Bangladesh plans to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement with the European Union to maintain market access after it graduates from least developed country status in 2026, officials said.
A massive fire at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka has been fully extinguished 27 hours after it broke out Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Bangladeshi migrants lost an estimated $2.46 billion in 2022 to fraudulent “free visa” recruitment practices in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, according to a new study by the Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP).
The July Charter is a landmark political document signed in Bangladesh on Oct. 17, 2025, that outlines a sweeping roadmap for state reform. It aims to fundamentally restructure the government following the ouster of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024.
Chief Advisor and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Friday declared Bangladesh a “great nation” that will no longer live “under anyone’s thumb,” saying the country’s unity and reform efforts have restored its dignity on the world stage.
Chief Advisor and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Friday outlined a long-term vision for Bangladesh’s economy built on what he called two unmatched national assets: its youth and the Bay of Bengal. “Half the people are below the age of 27,” Yunus said during the signing of the July Charter in Dhaka. “This is our […]
Nobel laureate and Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Friday declared the signing of Bangladesh’s July Charter a “new birth” for the nation, describing it as a turning point from turmoil to unity. “Through this signing, we have initiated a new Bangladesh,” Yunus said in a nationally televised address. “We discarded all the old ways of […]
This speech was delivered by Muhammad Yunus on October 17, 2025 outside the Bangladesh National Parliament. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful My dear countrymen, wherever you are in Bangladesh, in the fields and farms, in the cities, towns, and marketplaces, those who are watching us today on this great […]
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, now serving as Bangladesh’s chief adviser, said the nation has entered a new era of dignity and self-reliance. “We are not a nation that survives on anyone’s charity or mercy. We walk with our heads held high,” he said at a national ceremony at the Bangladesh Parliament, marking the […]
The Trump Organization is rapidly expanding in India, its largest foreign market, even as several of its local partners face criminal and regulatory investigations, The Wall Street Journal reported. In April, Eric Trump announced a new 51-story luxury tower in Gurugram, near New Delhi, that sold out within hours. The project’s developers, the Bansal family […]
