Bangladesh should develop a robust, internationally recognized halal ecosystem to diversify exports and position itself as a global hub, commerce minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said Wednesday.
A crude bomb exploded at a court complex in southern Bangladesh on Wednesday, prompting authorities to tighten security as investigators sought to determine who was responsible.
A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected the bail petition of actor Mohammad Ashraful Haque, popularly known as Don, in a case over the alleged murder of Bangladeshi film legend Salman Shah.
Bangladesh and Singapore have expressed hope for an early conclusion of a proposed bilateral free trade agreement and called for stronger business-to-business ties to expand trade and investment.
American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh leaders have pledged to help facilitate and mobilize an additional $5 billion in investment over the next five years through existing members and prospective American companies.
A journalist in southeastern Bangladesh was arrested Tuesday under the Pornography Control Act, 2012, after police accused him of circulating a manipulated image of an Indigenous woman.
Members of Bangladesh’s Parliament who vote against their party’s decision in the upcoming presidential election could lose their seats under Article 70 of the Constitution, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni said Tuesday.
Counterterrorism police arrested a suspected member of banned militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh and recovered explosives during a raid Tuesday evening in Savar, authorities said.
Bangladesh will conduct its first nationwide vessel census from Aug. 20 to 29 as part of an effort to build a safer and more efficient inland water transport system.
Bangladesh has decided that several of its most important government offices will meet the majority of their electricity needs through solar power, according to a Cabinet Division circular.
