Bangladesh’s inflow of inward remittance rose 16 percent to $1.16 billion in August, compared to the same month a year ago, as a result of governments effort to ensure export of skilled workers remains strong.
A top spokesman of the Japanese government today said despite being brief, the Bangladesh visit by their Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared "very successful" with its focus being economy for mutual benefit.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the Awami League lawmakers to remain alert against the propaganda by the vested quarters centering the 16th amendment to the constitution.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the officials of the shipping ministry and all its departments concerned to work sincerely for making the river routes safe and secure for passengers and goods.
Bangladesh has withdrawn its candidature from the Asia Pacific Group for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council and extended support in favour of Japan.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her firm optimism that the friendship and understanding between Bangladesh and Japan would be substantially augmented in the coming days.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Japanese businessmen to make more investment in Bangladesh, especially in the high-tech manufacturing, as the country is giving highest scopes for the foreign investors.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would take every step to ensure the right of the hilly people on their lands.
The initiation of the School Banking Program, a government initiative to insilt the habit of savings into school students, has made significant progress.
The departing Chinese ambassador Li Jun said the autobiography of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, ‘Unfinished Memoirs’, will be translated to Chinese.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today put emphasis on keeping operative all the rivers of the country, especially six rivers around Dhaka city, by restoring their navigability through dredging.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought more financial assistance from China to build Bangladesh as a hunger and poverty-free country.
The Rapid Action Batallion, elite force of the country, early today recovered a large cache of firearms including machine guns and rifles kept in two containers inside the Satchharhi forest in Habiganj.
As part of a plan to arrange housing facilities for every people of the country, the government has taken a plan to construct multistoried building under cooperative system in the rural areas.
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS)today adopted a resolution unanimously condemning the Israeli atrocities on the Palestinians and called for an immediate halt to the bloodshed there.
Myanmar has agreed to resume the repatriation of its nationals, currently living in the Cox’s Bazar district within the next two months, after a decade of the process being stalled.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for better coordination among intelligence agencies of Asia Pacific region to overcome the security challenges.
The second Bangladesh Investment Summit will be held on 4th September at Singapore's Four Seasons Hotel to examine the trade and investment opportunities for asset managers and corporations in the country's rapidly expanding economy.
The cabinet today approved the draft of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh and India on bilateral cooperation for prevention of human trafficking and rehabilitation of the victims of trafficking.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over Unesco’s 2014 International Literacy Prizes to the awardees this year scheduled to be held in Dhaka on September 8 marking the International Literacy day.