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Prime Minister addresses a civic reception accorded to her at a hotel in New York on Friday. Photo: PID

September 23, 2023

Bangladesh PM Hasina Assures Free, Fair, and Credible Elections at NY Reception

New York: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated that the country’s next parliamentary election will be free, fair and…

Bangladesh

September 23, 2023

Sri Lanka pays off $200m loan from Bangladesh with $4.5m interest

Dhaka: Sri Lanka has paid off the entirety of USD $200 million loan from Bangladesh, taken through a currency exchange agreement…

Bangladesh

European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019/ Reuters

September 21, 2023

EU isn’t sending full team of observers for next Bangladesh JS polls

Dhaka: The European Union has decided not to send a full-fledged observation team during Bangladesh’s upcoming national elections due to “budgetary…

Opinion

September 19, 2023

Bangladesh Must Shift Narrative from Climate Vulnerability to Energy Sovereignty in the Face of Geopolitical Climate Agendas

Dhaka: Picture our world today—an intricate web of challenges, from politics and economics to the environment, all interconnected and shaping our…

Bangladesh

The move would be to implement joint programmes for the development of the SME sector, Sri Lanka's Minister of State for SME Development Prasanna Ranaweera MP and National Craft Council Chairman Sampath Erahapola said this during an exchange meeting with SME Foundation Chairperson Professor Dr Md Masudur Rahman on Monday (19 September).

September 19, 2023

Sri Lanka to work with SME Foundation to develop SME sector in Bangladesh

Dhaka: Sri Lanka will work with SME Foundation for the development of small and medium entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, Sri Lankan Minister…

Bangladesh

September 14, 2023

Judicial system under complete control of government: Mirza

Dhaka: Bangladesh nationalist Party-BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the current judicial system in the country…

Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, smile for a selfie being taken by US President Joe Biden in a lighthearted moment on the sidelines of the “One Earth” session at the G20 Leaders’ Summit 2023 on Saturday (9 September) in India’s New Delhi. Photo: PMO

September 12, 2023

Your achievements are very impressive: Biden tells PM Hasina

Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had a very friendly discussion with…

Climate Change

Dengue patients are hospitalised at Mugda Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

September 10, 2023

Dengue grows deadlier in South Asia due to climate change

By Mosabber Hossain, Aadesh Subedi Mosquito-borne dengue fever is taking a heavy toll on South Asian nations this year as…

Sri Lanka

September 10, 2023

Plans afoot to establish first non-government medical faculty in SL: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Colombo: Plans have been made to establish the first non-government medical faculty in Sri Lanka in a move to expand medical…

Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was received by Indian State Minister for Railways & Textiles Darshana Jardosh at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: X handle of Darshana Jardosh

September 8, 2023

Bangladesh PM reaches New Delhi to attend G20 Summit

New Delhi: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit to be held on 9-10 September…