Foreign-Affairs
OIC condemns Israel’s illegal annexation plan
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned Israel’s plan to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, as well as the strategic and fertile Jordan Valley.
COVID-19: Bangladesh urges UAE to protect Bangladeshi workers’ jobs
Bangladesh has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take necessary steps so that Bangladeshi workers do not need to return home losing their jobs there amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Share burden of humanitarian situations: Dhaka to int'l community
Bangladesh has said the principle of burden- and responsibility- sharing should be central to the actions of the international community in addressing humanitarian situations.
Canada deserves our vote in UNSC: CanCham
Canada Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CanCham Bangladesh) has said voting for Canada in the Security Council by Bangladesh will accelerate the growing bilateral trade to a new height.
182 more Australians with their families leave Dhaka Wednesday
A non-scheduled Sri Lankan Airlines flight left here for Australia on Wednesday with 182 Australians and their families on board.
UNDPR develops planning toolkit for SMEs
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), with the support of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), developed a planning toolkit for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to revive their business operation to the new environment.
269 Rohingyas detained in Malaysia; Body found in damaged boat
Malaysian authorities detained 269 Rohingya refugees and found a body on board a suspected smuggling boat.
WB forecasts 1.6pc growth for Bangladesh
The World Bank in its latest forecast has predicted that the GDP growth rate in Bangladesh will come down to 1.6 percent in the current fiscal year.
Bangladesh to be voice of climate vulnerable countries: FM
Bangladesh has taken over the presidency of Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group of Ministers of Finance for the term 2020-2022 from Marshal Island and urge all to attach highest priority to CVF and V20.
Covid-19: Over 200 stranded non-resident Bangladeshis leave Dhaka for US
More than 200 stranded non-resident Bangladeshis including US immigrants, US immigrant visa holders and green card holders departed from Dhaka for Chicago by a special flight on Monday.