2021 In Review: A Year Marked By Vaccine Diplomacy, US Sanctions On RAB
GB Today No progress on Rohingya repatriation; golden jubilee of independence and Bangabandhu birth centenary celebrated Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan: The…
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E-commerce in Bangladesh faced its own pandemic in 2021
Plagued by fraud and unsustainable business models, recent policy guidelines and fresh funding could prove to be the…
2021 in review: A year of road safety failure
Accidents plagued roads, rail, and waterways Shohel Mamun, Dhaka: The government once again faced a string of student…
Covid-19: 3 more Omicron cases detected in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka:Three more Covid cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in Bangladesh, raising the total tally…
The CCGP approves 5 power sector proposals
BSS, Dhaka: The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today approved five power sector proposals, including setting up…
Experts blame air pollution for Dhaka’s receding greenery
Dhaka has been ranked as the worst in the air quality index (AQI) owing to consistently having very…
Bangladesh economy to be 24th biggest in 2036, CEBR predicts
This would represent an 18-place gain in the rankings in the next 14 years UNB: The Centre for…
US may strengthen strategic ties with Bangladesh as a part of its Indo-Pacific policy
ANI, Dhaka: US may improve strategic ties with Bangladesh to strengthen its Indo-Pacific policy and counter-balance China’s increasing…
Transmission infrastructure: The missing link in Bangladesh’s power play
Covid-19 has also been an obstacle to electricity generation in 2021 UNB, Dhaka: For an electricity-surplus nation like…
Enforced disappearance in Bangladesh to suppress opposition: UN working group
UNB: There are allegations that the law enforcement and intelligence agencies in Bangladesh have been using enforced disappearance…
Bangladesh, Maldives sign three instruments soaring bilateral relations to new height
BSS: Three instruments were signed on Thursday between Bangladesh and Maldives on health, education, dual taxation, youth and…
Bangladeshi scientists unveil full genome sequence of salinity and flood tolerant rice
This will facilitate the invention and expansion of rice varieties, says the agriculture minister UNB: Scientists at the…
Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF inside India
The body will be handed over to BGB on Wednesday afternoon, says a BGB official Dulal Abdullah, Rajshahi:…
Bangladesh gets 1,100C Swiss investment
It is a part of the country’s newly launched Cooperation Program for Bangladesh 2022-2025 UNB: Switzerland will invest…
WB approves $500m to expand, modernize Bangladesh electricity distribution system
It will upgrade and construct more than 31,000 kilometres of distribution lines BSS: The World Bank (WB) on…
Bangladesh reports one Covid death, 291 cases in 24 hrs
UNB: Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death with the health authorities logging 291 fresh cases in 24 hours…
Shouldn’t remain thankful to India forever: Akbar Ali Khan
BSS: The unabated corruption is taking place in the country resulting in the rise of black money, former…
Korea to provide $100m loan to Bangladesh
BSS, Dhaka: A loan agreement has been signed between Bangladesh and Korea under which the Korean EXIM Bank…
China largest development partner of Bangladesh: Speakers say at a webinar
China has emerged as the largest development partner of Bangladesh as the Asian giant is cooperating with Prime…
Bangladesh reports 122 fresh cases, four deaths from Covid-19
BSS, Dhaka: Bangladesh today reported 122 Covid-19 cases while the coronavirus claimed overnight four lives. “The country reported…