BSF returns 14 Bangladeshis
Fourteen Bangladeshi nationals were returned to the country on Wednesday afternoon after serving different terms of imprisonment in Indian jail for allegedly entering that country illegally...
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Bangladeshi Week under way in Paris
A programme titled Bangladeshi Week aimed at highlighting Bangladesh鈥檚 rich cultural heritage and its resilience in the face of environmental challenges is under way in Paris of France, said a press release...
BGMEA seeks buyers鈥� support in tariff issues
The country鈥檚 apparel manufacturers urged buyers to be patient and support them regarding the United States鈥� tariff on Bangladeshi export items...
RMG sector in Bangladesh faces challenges as US slaps high tariffs
The country鈥檚 readymade garment manufacturers expressed concern over the US鈥檚 fresh 37 per cent tariff imposition on all Bangladeshi exporting products...
SAD leader Umama rejects US award honouring women of July-August uprising
Umama Fatema, spokesperson of the Students Against Discrimination, has rejected the US State Department's 'Madeleine Albright Honorary Group Award,' which was given in recognition of the courage and bravery of all Bangladeshi women involved in the July-August uprising in 2024...
Six films set to release for Eid-ul-Fitr聽across Bangladesh
Six new Bangladeshi films are ready to be released for cinema halls on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr with Dhallywood megastar Shakib Khan starring in two of the cinemas鈥� Borbaad and Antaratma.
Indian nationals shot at two Bangladeshis
Indian Khasia people allegedly shot at least two Bangladeshis near the Bichhnakandi border at Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday night...
18 trapped in Myanmar scam centre return
Eighteen Bangladeshi human trafficking victims returned home from Myanmar early Wednesday...
Bangladeshi musician composes anthem for TAFE Queensland
Bangladeshi singer and composer Raja Bashir has composed the anthem for his educational institute TAFE Queensland...
26 Bangladeshi fishermen brought back from Arakan Army
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday afternoon brought 26 Bangladeshi fishermen back from Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan Army鈥檚 custody...
5 Bangladeshi players share lead
Five Bangladeshi players shared the top spot with five others in the open and women鈥檚 sections of the Asian Zone 3.2 Chess Championship at the end of the second round now being held in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
Proxy voting not acceptable as it strangles secrecy of vote
THE Election Commission is mulling over the introduction of proxy voting in the 13th parliamentary elections. The commission thinks that proxy voting would be the most practical solution for it to implement within the time frame left before the elections. In the process, Bangladeshi expatriates could cast their vote through an authorised individual back in Bangladesh. An...
Election Commission considers proxy voting for expatriate Bangladeshis
The Election Commission is considering the introduction of proxy voting for expatriate Bangladeshis in the 13th parliamentary elections as the commission thinks that this system would be the most practical solution to the issue within the timeframe available for the polls...
BSF hands over Bangladeshi鈥檚 body
The Indian Border Security Force handed over the body of a Bangladeshi youth who was killed in an attack by Khasia people in the neighbouring country when he illegally entered there through Kanaighat border early Friday...
Teaching people to think for themselves
FEW things make me happier than the opportunity to work with university students, particularly women, encouraging them to think in new ways and to be more confident in expressing their views. Over the years, they have given me feedback that has stunned me. Recently an intern commented that while at her prestigious university the students give many...
Myanmar Navy frees 56 Bangladeshi fishermen
Fifty-six fishermen who were detained by the members of Myanmar Navy released on Thursday...
US top remittance source in Feb
Bangladeshi expatriates in the United States sent home the highest remittance amounting to US$491.26 million in February, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
BANGLADESHI PARTIES: Populist uprising and institutional decay?
BANGLADESHI parties, still gutsy, encounter a heightened existential fear 鈥� the disquiet of a deep institutional crisis for them and the nation at large. And yet, parties are strategic to the country鈥檚 liberal democratic future. Since prime minister Sheikh Hasina lost power to the unprecedented civil unrest on August 5, 2024 and Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus-led...
BSF returns 3 Bangladeshis
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Tuesday said that they brought back three Bangladeshis who were detained by India鈥檚 Border Security Force two days ago on penetration charges in the northwestern frontier...
Attorneys sue Trump admin to keep 10 migrants including Bangladeshi out of Guantanamo Bay
Civil rights attorneys sued the Trump administration Saturday to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants including a Bangladeshi detained in the US to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
Amit Shah for deporting Bangladeshis, Rohingyas from Delhi
Union home minister of India Amit Shah on Friday instructed the top brass of the Delhi police to have a clear and swift legal approach while dealing with unauthorised migrants, including Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, in New Delhi city, reported NDTV.
Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia demand ESKL shutdown
The Malaysia chapter of the 鈥楤angladesh Prabashi Odhikar Parishad鈥� on Thursday protested the alleged data breach and corruption linked to ESKL, a passport, visa, immigration service providing company reportedly owned by members of Sheikh family...
DCCI, Sharjah chamber聽sign trade deal
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed an agreement at Sharjah chamber on Thursday with an aim to expand export of Bangladeshi products to Sharjah and increase bilateral investment...
8,686 Bangladeshi companies members of Dubai Chambers
Dubai Chambers president and chief executive officer Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah said that his organisation would work to strengthen cooperation between the business communities in Dubai and Bangladesh to foster partnerships...
About $2b remittance received in 22 days
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent near US$ 2 billion in remittances during the first 22 days of February in the fiscal 2024-25...
Faruque Ahmed joins DMTCL as managing director
Faruque Ahmed, a Bangladeshi civil engineer having experiences to work on different metro rail projects in different countries, joined Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited as the managing director on Wednesday...
Bangladeshi culture celebrated in Athens
Doel Academy, a cultural organisation founded by Bangladeshi expatriates in Greece, performed traditional Bangladeshi songs and dances at the 13th Folklore Festival in Greece on Monday...
Apparel exports to nontraditional market surge by 6.42pc
Bangladeshi apparel exporters bagged $3.97 billion from the nontraditional market in July-January of the financial year 2024-25, which is 6.42 per cent higher than $3.72 billion in the same period of the previous financial year, according to the data from the Export Promotion Bureau...
Bangladeshis鈥� credit card spending drops in India
Credit card spending by Bangladeshis in India has been falling, while such expenditures in USA, Thailand and Singapore have been rising, according to central bank data.
Arakan Army abducts four Bangladeshis from Naf
Myanmar-based armed rebel group Arakan Army allegedly abducted four Bangladeshi people at gunpoint while they were fishing at the estuary of the River Naf at Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Tuesday.