Bangladeshi businesspeople in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are considering investing Tk1,000 crore (approximately $80.8 million) in Bangladesh if the government eases approvals and provides land, infrastructure, and investment protections.
Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to revitalizing the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), with officials calling for renewed political engagement and wider participation to strengthen regional cooperation.
Bangladesh plans to develop a national economic hub around Mongla Port, with officials saying the project could expand economic activity and create jobs in the region.
Bangladesh has cut combined import duties and taxes on green chilies and tomatoes to 20.5% from 61% for one month, seeking to boost supply and ease prices.
Dhaka South City Corporation will register and rehabilitate hawkers under a new government policy while barring vending on main roads, administrator Md Abdus Salam said.
Bangladesh’s cabinet has approved a 10-year strategy to curb lead exposure, confronting a public health problem affecting more than one in three young children nationwide and nearly two-thirds in Dhaka district.
Bangladesh’s Cabinet has approved a draft law creating a Multi-party Grievance Redress Committee for the proposed Special Response Battalion, giving citizens and force personnel a formal channel to lodge complaints and seek review.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecutors have sought an Interpol red notice for former army chief Aziz Ahmed over a crimes against humanity case tied to the 2013 crackdown on a Hifazat-e Islam rally in Dhaka.
Bangladesh is set to challenge Myanmar over sharply conflicting figures on how many Rohingya refugees fled Rakhine State and are now living in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh plans to gradually introduce an artificial intelligence-based automated traffic fine system on highways nationwide after evaluating a system launched on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Tuesday.
