Bangladesh

A severe gas shortage has brought production at around 450 dyeing factories in Narayanganj to a halt, disrupting supplies to the country’s knitwear and garment industries and raising concerns over […]

Bangladesh’s current energy crisis has been caused by a prolonged lack of emphasis on domestic gas exploration and an excessive reliance on imports over the past 17 years, Power and […]

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman formally declared Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the President candidate from BNP at a meeting of the party’s standing committee today. When the Prime Minister proposed […]

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on US companies to invest in Bangladesh and expand their businesses, assuring American investors of government support and a favourable investment climate. He made […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday submitted the nomination paper of its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for the post of president. The nomination paper was handed over […]

Bangladesh will observe National Fisheries Week from August 16 to 30 across the country, with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman scheduled to inaugurate the programme in Kotiyadi, Kishoreganj. The prime minister […]

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held a meeting with representatives of 25 leading US companies to discuss increasing American investment in Bangladesh, expanding bilateral trade and business, creating jobs and further […]

Jute farming has gained momentum in Chuadanga this year, with favourable weather, adequate rainfall and firm market prices encouraging farmers to expand cultivation. Farmers in the district are currently busy […]

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has resigned from both his party positions and his post as Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives after being nominated as […]

Bangladesh is set to introduce electric buses on Dhaka’s roads, with the first vehicles expected to begin passenger services within the next three months if preparations remain on schedule. The […]