Asia Bangladesh The country is exporting its first seasonal consignment of 2.450 tonnes of 'Hilsha' fish, popularly known as 'Elish' in Bengali; the government lifted the ban on the export of 'Hilsha' fish last year
Asia Bangladesh An auto-fine system will be launched today on Dhaka-Chittagong highway: it will automatically detect speeding, illegal parking, driving against traffic with AI-powered cameras; police urged transport owners, workers, stakeholders to support the initiative
Asia Bangladesh Recent studies demonstrated that microplastics are present in water, sediments, fish, salt, soft drinks, milk, edible oil and more products in Bangladesh, underscoring the growing concern that these pollutants are transferred to humans through food
Asia Bangladesh A severe nationwide measles outbreak, among the largest in the country’s history, has brought to over 92.000 suspected cases since mid-March 2026, with almost 700 deaths, the majority among children
Asia Bangladesh Recent global events brought back talks on GSOMIA General Security of Military Information Agreement, a framework for classified information sharing with US and ACSA Acquisition Cross-Servicing Agreement that would narrow Bangladesh’s strategic neutrality