Bangaladesh

Bangladesh and Thailand on Friday signed five bilateral documents for visa exemption, cooperation on energy, tourism and customs matters and negotiation of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The documents -an…
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Dhaka — Bangladesh's economy made a strong turnaround from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the post-pandemic recovery continues to be disrupted by high inflation, a persistent balance of payments deficit, financial sector vulnerabilities, and…
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DHAKA —Bangladesh faces alarming levels of pollution and environmental health risks that disproportionately harm the most vulnerable people – the poor, children under 5, the elderly, and women, says a new World Bank report. The…
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Over 272,000 premature deaths occur in Bangladesh per year due to air pollution, unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene, and lead exposure, said a new report of the World Bank. Bangladesh faces alarming levels of pollution and…
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काठमाडौं। बंगलादेशी नागरिकलाई युरोपका विभिन्न देशहरु पठाउने भन्दै नेपाल ल्याए बन्धक बनाएको आरोपमा चार बंगाली नागरिकहरु पक्राउ परेका छन् ।पक्राउ पर्नेहरुमा ३८ वर्षीय नुरुल हुडा, ३० वर्षीय एमडी मासुम बिल्लाह, ३१ वर्षीय शामिम अहमद र ३३…
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In Bangladesh, at least 43 people, including 26 women and three children, were killed and 22 critically injured in a fire that broke out at the seven-storey Shopping Mall on Bailey Road in Dhaka last night. Bangladesh Health Minister…
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Bangladesh is observing the historic Language Day named ‘Amar Ekushey’, paying tribute to the martyrs who laid their lives during the language movement in 1952 demanding Bangla as the official language for then East Pakistan. Scores of…
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Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others today got bail after filing an appeal against the verdict of the labour court in Dhaka. The Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka accepted the appeal and granted…
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In Bangladeshm Awami League President Sheikh Hasina was sworn in today evening as the Prime Minister of the country for the fourth consecutive term - the fifth overall. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office and…
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In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League secured majority in the national elections. The results for the 224 seats, out of 299 seats, have been declared so far. The Awami League won 165 seats while nine candidates of the Jatiya Party,…
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