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’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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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
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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
