Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Shahriar Alam me OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef binAhman Al-Othaimeen at the OIC Secretariat in Jeddah
Bangladesh’s container depot fire; norms violated in cargo handling at Chittagong port
Industrial accidents are common in Bangladesh. Experts blame poor safety standards and lack of enforcement of norms and regulations. Garments factories, which account for the country’s most exports and employ over 4 million workers, often see deadly fire incidents.
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No bail for those tarnishing country’s image: Bangladesh Supreme Court
The Chief Justice of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, Syed Mahmud Hossain, has said that the court would not consider granting bail to those tarnishing the country’s image, and added the "image of the country is the first priority.”
Opposition leader Khaleda may get extension to stay out of jail
The Bangladesh law ministry has recommended extending a freeze on the jail sentences of opposition leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia by six months in two corruption cases
Japan, Australia, and US support Bangladesh on Rohingya repatriation
Envoys of Japan, Australia, and the United States visited the Cox Bazar camps, housing nearly a million Rohingya refugees, in Bangladesh and extended their support to Bangladesh for their early, dignified, and voluntary return to Myanmar
Bangladesh observes historic 7th March speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Rahman
Bangladesh is observing the historic March 7 on Sunday commemorating the landmark speech of 'Father of the Nation' Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which was touted as the indirect declaration of the country’s independence in 1971
Bangladesh prime minister among top three women inspirational leaders
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been featured amongst the top three inspirational women leaders in the Commonwealth for the leadership shown by her in tackling the COVID-19 crisis in Bangladesh
Bangladesh now self-sufficient in food
Bangladesh, a country once known for its food scarcity and famine, is now self-sufficient in food, said the country’s Agriculture Minister Dr. Abdur Razzaque
Women showing lesser interest in vaccination in Bangladesh
While a woman prime minister, Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, is spearheading the nation in the COVID-19 vaccination drive, other Bangladeshi women seem less enthusiastic about vaccination in the country as, so far, they constitute just a third of all those who got vaccinated
India, Bangladesh must boost people-to-people contact, border trade
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Dhaka, a Bangladeshi think-tank has flagged practical grassroots projects to advance the special relationship
Political and civil liberties decline in Bangladesh: US think tank
Political rights and civil liberties in Bangladesh have consistently declined in the last five years, said a report released by Freedom House, a US-based independent watchdog. The report puts the country in the ‘partly free’ category
Bangladesh’s development model matches success seen in South Korea, China: WSJ
Bangladesh is becoming South Asia's "economic bull case" and is notable for being the "closest proxy" for the successful development models seen at various stages in South Korea, China and Vietnam
Bangladesh inches closer to 100 percent electrification
Bangladesh is likely to achieve 100 percent electrification in the country as only 3 percent population remained without power now
Bangladesh seeks economic, not security, relations with US
Bangladesh has conveyed to the new Biden administration that the country is looking for economic cooperation to develop its infrastructure and doesn’t wish to get involved in the security dynamics of the US’ Ind0-Pacific framework
After writer’s death, Dhaka under pressure to amend controversial Digital Security Act
The Bangladesh government has been facing heat from the international community after a writer, Mushtaq Ahmad, who had been arrested under the Digital Security Act last year and died last week in police custody, with several now calling for amending the law
Bangladesh should sustain its ‘developing country' status: PM Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that challenges remain for the country to sustain its newly accorded status as a 'developing country', and the government is committed to investing in the expansion of education and skilled workforce in the country
