Malaysia Airlines to resume Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur flight on J...
July 12 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysia Airlines will resume flight operations on the Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur-Dhaka route on July 17, after a three-and-a-half-month suspen...
Bangladeshi coronavirus sufferers shun hospitals
July 12 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The authorities in Chittagong say only half of its dedicated hospital beds are currently filled.PHOTO: AFP
Thousands of beds for c...
BGB acquires all-terrain vehicles to combat cross-border c...
July 11 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has acquired all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to crack down on cross-border crime by carrying out quick an...
'We are on our own': Bangladesh's pregnant garment workers...
July 10 ,2020
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By: Malia Politzer
A few weeks ago, Kalpona Akter’s phone started vibrating. She watched with mounting dread as message after message poured in. Fir...
Pakistan, Bangladesh hold talks in possible thaw
July 10 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Top diplomats of Bangladesh and Pakistan held talks recently to promote bilateral relations in a possible thaw, according to official s...
Covid, corruption and connection
July 10 ,2020
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By: Afsan Chowdhury
Bangladesh isn't exactly a role model in the management of the corona crisis but it is throwing up excellent examples on how to fake te...
‘We are keeping the people’s conscience awake, keeping the...
July 10 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Taiwan-based Tang Foundation recently awarded the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) the Tang Foundation Prize in...
Bangladesh and the China-India conflict
July 9 ,2020
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By: Mozammil Ahmad
When Narendra Modi was elected to the office of prime minister for the first time in 2014, he invited his counterparts from Nepal, Bang...
Indian BSF killed 25 Bangladeshis this year: Report
July 9 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
At least 25 Bangladeshi civilians were killed by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in the first six months of this year, according...
Bangladesh allows foreign investors to park dividends in F...
July 8 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Aiming to draw more foreign direct investment (FDI), the Bangladesh Bank has again eased its policy, allowing foreign investors to depo...
6 dead in clash between factions of Bangladesh ethnic grou...
July 8 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The president of Jana Sanghati Samity MN Larma (reformist group) of Bandarban unit, along with five of its activists, was shot dead in...
Bangladesh receives the first batch of Chinese VT5 light t...
July 6 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The first batch of Chinese VT5 light tanks was delivered to Bangladesh. Its configuration is higher than China’s own light tanks....
Dhaka requests Kathmandu to conclude negotiations on PTA
July 6 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh has requested Nepal to conclude discussions on signing of preferential trade agreement (PTA) in the shortest possible time,...
Bangladesh ahead of India, Pakistan on 2020 SDG Index
July 5 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh has ranked 109th on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index 2020, ahead of India (117th), Pakistan (134th), and Afghan...
Desperate Meghalaya villagers want to secede to Bangladesh...
July 3 ,2020
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By: Raymond Kharmujai
Amid the India-China border skirmishes, tribal villagers in Meghalaya residing on the edge of India-Bangladesh have asked the Indian go...
Bangladesh blocks Indian imports as WB govt yet to issue S...
July 3 ,2020
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By: Alisha Sachdev
After 23 days of accepting Indian imports, but unable to export anything to the country, disgruntled Bangladeshi traders have now stopp...
Bangladesh Air Force sends Mi-171 helicopters to Central A...
July 1 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Bangladesh Air Force has sent three Mi-171Sh helicopters to the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in the Central African R...
How China has raised its clout in India’s neighbourhood
July 1 ,2020
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By: Nikita Kwatra and Sriharsha Devulapalli
As India battles China, trouble in another part of India’s northern neighbourhood has flared up. Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga P...
Bangladesh seeks $6.4b Chinese fund for new projects
June 30 ,2020
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By: Mir Mostafizur Rahman
Bangladesh now wants Chinese funds for nine new projects worth US$ 6.4 billion.
The Economic Relations Division has recently sent a le...
Sorry, no vacancy!
June 28 ,2020
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By: Azzam Khan
The writing has been on the wall for quite some time now, long before the global outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Gone are the day...
Rohingya refugee children fear death from COVID-19, survey...
June 27 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
A Rohingya boy completes his school work at the Leda refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, May 16, 2020.
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