PM Hasina: Strong opposition is a must

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said a strong opposition in the country is a must to make democracy work for people

BIDS among 100 top think-tanks worldwide in 2020

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) has been ranked as one of the top 100 think-tanks worldwide, according to the 2020 Global Go to Think Tank Index (GGTTI) released on Thursday