Commonwealth offers support in Bangladesh reform process
Commonwealth secretary-general Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said on Tuesday that they were keen to support Bangladesh in political reforms ahead of the planned general election next year.
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Bangladesh to attend commonwealth meeting in Geneva
Bangladesh will participate in the 37th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting to be held on May 17 in Geneva, on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly...
British Council celebrates achievements of Commonwealth scholars
The British Council Bangladesh has recently hosted an event titled Commonwealth Scholars Welcome Home to celebrate the achievements of Commonwealth scholars who recently returned after completing their studies in the United Kingdom...
Rupa Huq terms APPG report on Bangladesh as 鈥榦ne-sided鈥�
British lawmaker Rupa Huq has criticised a 鈥榦ne-sided account鈥� of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government, led by chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus, alleging it was falsely presented under the banner of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Commonwealth, causing confusion...
Bangladeshi karateka wins gold in Durban
Bangladesh鈥檚 Maheen Adam Choudhury won gold in the Commonwealth Karate Championships 2024 as he excelled in the men鈥檚 Cadet Kumite 52kg event of the 11th edition of the competition, which ended in Durban, South Africa, on Sunday.
Japan to bring home WWII warriors' remains from Bangladesh after 80 years
Japanese officials in Bangladesh are preparing the bodies of 23 soldiers who died during World War II to return them home after more than 80 years, exhumation teams said Monday. The bodies were exhumed from Bangladesh's Maynamati war cemetery, near Comilla in Bangladesh.
Commonwealth expects free, fair polls in Bangladesh
The Commonwealth assistant secretary general, Professor Luis Franceschi, on Tuesday said that his organisation expected a fair and participatory national election in Bangladesh...
C鈥檞ealth countries to stand by Bangladesh: ASG
Commonwealth assistant secretary general professor Luis Gabriel Franceschi on Monday said that Commonwealth countries would stand by Bangladesh as he called on posts...
C鈥檞ealth countries to stand by Bangladesh: ASG
Commonwealth assistant secretary general professor Luis Gabriel Franceschi on Monday said that Commonwealth countries would stand by Bangladesh as he called on posts, telecommunications and information technology adviser Md Nahid Islam at the latter鈥檚 ministry office in Dhaka.
Bangladeshi student wins Bronze Award in Queen鈥檚 Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024
Class 12 student of Mirzapur Cadet College Sharafat Nahian Rahman has won Bronze Award in the Queen鈥檚 Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024.
Bangladesh highlights youth鈥檚 role in democratic reforms at Commonwealth summit
Highlighting the role of Bangladesh鈥檚 youth in fostering recent democratic reforms in Bangladesh, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain has called upon Commonwealth leaders to engage 1.5 billion youth across the member states for a sustainable future.
Ghana minister new C鈥檞ealth secy general
The 56-nation Commonwealth announced Ghana鈥檚 foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the new secretary general of the organisation at a rancorous summit in...
Commonwealth presses UK to atone for brutal past
Britain's King Charles faced calls to reckon with his country's colonial past Friday, as a supposedly friendly summit of Commonwealth leaders turned into a factious debate about the legacy of slavery and empire.
AIUB architecture student receives CAA award
An American International University-Bangladesh architecture department student Shahira Sarwat has received a commendation at the Commonwealth Association of Architects Awards 2024 in the CAA Presidents Awards category recently...
BUFT pro-VC Ayub Nabi elected as BACSAF member
Professor Ayub Nabi Khan, pro-vice-chancellor of the BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology, has been elected as a member of the Bangladesh Association of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows , said a press release on Monday...
26 Bangladeshis receive Commonwealth scholarship
Twenty-six scholars from Bangladesh have been awarded Commonwealth scholarships this year to attend prestigious UK universities, including the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, SOAS University of London, the University of Warwick and the University of Edinburgh.
Sri Lanka: best team to face future
WITH little more than a month before presidential elections are due, the speculations about elections not being held have come to a halt which is a testament to the democratic spirit in the country. The election commission has invited Commonwealth and EU election monitors to observe the elections. Political parties and parliamentarians alike are...
Bangladesh鈥檚 first C鈥檞ealth Games gold medal winner Ateequr dies
Bangladesh鈥檚 first international gold medal-winning shooter Ateequr Rahman breathed his last at the Suhrawardy Medical College at around 10:00am on Wednesday.
CIS-BCCI urge to ensure smooth business transactions with CIS countries
The Commonwealth of Independent States-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday urged the government to take proactive measures to address the obstacles hindering business transactions between Bangladesh and CIS countries...