Bangladesh Archives - Page 24 of 33

February 8, 2024 1:02 PM

India will face Bangladesh in final of SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship

India will face Bangladesh in the final of the four nation South Asian Football Federation's (SAFF) U-19 Women's Championship 2024 on Thursday. The match will kick off at 6 pm local time at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal (BSSSMK)...

February 4, 2024 4:39 PM

Fourteen Myanmar border guards take refuge in Bangladesh:BGB

By Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka) Fourteen soldiers of Myanmar’s paramilitary Border Guard Police (BGP) took refuge in the wee hours of Sunday in Bangladesh. The soldiers fled their posts to Cox's Bazar region in Bangladesh amid reports of heavy gunfigh...

February 1, 2024 6:51 PM

Sheikh Hasina open Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2024 in Dhaka

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka. The book fair is the annual event of Bangladesh book lovers and publishers, in the capital. The Bangla Academy is organizing Bangladesh's...

January 31, 2024 9:25 AM

Bangladesh slips two ranks to become 10th most corrupt country

Bangladesh has slipped by two positions in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023 of Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) to become the 10th most corrupt country in the world. In the last decade, this is the worst performance of Banglade...

January 30, 2024 7:35 PM

Bangladesh : 76th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi observed

The 76th anniversary of the martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi was observed at Gandhi Ashram in Noakhali and Jamalpur on Tuesday, 30 January. The Chairmen of the Gandhi Ashram Trust, Noakhali Jibon Kanai Dash and other trustees paid rich tributes to Gandhij...

January 28, 2024 1:45 PM

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus gets bail after filing appeal against labour court verdict

By Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka): Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others today get bail after filing an appeal against the verdict of the labour court in Dhaka. The Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka accepted the a...

January 26, 2024 9:41 AM

75th Republic Day celebrated in Dhaka, Bangladesh with enthusiasm and patriotic fervour

75th Republic Day of India celebrated in Dhaka, Bangladesh with enthusiasm and patriotic fervour at the High Commission of India. Members of the Indian community took part in large numbers in the celebrations at the Chancery building. Indian Hig...

January 25, 2024 3:36 PM

India, most vibrant and largest democracy, has emerged as Spokesperson of the Global South: Speaker Bangladesh Parliament

India today stands as the most vibrant and largest democracy in the world. It has emerged as the global spokesperson for upholding the interest of the global south, said the Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. Speaking on t...

January 18, 2024 4:43 PM

Bangladesh’s FM Hasan Mahmud to make his inaugural bilateral visit to New Delhi on February 7

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud is scheduled to leave for New Delhi on February 7 to further strengthen India-Bangladesh relations. This will be his first bilateral visit after Sheikh Hasina entrusted him as Foreign Minister of Bangladesh...

January 12, 2024 9:02 AM

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term

By Navalsang Parmar(Dhaka): Awami League President Sheikh Hasina was sworn in today evening as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fourth consecutive term – the fifth overall. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office and...