Acting president Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will begin official duties at Bangabhaban on Tuesday, days after assuming the presidency following Mohammed Shahabuddin’s resignation.
Bangladesh
Floods destroyed thousands of hectares of crops in Bangladesh. Vegetable prices quickly climbed.
Floods have destroyed summer vegetables worth Tk140.82 crore (approximately $11.37 million) in southeastern Bangladesh, disrupting supplies and driving up prices in Chattogram markets.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh wants to become a regional aviation hub. Government is seeking international partners.
Bangladesh is working to become a regional aviation hub linking South Asia with the wider world, civil aviation and tourism minister Afroza Khanam said Monday.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh will waive booth fees for small exporters. Government says cost relief will open global markets.
Bangladesh will waive booth rent for small entrepreneurs participating in international trade fairs as part of efforts to expand exports, commerce minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said Monday.
Opinion
Bangladesh’s prime minister must act before another man disappears into state silence
More than three months have passed since 30-year-old fisherman Miraj Sheikh was reportedly taken away by Bangladesh Coast Guard officers. His family still does not know whether he is alive, where he is being held or what, if anything, he is accused of doing.
