A Bangladesh parliamentary committee has recommended replacing direct communication among stakeholders with digital and automated systems to curb corruption, harassment, and business costs.
Bangladesh has appointed Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun as chairman of Invest Bangladesh Authority under Prime Minister’s Office for a one-year contractual term, according to a government notification issued Sunday.
Bangladesh must increase fish production to meet growing demand without compromising food safety or quality, fisheries and livestock minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid said Sunday.
Bangladesh will establish four more engineering colleges and turn Dhaka Polytechnic Institute into a model institution as part of a push to expand technical education, education minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said on Sunday.
Forced retirements, repeated transfers, and unresolved promotion disputes are fueling uncertainty inside Bangladesh’s police force as officers face pressure to improve law and order, The Daily Star reported.
Bodies of six Bangladeshis killed in a Kolkata hotel fire were returned home Saturday, including four members of the same Kushtia family, three days after the blaze.
Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said Saturday that businesses from India and the United States (U.S.) have expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh and proposed steps to improve the investment climate.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday approved a plan to build a highway linking island district Bhola with Bangladesh’s main road network through Hijla and Mehendiganj, officials said.
Posts, telecommunications and information technology minister Faqir Mahbub Anam said Saturday that Information Technology (IT) Training and Incubation Centres should focus on jobs, entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment rather than training certificates alone.
Bangladesh Jatiya Party chairman and Bhola-1 lawmaker Andaleeve Rahman Partho has been appointed minister of information and broadcasting, marking his first cabinet post.
