Bangladesh has made the dope test mandatory for all professional drivers as authorities move to tighten regulations to check growing accidents
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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Bangladesh's main opposition BNP to hold dialogue with other parties on 'political situation'
Bangladesh's main opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has decided to hold talks with other political parties over the "overall political situation" in the country
Rape, abduction derail tourism in Bangladesh’s beach town of Cox’s Bazar, local economy impacted
In any normal new year, hotels and guesthouses in the beach town Cox’s Bazar would be booming with tourists and visitors
‘Funny’ that the US kills 1000 people every year, but sanctions us for 400 deaths in 10 years: Bangladesh Foreign Minister
Police kill 1000 people every year in your country (the United States), wrote a miffed Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momin in a letter to the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, calling the US move to sanction Dhaka’s top security officials “funny” for its 400 alleged killings in ten years
Bangladesh law minister admits misuse of draconian Digital Security Act, assures journalists
Bangladesh’s Law Minister Anisul Haq has defended the Digital Security Act (DSA), which has been used against journalists and dissenters, saying the act doesn’t restrict media freedom
Bangladesh PM Hasina hit out at US for sheltering Mujib's killer, questions its commitment to democracy and rule of law
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hit out at the US and questioned its commitment to democracy and the rule of law as Washington continued to shelter one of the killers of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s father and the founding father of Bangladesh, who was brutally assassinated on 15 August 1975 along with most of her family member
Food insecurity up by 22 percent in rural Bangladesh; poverty still an issue despite growing economy
Food insecurity has risen by around 22 percent in rural Bangladesh in comparison to the pre-pandemic period, finds a survey, indicating people are unable to eat enough and healthy nutritious food
Bangladesh and Maldives set to deepen ties with Hasina visit
During Hasina's visit, 13 armoured vehicles of the Bangladesh Army will be handed over to the Maldives Defense Department as a symbol of friendship, writes Dr Mohammad Tarikul Islam for South Asia Monitor
World Bank approves $500 million loans to Bangladesh for modernising power distribution
The World Bank on Wednesday approved $500 million in loans to Bangladesh for expanding, modernizing, and sustainably transforming the country's electricity distribution system
Bangladesh to send humanitarian aid for Afghanistan
Bangladesh will support Afghan people through humanitarian aid packages in the form of food and medicinal assistance, Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Monday
Indian president in Bangladesh to cement ties, will inaugurate Dhaka’s Ramna Kali Temple
Dhaka’s famous Ramna Kali Temple, destroyed by the Pakistani forces in 1971, will be re-inaugurated by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind who is on an official visit to Bangladesh to participate in the 50th anniversary of Victory Day, the 'liberation' of Bangladesh
Bangladesh reacts sharply to US sanctions against its security officials
Bangladesh has reacted with shock but Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared defiant after US sanctions against seven of her top law-enforcement officials, saying her country was strong enough to defend its sovereignty
Bangladesh will be a developed and prosperous nation by 2041, says PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that Bangladesh must be a developed and prosperous country by 2041 and said her government has been working to surpass foreign currency targets of all sectors, including in the readymade garments industry, by exporting digital devices
India salutes Bangladesh's economic successes, says Foreign Secretary; says increased connectivity will make ties stronger
India salutes the "considerable" economic successes of Bangladesh, especially "its most recent success" in transitioning from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) status, India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina asks minister to resign over derogatory remarks against political rival Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked Information and Broadcasting Minister Murad Hassan to resign from the cabinet after a controversy erupted over his abusive and derogatory remarks on women
