Bangladesh, India FM-level talks on Mar 4
February 16 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh and India would hold foreign minister-level official talks on March 4 in Dhaka.
Indian external affairs minister S Jaishank...
Two murder cases: Bangladesh govt pardons Haris and Anis t...
February 16 ,2021
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By: Asaduzzaman
Anis Ahmed (L), Haris Ahmed (R) and Josef Ahmed (B),Collected
The government has granted clemency to the two c...
Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island
February 15 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh is moving 3,000-4,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote Bay of Bengal island over the next two days, two officials s...
Bangladesh keeps an eye on Myanmar
February 13 ,2021
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By: Raheed Ejaz
Since the coup in Myanmar, Bangladesh has discussed the situation in Myanmar with four countries including China and the US. In these d...
Bangladesh Police force to get two state-of-art choppers
February 11 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Two state-of-the-art helicopters are being added to the Bangladesh Police for further enhancement of the force's efficiency and capabil...
CAAB signs deal with Chinese joint venture to expand Cox’s...
February 11 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and a joint venture of Changjiang Yichang Waterway Engineering Bureau (CYWEB) and China C...
New horizon in US-Bangladesh ties visible with Biden admin...
February 10 ,2021
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By: AK Abdul Momen
Bangladesh's bilateral ties with the United States are wide-ranging and have historical roots. The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu She...
Bangladesh wants to establish direct shipping link with Ma...
February 9 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh wants to establish a direct shipping link with Maldives as part of its move to boost trade, while also streamlining the labo...
China's recovery creates opportunities for higher cooperat...
February 8 ,2021
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By: Liu Zhenhua
China ended 2020 on solid footing as the country is set to become the only major economy to post expansion in a year ravaged by the pan...
Al Jazeera story, government’s response and the state of o...
February 6 ,2021
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By: Mahfuz Anam
Photo: Collected
The Al Jazeera report on Bangladesh titled "All the Prime Minister's Men", aired early Tuesday morning, revealed...
‘Turkish president’s visit to Bangladesh will boost ties’
February 6 ,2021
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By: Sorvar Alam
Mosud Mannan
A top-level visit from Turkey to Bangladesh in the coming months is expected to unravel a wide range of opportunities...
'Back empty-handed': Bangladeshis cut off from jobs abroad...
When the pandemic forced Firoza Begum back to Bangladesh after six months trapped in her employer’s house without pay, her husban...
Bangladesh jails 50 for 2002 attack on PM Sheikh Hasina’s...
February 5 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A Bangladesh court has jailed 50 opposition activists for up to 10 years for an attack on the current prime minister’s motorcade...
Bangladesh scores $1.2bn through tax amnesty offer
February 5 ,2021
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By: A.Z.M. Anas
A street vendor hawks fresh bank notes, in high demand, ahead of the Eid festival, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 24, 2020. ...
Saw all, heard all; what will we do?
February 4 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
All the Prime Minister's Men Tuesday reminded readers, to some extent, of All the President's Men, a book based on epic investi...
DEMOCRACY INDEX: BANGLADESH MOVES FOUR NOTCHES UP
February 4 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
While a large majority of countries recorded a decline in their total score compared to the previous year, Bangladesh fared better in t...
Shamsul Haque makes history by becoming first Bangladeshi-...
February 3 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh-origin American Shamsul Haque has been promoted to the rank of Lt Commander in the Detective Squad of New York Police Depart...
Bangladesh to sign currency swap deal with Russia
February 2 ,2021
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By: Abul Kashem
Bangladesh is preparing to take an alternative route to strengthen its trade ties with Russia, bypassing the US sanctions on the latter...
Bangladesh expects Myanmar to keep Rohingya repatriation c...
February 2 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh called for "peace and stability" in Myanmar after a military coup on Monday (Feb 1), and said it hoped its neighbour makes g...
Bangladesh slips 2 steps in corruption index, second-worst...
January 29 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh has slipped two places in the Global Corruption Perception Index 2020 released by the Transparency International (TI) and is...
Bangladesh to move 2,000-3,000 more Rohingya Muslims to re...
January 28 ,2021
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By: Ruma Paul
Bangladesh will move 2,000-3,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal this week, a navy officer said o...
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