Up until 2020, Bangladesh’s wheat import volume from India was nothing significant Reaz Ahmad, Dhaka: In the second week of March this year, when FAO DG Qu Dongyu was attending a regio... Read more
Asif Showkat Kallol: The government is going to set an allocation of Tk 6,70,000 crore for the next national budget of the country, an increase of over 11 percent from the current year’s bud... Read more
Asif Showkat Kallol: The government is eyeing West Asian countries to boost halal exports to tap the 16 billion apparel and food markets in the region. Dhaka is also maneuvering to find alte... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Germany’s State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action Jennifer Morgan on Saturday said they are keen to have stronger partnership with Bangladesh... Read more
Russia’s membership to the Human Rights Council was suspended Thursday after the United Nations General Assembly voted 93 to 24, with 58 abstentions, including Bangladesh, to adopt a r... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh logged 28 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning, taking the total caseload to 19,52,023. As per the latest government data, the country’s total fatalities remai... Read more
The first session of the year began on January 16 Bangladesh News Desk: President Abdul Hamid has summoned the 17th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on March 28. The president, also t... Read more
Bangladesh will participate at the Bengal Global Trade Expo in Kolkata this month. Confederation of West Bengal Trade Association (CWBTA) is organing the international exposition at Science... Read more
BSS: Bangladesh is to mark tomorrow the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties with the United States that had tilted towards Pakistan in 1971 while a key US policymaker at that time, Henry Kis... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: WB loan to help Bangladesh sustain post-Covid growth The World Bank has approved a $250 million financing to help Bangladesh strengthen its policies to sustain growth f... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh logged 81 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning, taking the total caseload to 19,51,658. As per the latest government data, the country’s total fatalities remai... Read more
Diplomatic Correspondent: Bangladesh and Korea agreed to explore elevating their comprehensive partnership to the next level in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the diplomatic relati... Read more
Diplomatic Correspondent: In the hot, hazy and muggy March sun at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operations Training (BIPSOT), service members of the US Military partnered with th... Read more
Betar misuses Tk 33.7cr allocated for artistes’ remuneration Anaet Shawon, Dhaka: Bangladesh Betar, the state-run radio broadcaster, has been found involved in massive irregularities as it h... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Bangladesh logged 72 fresh Covid cases with two more deaths in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. The fresh numbers took the country’s total caseload to 19,51,504 while t... Read more
UNB: The Bangladesh National Museum Bill, 2022 was passed in parliament on Thursday to make the country’s museums more dynamic and vibrant. State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khali... Read more
Hasibul Aman, Dhaka: The Bangladesh portion of the Akhaura-Agartala dual-gauge rail line project has been limping for nearly four years, mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic and delay from th... Read more
UNB: Leaders of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) on Wednesday signed the BIMSTEC Charter at the 5th Summit held in Sri Lankan capi... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: The government has rescheduled the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9:00am to 3:30 pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: In a move to make the road transport infrastructure of Bangladesh more reliable, the government of Korea is going to introduce Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in th... Read more