UK announces £120mn for Bangladesh to scale up climate action
GB Today UNB, Dhaka: COP26 President Alok Sharma has announced £120 million to support climate action in Bangladesh. The £120million…
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Bangladesh, France committed to stepping up cooperation in defence; LoI signed
LoI on defence cooperation relates to training; technology transfer, says FM UNB, Dhaka: Bangladesh and France have signed…
Bangladesh to host IORA Council of Ministers meeting Nov 17
UNB, Dhaka: Bangladesh, as the incoming chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), will host the 21st…
US to confront climate crisis with Bangladesh: Miller
BSS, Dhaka: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller has said his country will confront the global warming crisis…
Bangladesh joins pledge to end deforestation by 2030
UNB, Glasgow: Bangladesh has signed the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use in the COP26, pledging…
Bangladesh records 151 more dengue cases
Death toll remains static at 95 UNB: At least 151 new patients were hospitalized with dengue fever in…
Maldives: Eco-friendly product export destination for Bangladesh
Bangladesh could export different environment-friendly products, made of cane, bamboo and jute, to the Maldives, says Maldivian envoy…
D-8 Commission’s two-day meeting begins Monday
6 priority areas of cooperation to be discussed UNB, Dhaka: Bangladesh will host the two-day 44th Session of…
Bangladesh to get 5 naval ships from UK
UNB, Dhaka: The United Kingdom will give five naval ships to Bangladesh, which will help strengthen the country’s…
IVD Bangladesh Volunteer Award 2021 launched
UNB: The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGD) in collaboration with UNV Bangladesh, WaterAid Bangladesh,…
BD Covid Economic Recovery: AIIB to provide $250 mn
BSS: Bangladesh will receive $250 million from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to implement a government programme…
BSF kills two Bangladeshis along Sylhet border
UNB: Two Bangladeshi youths were killed as Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire along the Bangladesh-India border…
Bangladesh cancelled 10 coal-based power plants for climate’s sake: Hasina
UNB, Glasgow: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh has cancelled 10 coal-based power plants involving 12…
Rice import through Benapole port suspended
UNB: Rice import from India through Benapole port has been suspended on Sunday following the instruction from the…
PM Sheikh Hasina off to Europe to join COP26 summit
UNB, Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Sunday morning for the United Kingdom and France on…
17 important files go missing from BD Health Ministry office
Three-member probe committee asked to submit its findings in three days UNB: At least 17 files, deemed important,…
Farakka Committee: Move to implement Teesta plan with Chinese support a timely step
A total of five waves of flood came down the Teesta in 2021 but a disastrous flood as…
Covid-19: Bangladesh registers 8 more deaths, 166 fresh cases
UNB, Dhaka: Though the coronavirus pandemic has eased in Bangladesh, it killed eight more people and infected 166…
PM’s France visit to elevate Dhaka-Paris ties: FM
Hasina to hold bilateral talks with French President, PM UNB, Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay a…
Dengue: 173 more hospitalized in 24 hours
UNB, Dhaka: Bangladesh reported hospitalization of 173 new patients with Dengue fever in 24 hours till Thursday morning.…