Bangladesh
We frame each budget with the election manifesto in mind: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh has attained an ability to advance further by competing any nation of the world and asserted that none can pull the country backward any more.
5 February 2020, 04:43 AM
Poor nations pay price as millions flee 'climate chaos', Oxfam says
Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people from their homes over the last decade - a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head off surging climate threats, anti-poverty charity Oxfam says.
2 December 2019, 04:42 AM
Plan Int’l holds Girls Takeover events to promote gender equality
Plan International Bangladesh has facilitated 11 #GirlsTakeOver events in international, national and local level.
22 October 2019, 13:41 PM
Buet students issue 7-day ultimatum to ban politics on campus
Protesting students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) demand a complete ban on organisation-based politics on the campus within the next seven days.
9 October 2019, 06:17 AM
U-19s beat NZ by 6 wickets
Bangladesh under-19s cruised to a six-wicket victory over their New Zealand counterparts in the first Youth ODI at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln, New Zealand today.
29 September 2019, 06:45 AM
New Zealand wants to help Bangladesh improve business climate
New Zealand, a top ranked country in terms of ease of doing business, wants to help Bangladesh improve business climate that is seeking to attract more foreign investment.
17 September 2019, 15:41 PM
Unbeaten U-19s power through to semis
Bangladesh Under-19s move to the semifinals of the Under-19s Asia Cup with a clinical 42-run win over their Sri Lankan counterparts in Moratuwa
10 September 2019, 07:55 AM
Under-19s move into Asia Cup semifinal
Bangladesh moved into the semifinals of the Under-19s Asia Cup following a six-wicket victory over Nepal -- theirr second win in two matches -- in Colombo today.
8 September 2019, 11:52 AM
Play called off on day 4 with Afghanistan on top
Play has been called off on day 4 due to rain with Afghanistan firmly on top at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
8 September 2019, 04:20 AM
Malaysia for stronger bilateral ties with Bangladesh
Malaysia’s acting high commissioner to Bangladesh has said his country, which is already enjoying a strong bilateral relation with Bangladesh, wants to further improve it through trade and tourism as the Southeast Asian country strives to become a high-income country while Bangladesh moves towards becoming a middle-income nation.
30 August 2019, 14:24 PM
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28 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Dhaka, Tokyo sign MoC for recruiting skilled workers to Japan
Bangladesh and Japan sign a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on accepting specified skilled workers by Japan from Bangladesh.
27 August 2019, 11:25 AM
Protocol to VIPs: Govt asked to follow warrant of precedence
The High Court has directed the authorities concerned of the government to continue providing privileges (protocol) “without fail” to those who are supposed to get such privileges as per the warrant of the precedence.
7 August 2019, 10:09 AM
We’ve let ourselves down: Tamim
Bangladesh’s stand-in captain Tamim Iqbal today conceded that the team has let itself down in the ongoing three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, while saying that senior players like himself and Mahmudullah have failed to step up when the team needed them to do so.
30 July 2019, 10:00 AM
Mithun's 91 and Mushy's 50 see Tigers clinch five-wicket victory
Mohammad Mithun’s handy 91 and Sabbir Rahman’s late blows took Tigers to victory in the warm-up match against Sri Lanka Board President's XI at the P Sara Oval today.
23 July 2019, 05:03 AM
BRAC University’s SLL: Experiential learning at its finest
The SLL program an exercise where students attending the RS are tasked with the duties of the staff at the residential campus.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM
$33m project launched for people vulnerable to climate impacts
The government and UNDP jointly launch a project of $33 million that will benefit almost 7 lakh people, mostly women and adolescent girls, in climate vulnerable districts of Satkhira and Khulna.
7 July 2019, 14:58 PM
Explore full trade potentials with Bangladesh: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invites Chinese business people to explore the full potentials of business and trade relations with Bangladesh as the country is marching ahead in various areas of economic growth and development.
4 July 2019, 12:41 PM
29 Bangladeshis return home from Libya
Twenty-nine Bangladeshis, who remained stranded in the turbulent Libyan capital Tripoli and its suburbs, returned home early yesterday.
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM
UN finds 'systemic failures' in its Rohingya response
The United Nations experienced "systemic failures" in its handling of the situation in Myanmar leading up to the 2017 mass exodus of Rohingya, a UN report said on Monday.
18 June 2019, 06:33 AM