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France to support digitalisation of Bangladesh’s power sector

The French Development Agency AFD has agreed to provide 100 million euros in loan to Bangladesh for the digitalisation of the country’s power and energy sector

'Bangladesh will be the key leader of 4th Industrial Revolution'

Bangladesh will be the key leader of the 4th Industrial Revolution, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and ICT Advisor Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy

Tackling second wave fallout: Bangladesh hints at fresh stimulus

Officials hinted at a new stimulus package yesterday amid fears of a possible second wave of Covid-19 and the subsequent setback for the economy which has only slightly recovered from the impacts of shutdown

COVID-19 vaccine: The first batch to be in Bangladesh in early January

The first consignment of Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine will reach the country by early January, said Bangladesh Health Minister Zahid Maleque

Bangladesh PM Hasina calls for ‘robust’ international climate coalitions to meet carbon-neutrality goal

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said “robust” international climate coalitions are required to cut emission and reach the carbon-neutrality goal within 2050

Bangladesh working for women’s empowerment

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government was working to ensure equal participation of women in every sphere of the society so that they could contribute to expediting the country's development with courage

BNP chief, Tarique named in complaint over vandalism of Bangabandhu's sculpture

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman and Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have been named in a complaint filed with a Dhaka court over the vandalism of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu's sculpture and inciting of the anti-sculpture movement led by the radical Islamist groups

Bangladesh PMO stayed open for work every day amid the pandemic

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, all government offices of Bangladesh remained closed from March 26 to May 31, except for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)

Women's empowerment, equal opportunity key to social progress, says Bangladesh PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need to ensure equal opportunity for women in order to achieve social progress

250kg bomb found buried in Dhaka airport, possibly from 1971

A 250-kg bomb was found buried at the construction site of the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka today

Dense fog causes disruption in flight operations at Dhaka airport

Three flights of China Southern, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Malindo Air couldn't land at the Dhaka airport on Tuesday night due to heavy fog, leaving several hundred passengers stranded

Sheikh Hasina ranks 39th on Forbes list of 2020's most powerful women

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ranks 39th on the list of the world’s 100 most powerful women of 2020 announced by Forbes on Tuesday

PM Hasina asks why all government projects miss deadlines: official

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered officials to find out why all the government projects, even small, keep missing the completion deadline all the time

Bangladesh PM: Trauma of 1971 motivates us to seek an end to genocide

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that Bangladesh is among the few countries that have experienced one of the worst forms of genocide during the War of Liberation in 1971

Sweden, Dutch envoys appreciate Bangladesh role in Rohingya repatriation

Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexandra Berg von Linde and Dutch counterpart Harry Verweij have emphasized the need to maintain focus on the Rohingya crisis until the refugees are repatriated to their place of origin in Rakhine State