Bangladesh

Japan signs $5 million grant for promoting primary education in Bangladesh

Japan has signed a grant agreement of $5 million with Bangladesh for promoting quality primary education in the country, the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka said today.
Japan includes Bangladesh in widened entry ban

Japan has tightened border control and widened the ban on entry of people from countries, including Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Bangladesh, India add 5 more ports of call

Bangladesh and India have added five more ports of call that would augment the trade and provide a stimulus to the economic development of the new locations and their hinterland.
Biman to bring back 162 Bangladeshis from India on Friday

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate a special flight from New Delhi on Friday to bring back Bangladeshi nationals who have been stranded in India for around a month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
164 stranded Bangladeshis return from India

Hundred and sixty-four Bangladeshis, who were stranded in India for over a month, return home.
A tale of two countries and how they are beating back Covid-19

Vietnam and Singapore, being financial opposites, are model examples of how to effectively contain the Covid-19 pandemic
Coca-Cola announces $200 million investment in Bangladesh

Coca-Cola Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Quincey announces an additional investment of USD200 million in Bangladesh over the next five years to expand the business.
All China, Singapore-returnees don’t need quarantine: IEDCR

There is no need to keep all the China and Singapore returnees in hospital quarantine, Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director of the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), said today.
3 held for mugging Tk 1 crore of Payra power plant’s payroll

Police have detained three suspected muggers who snatched nearly Tk 1 crore from officials of companies supplying manpower to the ongoing Payra Thermal Power Plant project in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali.
Surplus funds of state agencies: Bill passed amid protest in JS

A bill over depositing surplus money of state agencies to the national exchequer is passed amid unprecedented opposition from the Jatiya Party lawmakers today in Parliament, while the BNP MPs stage a walkout.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Japan to hire skilled workers from Bangladesh

Bangladesh and Japan sign a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on accepting specified skilled workers by Japan from Bangladesh.
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.
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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.
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.
Bangladesh through after goalless draw

Bangladesh are through to the group stages of the qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup with a 1-0 aggregate win against Laos following a goalless draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.
Bangladesh beat Laos 1-0

Second-half substitute Rabiul Hasan scored a wonderful goal as Bangladesh beat Laos 1-0 in the first leg of their first round qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup at the New Lao National Stadium in Vientiane today.