12:00 AM, December 04, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 01:28 AM, December 04, 2017
Bangladesh epitome of religious harmony
Says Pope Francis as he wraps up 3-day visit
Pope Francis. Photo: AFP
Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh is one of the best examples of inter-religious harmony, said Pope Francis as he...
Appeasing the neighbour
Kamal Ahmed | Update: 20:34, Nov 29, 2017
Bangladesh has signed a document with the Myanmar government for the ‘return of persons displaced from the Rakhine state’. Though it had been referred to as a Memorandum of Understanding, the document used the term ‘bilateral...
INDIA’S STAND ON ROHINGYA CRISIS
Such a strange silence
Published: 00:05, Dec 02,2017 | Updated: 21:49, Dec 01,2017
India’s reticence on the Rohingya crisis undermines its democracy and global standing, writes Suhasini Haidar
THE Pope has been in South Asia this week, with the focus of his...
10:20 AM, December 04, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 11:20 AM, December 04, 2017
Dhaka, Phnom Penh sign 10 deals
Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: AFP
UNB, Cambodia
Bangladesh and Cambodia this morning signed 10 deals, including one agreement and nine (MoUs), aiming to enhance cooperation...
India’s Reliance Power seals deal for $1bn BD project
SAM Staff, December 2, 2017
Anil Ambani’s telecom empire may be in dire straits at home but his $1billion plan to set up a generation station in Bangladesh is powering ahead, with the group arm Reliance Power on 30 November closing the deal...
01:01 PM, December 02, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 01:11 PM, December 02, 2017
India proposes Bangladesh for joint study on exports
Star Online Report
India has suggested Bangladesh to carry out a joint study on products being exported by the two countries in order to complement each other and...
3:55 PM, August 15, 2016 / LAST MODIFIED: 04:30 PM, August 15, 2016
India-Bangladesh gas pipeline on the cards
Star Online Report
In an attempt to boost mutual cooperation in the energy sector, India is planning to build an oil and gas pipeline with Bangladesh, Petroleum and Natural Gas...
The age of diplomacy
Abdul Hannan
Published at 10:47 AM December 01, 2017
Representing Bangladesh to the world BIGSTOCK
Our men and women in the foreign service need our support
The three day first-ever Bangladesh envoy’s conference of 58 ambassadors, high commissioners, and permanent...
Preventing slide into Anarchy
Ikram Sehgal, December 1, 2017
Once known as the ‘City of Lights’ for its vibrant night life, a good part of Karachi lives in almost darkness, devoid of continuous power. This mega city’s momentum has led the nascent nation’s economy as the financial and commercial...
12:00 AM, December 01, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 03:12 AM, December 01, 2017
Stand by Bangladesh
Pope calls for decisive actions from int'l community to end Rohingya crisis; lauds Bangladesh's role in helping refugees
A child presents a flower bouquet to Pope Francis as President Abdul Hamid...
12:00 AM, December 01, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:28 AM, December 01, 2017
Closer China-Bangladesh ties shouldn't worry India
The BCIM Economic Corridor is a great opportunity to connect world's fastest growing economies—China, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Shah Husain Imam
It would have passed...
Bangladesh facing food crisis for first time in 20 years, says finance minister
Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 2017-11-30 21:26:39.0 BdST Updated: 2017-11-30 21:58:33.0 BdST
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said for the first time in nearly two decades, Bangladesh is facing a...
IS BANGLADESH READY FOR THE CHALLENGE?
Bay of Bengal geopolitics under transformation
Shahid Islam
When the tide of time changes the contours of reality, nations must reset their priorities to meet the emerging challenges and new realities. The geopolitics of the Bay of Bengal and its littoral...
November 29, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:45 PM, November 29, 2017
ROHINGYA CRISIS
China's peace plan and where things now stand
More than three months into the latest influx of Rohingya refugees, they continue to stream out of Myanmar into Bangladesh, saying they have lost sources of livelihood...
Police lay out elaborate plans to bring entire Dhaka city under CCTV surveillance
Jamal Uddin
Published at 05:43 PM November 29, 2017
Bigstock
16,000 surveillance cameras will be installed in Dhaka
Police have decided to set up closed-circuit cameras to look for criminals in Dhaka. The...
Bangladesh set to join nuclear club
SAM Staff, November 29, 2017
The construction work of the main phase of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is set to begin from November 30, 2017
Bangladesh will move a step closer to becoming the 33rd nuclear power-generating country on November 30 when...
11:06 AM, November 27, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 06:48 PM, November 27, 2017
BDR carnage case: HC confirms death for 139
Bangladesh pilkhana BDR mutiny carnage verdict
The Pilkhana BDR headquarters was virtually a combat zone in the morning of February 25, 2009.
A bloody mutiny broke out on that...
12:00 AM, November 27, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 01:13 PM, November 27, 2017
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Walton launches 7th Gen Core i5 laptop
Local brand Walton recently launched its new laptop model in the market- : WP157U5G. It features a 15.6-inch high definition display, 2.5 gigahertz 7th Generation Intel Core...
Rohingya must be consulted before repatriation
www.thestateless.com/2017/11/rohingya-must-be-consulted-before-repatriation.html
By Adam Bemma
Rohingya refugees are living in squalor in camps in Bangladesh [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]
By Adam Bemma, Al Jazeera
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – A...