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