Foreign-Affairs
Australia plans to take 120 citizens back home from Dhaka on June 13
The Australian High Commission in Dhaka has planned to arrange a special flight for its 120 citizens to return home from Bangladesh on June 13.
Countries failing to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes: WHO, UNICEF
Despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in protecting parents from misleading information, a new report by WHO, UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals on Wednesday.
1,200 Bangladeshis return home from Maldives
Dhaka, May 26 (UNB) – Some 1,200 Bangladeshis who were marked as undocumented or irregular workers have recently returned home from the Maldives.
Modi greets Hasina on occasion of Eid
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina over phone and greeted her on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims.
Beximco’s foray marks ‘first major shipment of PPE into US’
In a landmark , Bangladesh joined the select group of countries that manufacture world-class, large-scale Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by shipping 6.5 million PPE gowns to US brand Hanes, for ultimate delivery to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Eid: British High Commissioner, Deputy HC greet all
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Sunday has greeted all on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims in Bangladesh and beyond.
Bhutanese PM greets Hasina, Bangladeshis on Eid
Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Saturday called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina over phone and extended greetings to her and the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
154 more Thai citizens leave Dhaka for Bangkok
Some 154 more Thai nationals left Bangladesh for Bangkok on Saturday by a special flight.
ADB approves corporate financial issues over virtual meeting
The Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved its financial statements and allocation of its 2019 net income in its first-ever virtual annual meeting held amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Over half of returnee migrants in need of financial aid now: Brac
A survey released by Bangladesh-based international development organization Brac on Friday reveals 87 percent of the country’s returnee migrants- amid the COVID-19 pandemic - are still struggling without any source of income in their changed circumstances.