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Bangladesh allows private schools, colleges to take only tuition fees in pandemic

The government has allowed private schools and colleges to charge students tuition fees despite the shutdown of the institutions amid the coronavirus pandemic

Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment warns Italy-bound Bangladeshi workers

The Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment has issued a public awareness statement on Wednesday for those interested to go to Italy as seasonal and non-seasonal workers, says a press release

Bangladesh: Myanmar's lack of sincerity hindering Rohingya repatriation

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Myanmar's lack of sincerity is the key reason behind the delay in Rohingya repatriation and sought genuine pressure from the international community on Myanmar

COVID-19 deaths creeping up again in Bangladesh

Observing a rising trend in COVID-19 infections and deaths, experts in the country stressed on immediate acceleration of scientific virus curb measures to stop transmission

Bangladesh gets $256.5m Green Climate Fund

Bangladesh has received $256.5 million from the global Green Climate Fund to promote private sector investment through large scale adoption of energy-efficient technologies in the textile and garment sectors

Bangladesh turns to international market for rice

The  Bangladesh government has started buying rice from the international market in its effort to replenish public food stocks and increase its capacity to intervene in the market to curb a price spike of the staple food

Why Bangladesh is not part of the mega trade pact

Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies signed what could become the world's largest free trade agreement on Sunday, covering nearly a third of the global population and about 30 per cent of its global gross domestic product

Bangladesh mulls suspension of international flights

The Bangladesh government is considering a suspension of international flights again if the COVID-19 situation in other countries continues to worsen

Rohingya repatriation talks after full formation of Myanmar govt: Bangladesh foreign minister

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh will approach for resuming the Rohingya repatriation talks after the full formation of a new government in Myanmar, saying Bangladesh stands ready to send back Rohingyas

Bangladesh PM Hasina urges opposition BNP to give up politics of violence

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the opposition BNP to give up the politics of violence

RCEP will hurt Bangladesh’s export competitiveness, investment flow: analysts

The competitors will have an edge over Bangladesh in exports and FDI flow after they joined the world’s biggest trade bloc led by China, economists and analysts fear

Bangladesh's food reserve under pressure

The country's food reserve dropped to 8.8 lakh tonnes on Sunday, despite bumper grain production in the last fiscal year

Amphan flood damage: Bangladesh to spend Tk 5,905cr to repair roads

The government is going to take up a Tk 5,905-crore project to repair rural roads and fix infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Amphan, floods and heavy rains this year

Bangladesh parliament passes Marine Fisheries Bill: Jail for illegal fishing in country's waters

The Marine Fisheries Bill, 2020 was passed in Parliament on Monday with a provision for maximum three-year imprisonment or Tk5 crore fine or both for fishing illegally within Bangladesh’s maritime boundary by any foreign national

Bangladesh seeks ‘rock-solid partnership’ to fight intolerance

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said the battle against the “pandemic of intolerance” needs a concerted whole-of-society approach and a rock-solid partnership between all stakeholders