Bangaladesh

In Bangladesh, catching hilsa fish will be banned for 22 days from October 12 to November 2 as it is the main breeding season of this year. Hilsa is the National fish of Bangladesh and one of the geographical indication (GI) products in…
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French President Emmanuel Macron reached Dhaka last night at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on a bilateral tour to Bangladesh after attending the G-20 Summit in New Delhi. This is the first visit from a French president to…
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DHAKA – The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank today signed a $300 million financing agreement to equip about 900,000 economically disengaged rural youth with skills and alternative education needed for employment and…
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Due to incessant rain for the past seven days and the onrush of water from hilly areas of India and Myanmar, almost the entire Chattogram Division of Bangladesh is grappling with floods. Bangladesh government on Tuesday deployed the army…
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DHAKA  — The Asian Development Bank (ADB), as a transaction advisor for the Government of Bangladesh’s Rampura Amulia Demra Expressway public–private partnership (PPP) project, has mobilized $261 million of private sector capital for a…
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MANILA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to strengthen the skills base and training programs for Bangladesh’s workforce. The economy of Bangladesh has been growing at more than 7% on average from 2011 to…
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' had a cordial bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Bangladesh H.E. Sheikh Hasina in Rome today. The two leaders discussed different facets of friendly bilateral relations and cooperation.
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In Bangladesh, the appellate division of the Supreme Court on Sunday ordered Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to pay 12 crore Taka tax. Dr. Yunus has donated money to three of his own trusts namely: Dr. Mohammad Yunus Trust, Yunus Family…
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide 400 million US dollars in loans to Bangladesh for the construction of 102 kilometers long dual gauge railways between Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar to promote trade, investment and tourism. The…
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MANILA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $400 million loan to Bangladesh to advance reforms in domestic resource mobilization, improve efficiency and productivity of public spending, and help small businesses, especially…
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