Bangladesh and China have reached a series of new agreements aimed at expanding trade, investment, education, media cooperation and human resource development, marking what officials described as a new milestone in relations between the two countries.
A temporary bamboo structure built to protect the second Teesta bridge in Gangachara upazila has been badly damaged by the first force of monsoon water, renewing erosion concerns along the bridge’s protective embankment.
Thousands of Argentina fans gathered at daybreak at University of Dhaka to watch Lionel Messi score a hat trick against Algeria, reflecting Bangladesh’s long-running devotion to a country most supporters have never visited.
The government plans to recruit 50,000 additional primary school teachers within the next three months, according to comments from an education official.
Bangladesh and Malaysia have agreed to deepen cooperation on labor migration, trade and investment as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman used his visit to Kuala Lumpur to press for the reopening of Malaysia’s labor market to Bangladeshi workers.
Pakistan is increasingly framing its water dispute with India not as a technical disagreement over river management, but as a direct threat to national survival, economic stability and regional security.
Authorities have temporarily closed the Bholaganj Sada Pathar tourist center in Sylhet after upstream flash floods and adverse weather pushed water levels above the danger mark, suspending tourist boat operations and leaving dozens of small businesses submerged.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has begun his first official overseas visit since taking office, choosing Malaysia as the destination for a diplomatic mission focused on economic growth, labor migration and regional ties.
Emphasizing that national progress is inextricably linked to gender equality, Ferdousi Ahmed delivered a powerful message during a recent parliamentary session, declaring, “A country can never develop by neglecting women.”
A shooting inside a mosque in southwestern Bangladesh left one businessman critically injured and another man wounded early Sunday, prompting an investigation into whether the attack was linked to a business dispute.
