Asia Bangladesh The country became a party to the Minamata Mercury Convention, reaffirming its strong commitment to global efforts to reduce pollution; the government decided to ratify the Convention after consultations with all stakeholders
Asia Bangladesh The country approved a $318 million payment to a Russian nuclear power developer using the Chinese yuan, offering the latest case of countries bypassing the US dollar to make international payments
Asia Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has pledged to provide the best support to traders who suffered huge losses in the devastating Bangabazar fire in the capital
Asia Bangladesh Effective measures should be taken for the registration of online news portals, suggested the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Asia Bangladesh Canada will increase potash exports to Bangladesh this year, with the aim of strengthening production and food security in Bangladesh and supporting the country's agricultural sector
Asia Bangladesh The country will import 5.200 tonnes of jute seeds from India this season, by decision by of the National Seed Board
Asia Bangladesh The Bangladesh telecom industry market report forecasts 247 million mobile and broadband subscribers by 2030; the telecom sector is expected to grow at an average rate of 6,3% from 2023 to 2030
Asia Bangladesh For the second consecutive quarter, the US became the main source of remittances for Bangladesh, with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in second place
Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh has asked Pakistan to apologise for atrocities committed by its armed forces in 1971 to improve ties between the two countries
Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh officials have received indications from the International Monetary Fund that the multilateral lender's board would approve the country's loan request in principle
Asia Bangladesh Huge crowds have invaded the streets of Bangladeshi cities to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and new elections, amid public anger over rising food and fuel costs
Asia Bangladesh The country has been declared free of the dangerous pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT
Asia Bangladesh A total of 50 multi-purpose cyclone shelters and schools are being built under the Multi-Sector Emergency Response Project to the Rohingya Crisis in the Upazilas of Teknaf and Ukhia in Cox's Bazaar district