The Saudi Arabian pressure on Bangladesh to issue passports to 54,000 Rohingyas and bring back 462 others is unacceptable and unfair, analysts and Rohingya activists have said
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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Bangladeshi expats workers can enter Oman from October 1
Oman will open its border from October 1 for Bangladeshi expatriate workers, who have been stuck here amid flight suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic since March last
Bangladesh tells primary schools to prepare for reopening
The primary and mass education ministry on Wednesday also outlined the sectors from where the costs of preparation will come
Government procurement in Bangladesh: Gifts, trips secure contracts
Bidders need to give bribes in the form of financial benefits, arrange trips and host dinners for government officials in Bangladesh to win public procurement contracts, says a World Bank report
Bangladesh ready to tackle second wave of Covid
Days after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina cautioned against a second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the government was ready to tackle the probable second wave of the disease
Have patience, we’re working sincerely: Foreign minister to Saudi returnees
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today urged expatriate Bangladeshis who want to return to their workplaces in Saudi Arabia to have patience
Students seek Bangladesh PM’s intervention to cancel upcoming O, A-level exams
Some English medium students today sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's intervention to cancel the upcoming O and A-level examinations
Bangladesh's deep sea port by 2025
Bangladesh’s first deep sea port, Matarbari port, will be made functional by 2025, said the officials at the contract signing ceremony for the Consultancy Services of Matarbari Port Development Project held at Hotel Intercontinental, Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon
Bangladesh plans to keep economy running in case of winter coronavirus wave
Top Bangladesh officials of the administration and law enforcement met experts on Tuesday ahead of the possible escalation feared to be exacerbated by winter diseases like cough and cold, which are also common symptoms of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus
Rights to Properties: Hindu, Buddhist women must have equal claims in Bangladesh, says lawyer
A Supreme Court lawyer has served a notice on the Bangladesh government requesting it to formulate a law prescribing an equal and absolute right of Hindu and Buddhist women on their parents' and husbands' properties
Dhaka seeks three months' extension from Riyadh over visa, work permits for expatriates
Bangladesh has sought one more extension of three months from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Bangladeshi valid visa holders and their Iqama (valid work permit) in an effort to help workers return to their work
PM Sheikh Hasina: A third of my country was just underwater. The world must act on climate
The climate crisis and COVID-19 are crying out for international cooperation, writes Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in The Guardian. bdnews24.com republishes the article
Three Bangladeshi banks reportedly linked to illicit fund flow
Three Bangladeshi banks have been reported to have links with global networks of illicit fund flow, with their names having appeared in suspicious transactions
Bangladesh to spend Tk 246 cr on hilsa development
The Executive Committee of Bangladesh's National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved five projects involving Tk 1,266 crore, including a Tk 246-crore one to develop hilsa resources in the country
Biman to resume flights to Saudi Arabia from Oct 1
The kingdom also announced that the country will scrap all travel restrictions on air, land and sea transport for citizens on January 1, 2021, it said
