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Not possible to advance without an educated nation: Bangladesh PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government has restored academic atmosphere in all the educational institutions and now it is the responsibility of teachers and students to perform their respective responsibilities

Amnesty worried over detention of artists in Bangladesh

Amnesty International has expressed deep concerns over the recent “arbitrary” detention and other forms of harassment of artists, who are facing increasing attacks on their right to freedom of expression, in Bangladesh

Bangladesh exploring alternative labour markets for expat workers

Mentioning that the employment situation in different countries, especially in the oil-dependent Middle Eastern states, might not remain the same as before due to the pandemic, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government was working to explore alternative labour markets and send workers there

20 Bangladeshi fishermen picked up by Myanmar Navy

Members of Myanmar Navy have picked up 20 fishermen in four boats from the Bay of Bengal while they were fishing near St Martin's Island in Cox's Bazar

Bangladesh averted virus-induced economic crisis: PM Hasina

Bangladesh has been largely successful in averting an economic crisis that arced around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh economy on track for turnaround soon: Finance minister

Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today told the parliament that the economy is on the right track and it would turn around soon despite the fallout caused by COVID-19 pandemic

Bangladesh to launch Bangabandhu Satellite 2 in 2023

Bangladesh is getting ready to launch its second satellite Bangabandhu Satellite 2 by 2023

Bangladesh expecting to start Rohingya repatriation in second quarter of this year

Bangladesh is expecting to start Rohingya repatriation in the second quarter of this year, Secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Masud Bin Momen said after a trilateral meeting with Myanmar and China

Vaccine from India to be rolled out in Dhaka first

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the COVID-19 vaccination program will start in Dhaka first after the arrival of the vaccines from India

Bangladesh PM Hasina unveils stimulus for rural-marginalised people's improvement

The Bangladesh government has so far rolled out 23 bailout packages announced at different times since March 2020 to absorb the economic shock from the raging COVID-19 pandemic

Bangladesh Bank buys record $5.49 billion to keep taka stable

The central bank purchased greenback worth a record $5.49 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year to keep stable the exchange rate of the local currency

Bangladesh educational institutions likely to reopen in February

Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury has indicated that schools and educational institutions could be reopened in February after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic

Bangladesh pharma major Globe Biotech applies for approval to run clinical trial of COVID vaccine

Bangladeshi drugmaker Globe Biotech Limited has applied for approval to begin clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate 'Bangavax'

Dhaka-Washington ties to get stronger under Biden administration: US Ambassador

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has said Bangladesh-US relations will only get stronger under the Biden administration

Two Bangladeshi human traffickers arrested

Two human traffickers have been arrested two months after a red notice was issued by Interpol against six fugitives for trafficking humans to Libya