Bangladesh-India relations should be built on mutual respect, sovereignty, and stronger people-to-people ties, Bangladesh parliament speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad said Wednesday during a meeting with Indian high commissioner Dinesh Trivedi.
Bangladesh on Monday welcomed India’s decision to block an Awami League-linked event in New Delhi, calling it a “positive step” as Dhaka and New Delhi continue discussions over a possible visit by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
CottonPort, Bangladesh’s first digital raw cotton marketplace, has launched with an initial offering of 82 tonnes of United States (US)-grown cotton aimed at giving local spinning mills direct access to American farmers.
Dhaka ranked 11th among cities with worst air quality worldwide Tuesday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 105 at 10:08 a.m.
Three Bangladesh Air Force personnel were killed and another was seriously injured in a road accident near Terminal 3 of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, officials said.
Bangladesh President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called for a stronger role by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in preventing border killings, smuggling, drug trafficking, and push-ins during a meeting at Bangabhaban on Monday.
Bangladesh will enlist renewable energy service providers by district and geographical area as part of an effort to expand rooftop solar nationwide, the Power Division said Sunday.
Bangladesh could face an international bandwidth shortage by 2028 unless decisions on new submarine cable connections are made soon, industry stakeholders warned at a Dhaka workshop.
Bangladesh’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 57.8 in July, signaling broad economic expansion led by a sharp rebound in manufacturing, according to findings presented Monday.
A Bangladesh government probe has recommended disciplinary action against the owner of a Sitakunda shipbreaking yard after finding severe safety lapses and negligence led to the deaths of 10 workers from toxic gas exposure.
