Reclaiming the spirit of Bangladesh’s independence war
The spirit of the war for national liberation of any country is nothing but the summation of the collective aspirations of a people evolved through a series of their…
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Bangladesh signs Paris Climate Agreement
Bangladesh signed the historic Paris Climate Agreement at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, aiming to take multiple measures to save the world from disastrous consequences of climate change…
Bangladesh fails to maintain control over security forces: US
The United States has said the government of Bangladesh took ‘limited measures’ to investigate and prosecute cases of abuse and killing by security forces. The US, in its 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, claimed authorities failed at times to maintain effective control over security forces. The report listed extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, the killing of secular bloggers and […]
Indian Air chief calls on Bangladesh Navy chief
Indian Air chief Marshal Arup Raha, who is here on a five-day official visit, called on Bangladesh Navy chief Vice-Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed at the Naval Headquarters at Banani in the capital on Tuesday…
Bangladesh tax revenue
OUR Income Tax Ordinance 1984 (the Fourth Schedule) requires corporate tax to be determined by the higher of the two: (i) external earnings and (ii) surplus or deficit by actuarial valuation. External earnings are noncore items such as interest…
India gives Nepal transit to Bangladesh
Landlocked Nepal, with the help of India, has secured transit to Bangladesh by road and rail and also for using Vishakhapatnam port, India to boost trade with Bangladesh…
Bangladesh, India to jointly celebrate Ekushey at border
With a view to making the tie stronger between two South Asian neighboring countries, people of Bangladesh and India will jointly celebrate the International Mother Language Day…
The rise of religious fundamentalism in Bangladesh
DURING the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, it was never ‘religion’ that inspired the peoples of this country to wage a nine-month bloody war and sacrifice in thousands their lives. But today, religious extremism and intolerance…
Love poems recited
Poets and recitations artistes discussed and presented love poems at an interactive event at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum on Sunday. The programme, titled Bhalobasar Kabita Utsab, was organised…
Russian twins display works on Bangladesh
Russian twin sisters of Bangladeshi descent, Rubina and Sabina Khosseyn, are displaying their works on Bangladesh at an exhibition at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy…
EO launches Bangladesh chapter
Entrepreneurs’ Organisation, the world’s largest peer-to-peer global network of entrepreneurs, officially launched EO Bangladesh chapter at a ceremony held at Westin Hotel in Dhaka on Saturday…
Violent extremism : Bangladesh continues to work with UN
Ambassador and permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Masud Bin Momen said Bangladesh will continue to work with the United Nations in implementing the UN secretary-general’s new action plan to prevent violent extremism and militancy…
US eyes better relations with Bangladesh
The United States under-secretary for political affairs Thomas Shannon has underscored the necessity of strengthening the bilateral relations to a new height with Bangladesh, saying his government considers Bangladesh as an important partner…
Ganges flows fall sharply in Bangladesh
Bangladesh-India joint committee members on Thursday monitored the Ganges flow at Hardinge Bridge, Pabna to see whether the lower riparian country was receiving waters in accordance with the 1996 treaty…
Grenade attack on Anwar Choudhury: HC upholds death sentence of Mufti Hannan, 2 others
The High Court on Thursday upheld the death sentences of three condemned convicts and the life-terms of two others in a case for the 2004 grenade attack that killed three people and injured 50, including former UK High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Anwar Choudhury…
Protect life, property
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the members of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and courage to protect public life and property…
1.5m workers from Bangladesh won’t get entry into Malaysia at one go
Malaysian deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has said that all of the 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers that Malaysia would employ in different sectors would not be permitted to enter the country in one go but in phases over three to five years…
West Indies set up U-19 WC final against India
West Indies recorded a hard-fought three- wicket win over hosts Bangladesh to set up a final against India in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Dhaka on Thursday…
Windies restrict Bangladesh U-19s to 226-9
Skipper Mehedi Hasan scored a brilliant fifty under pressure to lift Bangladesh to 226-9 in ICC Under-19 World Cup semi-final against West Indies in Mirpur on Thursday…
Political violence cost $2.2b in 2 years: WB
Political violence and unrest centring on war crimes verdicts in the past two years cost the economy about $2.20 billion, equivalent to 1 per cent of gross domestic product, the World Bank said in a report submitted to the finance ministry in the past week…
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