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Bangladesh a role model of development: PM Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said it has been possible for the Awami League government to establish Bangladesh as a role model of development in the world since it has been in power for a long time

Covid vaccination: Registration likely to begin Jan 21 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's COVID-19 vaccination drive will soon begin, with an app for online registration set to be operational from January 21

Myanmar’s lack of sincerity delaying Rohingya repatriation: Bangladesh

Reiterating Myanmar was not sincere about taking back the Rohingyas, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says that talks over the matter have resumed after it was stalled due to the pandemic and national elections in the neighbouring country

Working on building Bangladesh of Bangabandhu's dreams: PM Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday recalled killings, rape and genocide by the Pakistan Army and their auxiliaries in the 1971 Liberation War period and expressed gratitude to "friend in deed" India as she laid out the path ahead for the country in the "spirit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman"

Bangladesh strips Bangabandhu killer Mosleh Uddin, 51 others of freedom fighter title

The government has revoked the freedom fighter certificates of 52 people, including ex-army officer Risaldar Mosleh Uddin Khan alias Moslem Uddin Khan, one of the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladesh gets its first fully-automated dairy farm

Eon Group has established the country's first automated dairy farm in a village of Badarganj upazila in Rangpur

Bangladeshi imprisoned for trafficking fellow countrymen into US via Mexico

A Bangladeshi man was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by "three years of supervised release" for his role in trafficking Bangladeshis into the United States via Mexico

626 children raped, 60% increase in child marriage in 2020 in Bangladesh

Despite the closure of educational institutions and the absence of public gatherings during the pandemic, 626 children were reportedly raped between January and December 2020 in Bangladesh, revealed Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) at an online press conference this morning

Bangladesh making every effort to bring coronavirus vaccine quickly: pm Hasina

Bangladesh is doing everything in its power to import the COVID-19 vaccine and the frontline workers in the fight against the pandemic will be prioritised for the doses, Sheikh Hasina has said

Bangladesh passport becomes weaker

In a disappointing feat, Bangladeshi passport has slipped by three notches to the 101st spot in the Q1 global ranking of the in the Henley Passport Index, down from the 98th place in last year

'Bangladesh economy is in good shape'

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday reiterated that the economy of Bangladesh was in good shape as it was getting increasingly dynamic and stronger day by day, and there was no mismatch or distortion in the economy

Oman's sultan invited for Mujib Year, golden jubilee of independence celebrations

Bangladesh has invited Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said to join the birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years of Bangladesh's Independence to be celebrated in March this year

Outrage in Bangladesh over bid to demolish house of freedom fighter

The minority rights body of Bangladesh has voiced its opposition to the razing of the historical house of the late Jatra Mohan Sengupta, a Bengali lawyer and a top Congress leader

Educational institutions likely to reopen in March in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the government may reopen educational institutions in March, considering the situation and upon consultation with experts

Bangladesh PM Hasina urges migrant workers to prepare before going abroad

Putting emphasis on the registration of migrant workers, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged job seekers to go abroad after attaining required skills and having accurate information about their work, averting any allurement of middlemen