Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain today said that the government is expecting overseas employment for six to seven lakh Bangladesh nationals per year due to the global recovering economic downturn.
Germany, which is known for providing grants to Bangladesh as development assistance, has inked a loan agreement, for the first time with Dhaka.
Bangladesh has inked an agreement with two foreign farms to set up a 383MW power plant at Bibiana.
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution titled "Culture of Peace" proposed by Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at the portrait of the great leader in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi here this morning on the occasion of the 44th Victory Day.