Bangladesh and Japan signed an employment skills development agreement Oct. 17, with recruitment of Bangladeshi workers scheduled to begin April 1, 2027, The Business Standard reported, citing a government press release. The agreement will initially remain in force for five years and automatically renew for another five years. Copies are scheduled to be exchanged during […]
A rights group has urged Bangladesh to arrange special flights for citizens stranded in Cambodia, saying many cannot afford to return after allegedly falling victim to human trafficking. Anirban Survivor Voice Foundation sent the appeal to government officials Sunday, The Financial Express reported, citing bdnews24.com. The group wants repatriation before an Oct. 31 deadline it […]
Malaysia has agreed in principle to recruit 10,000 workers from Bangladesh at no cost to them, Bangladesh’s expatriates’ welfare ministry said Thursday as it announced the start of the recruitment process. The Business Standard reported that Malaysian authorities had also agreed to enlist 338 Bangladeshi agencies under eligibility criteria set by Malaysia’s Ministry of Human […]
Bangladesh has asked India to remove restrictions on exports through land ports, withdraw anti-dumping duties on jute products, and preserve tariff preferences after its graduation from least developed country status. A 10-member delegation led by commerce ministry additional secretary Ayesha Akhter raised the requests at bilateral trade talks that began Oct. 8 in New Delhi, […]
Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) agreed Monday to cooperate against irregular migration and human trafficking while expanding legal employment channels for skilled Bangladeshi workers. The agreement followed a Dhaka meeting between expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Ariful Haque Choudhury and European commissioner for internal affairs and migration Magnus Brunner. Choudhury said Bangladesh had […]
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said it stopped two alleged attempts by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push 10 people across the western border Sunday. BGB’s 47 Kushtia Battalion said six unidentified people, including two men and four women, were brought toward Bangladesh through the Gangni border in Meherpur. BSF personnel took them back behind […]
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Office released a photo Saturday showing Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his wife, Zubaida Rahman, attending a dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump in New York.
Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to meet Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif in New York on Thursday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen met Bangladesh chief of army staff Waqar-uz-Zaman at Army Headquarters in Dhaka on Monday, with the two discussing defense cooperation and bilateral ties.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in New York on Monday to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), beginning a visit that includes bilateral meetings and high-level events.
