Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen in a statement stated "I recall with sadness the 9/11 Twin Tower devastation, in which 2,988 innocent people lost their lives, of which 6 were from Bangladesh and 3 were from my own district, Sylhet. While we pray for their salvation, we hope that such will never reoccur again. Read More...
In 1997 when Dr. Yunus received license of Grameen Telecom (hereinafter referred to as “GTC”) from the Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, he gave commitment that GTC would work only for the welfare and betterment of the poor people. Unfortunately, after taking the license, he thought only for his own interest and handed over the lion portion of shares of Grameen Phone Limited to the foreign company. Read More...
Professor Dr. Mohammad Yunus's Grameen Telecom which is a shareholder of Grameenphone, has hired a lobbyist at Tk 140 million to win 107 cases lodged against it for realising Tk 3.0 billion in worker-welfare dues”. Grameen Welfare and Dhaka Logistics Firm have signed an agreement to win the cases. Mohammed Yunus himself has approved it on June 14, 2021. Dr. Yunus’s Grameen Telecom owns 34.20 percent of the mobile operating company Grameenphone Read More...
Beginning on Wednesday, senior officers and civilians from the US and Bangladeshi defense establishments will gather in Dhaka for two days to assess current bilateral defense relations and discuss future goals. Read More...
The High Commission of India observed the 77th Independence Day of India on Tuesday in Dhaka. The celebrations were held with great fervor as part of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,” the High Commission said in a Facebook post. Read More...
Bangladesh is emerging as a dynamic, fast-growing market. This growth is driven by a large domestic consumer market, a rapidly expanding middle and affluent class, and an impressive digital adoption rate. The country is now home to more than 2,500 startups, with about 200 more being added each year, Read More...
Bangladesh is emerging as a dynamic, fast-growing market. This growth is driven by a large domestic consumer market, a rapidly expanding middle and affluent class, and an impressive digital adoption rate. The country is now home to more than 2,500 startups, with about 200 more being added each year, Read More...
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has conveyed his warmest greetings to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina and to the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of the holy festival of Eid al-Adha. Read More...
High Commissioner Pranay Verma inaugurated an exhibition on “Food Security and Importance of Millets” at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka on 21 May 2023. The exhibition is being organized as part of the events to celebrate the International Year of Millets 2023. Read More...
In 2011, the incident of rape of a 5-year-old child in the Sabujbagh area of the capital caused a stir across the country. How is that little baby? Investigation finds that she lost the power to speak after that brutal incident. The speech-impaired girl is now fighting a brutal life. And, that rapist Nazmus Saquib is leading a lavish life in the USA. Read More...
Bangladesh has been one of the most effective nations in combating terrorism since 2016, and the country has steadily risen in the rankings each year. Bangladesh improved two notches in the most recent edition of the Global Terrorism Index, from 41 in 2022 to 43 in 2023, according to the report by Global Terrorism Index -2023 (GTI). Read More...
Bangladesh has formally issued the ‘Permanent Transit Order’ (PTO) allowing movement of goods from India through its territory using the Mongla and Chattogram ports. Read More...
Bangladesh was the second most improved country in terms of terrorism impact in South Asia as it has jumped down two notches to the 43rd rank among 163 countries, according to the latest edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Read More...
Four women, including a mother and her daughter, were tragically killed when they were crushed under a train in Tangail early on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 5:30am in Mirhamjani area at Salla union in Kalihati upazila. Read More...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reiterated his hope that the Rohingyas will start returning to their place of origin in Myanmar acknowledging that he had a discussion on the issue with the Chinese side recently. Read More...
Syeda Rahela Begum worked as a teacher for more than 50 years. Her remarking contribution to women's education in Rangpur is widely recognized. For 37 years, she served as the headmistress of Moriam Nessa Girls High School in Munsipara. She passed away leaving behind three sons and a daughter. She was buried beside her husband's grave in Chhatra, Pirganj, Rangpur. Read More...