Bangladesh has proposed importing an additional 20 megawatts of hydropower from Nepal, expanding on its existing purchase of 40 megawatts during the June to November period, a senior official said Friday. Farzana Mamtaz, secretary of the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, said Nepal signaled it could supply the extra […]
United Nations human rights experts said exploitation of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia is “widespread and systematic,” driven by high recruitment fees, deception, and deepening debt bondage.
A new report by the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch initiative and the Centre for Governance Studies says Bangladesh’s 2018 Digital Security Act was widely used to intimidate journalists before its repeal in 2023.
Global geopolitical shifts and supply chain de-risking present an opportunity for Bangladesh to position itself as a reliable, nonaligned manufacturing hub, according to industry experts. They say the shift is turning the country into an important link in the global “just in case” supply chain.
Economic experts are calling on Bangladesh to identify a fourth pillar of the economy as traditional revenue drivers show signs of slowing. With its economy valued at about $560 billion, the country is being urged to look beyond the ready-made garment sector and remittances to secure long-term stability and employment.
Awami League left office more than a year ago, yet Abdul Moyeen Khan is still blaming its “unjust repression” for Khaleda Zia’s current condition.
Abdul Moyeen Khan, a member of the standing committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, said Friday that “unjust repression” during the former Awami League government caused the deterioration in party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health.
Nearly 87,000 expatriate Bangladeshis have registered to vote in the upcoming national election and referendum through a new mobile application called Postal Vote BD, the Election Commission said Saturday. The app, launched on November 19, initially covered 53 countries before expanding to 143. Registration was later suspended for expatriates in seven countries after many applicants […]
Four Bangladeshi seafarers escaped injury after their tanker Kairos caught fire in the Black Sea following an apparent attack on vessels that carry Russian oil.
At least 153 people have been killed in Sri Lanka after landslides and flooding triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, officials said Saturday, with 191 others missing and more than half a million affected across the country.
