Bangladesh
Cabinet nods Agricultural Good Practices Policy to ensure safe food
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Bangladesh Agricultural Good Practices Policy, 2020 in order to ensure safe and quality agricultural products by applying good practices in the entire production-to-consumption chain.
Turkish FM arrives Tuesday to advance growing ties
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is scheduled to arrive here on Tuesday on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral and regional issues and take forward the relations between the two countries with an emphasis on stronger trade and investment relations.
Bangladesh to get Covid vaccines for 4.5 crore people by May-June
Bangladesh will get Covid-19 vaccines for some 4.5 crore people by May-June next year, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said Monday.
Bangladesh sees 32 more Covid-19 deaths, 1470 new cases
Covid-19 fatalities in Bangladesh rose to 7,312 with 32 more deaths in 24 hours until Monday.
Man held with 20 gold bars in Jashore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday arrested a suspected gold smuggler along with 20 gold bars worth Tk 1.63 crore from Poura Park area in the district town.
IGP asks SPs to work as ‘change maker’
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed has asked the superintendents of police (SPs) to work for the people of the country as ‘change maker’.
Bangabandhu Centre opened in South Africa
Bangladesh High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa has opened a “Bangabandhu Centre” recently as the government has taken various steps to brand Bangladesh positively through establishment of such centers across the world.
Human Dev Index: Bangladesh moves 2 notches up
Bangladesh has moved up two notches in the traditional Human Development Index (HDI) to 133 compared to last year, says a new report on Monday.
RMG factory wage digitisation trends turn back: survey
High transaction costs associated with mobile banking and insufficient knowledge regarding Mobile Financial and Banking Services are discouraging most readymade garment (RMG) workers from receiving their payments digitally, a survey has found.
Biman suspends all flights to Saudi Arabia for a week
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all its flights to Saudi Arabia for one week from Monday as the Saudi government has suspended all international flights over the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus.