Bangladesh News

Samdani Art Foundation , in collaboration with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Bangladesh National Museum , will organise the first Dhaka Art Summit.

A total of 481 Bangladeshi expatriates died in Malaysia in 2009, the expatriates welfare and overseas employment minister has told Parliament.

Sheikh Shahariar Zaman bdnews24.com Senior Correspondent Dhaka, Feb 5 - Bangladesh and India will sit together next week to recognise the problems related to trade on waterways, transit and trans-shipment. "The standing committee meeting on protocol on Inland Water Trade and Transit will be held on Feb 12-13," confirmed shipping ministry joint ... (more)

Accusing the government of plotting to thwart BNP's March 12 grand rally, BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday warned of 'unpleasant' results.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee still has a chance to 'repair West Bengal's relations with Bangladesh and boost India's', a top Indian daily said Monday.

A border too far for Bangladesh By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury DHAKA - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government last week showed its determination to maintain improved ties with New Delhi, defying public anger over the torture of a young Bangladeshi man by Indian border guards while signing with India a US$1.5 billion power plant deal that threatens ... (more)

Bangladesh is the eighth country where Singapore-based security company Certis has expanded its operations.

The nation is observing Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad , on Sunday.

Dhaka University, Feb 5 -Communications minister Obaidul Quader said on Sunday people are scared to see those involved in student politics.

New Delhi, Feb.5 : Bangladesh High Commissioner Tariq Ahmed Karim and the president of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Dr.

Dhaka, Feb 5 : Malaysia will loan USD 3 billion to Bangladesh to construct a river bridge, a minister said Sunday.

Local government minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Saturday said that if any major terrorist attack happens in Bangladesh, it would be rooted in London.

Mohsinul Karim bdnews24.com Senior Correspondent Dhaka, Feb 5 -- Exports of crabs have risen significantly thanks to an increased demand in the world market as the nation earned about Tk3.76 billion in 2010-11, a rise by over Tk1 billion compared with the previous year.

India and Bangladesh are holding a special three-day film festival titled-'Bangladesh War of Liberation in Celluloid' here to promote cultural diplomacy bilaterally.

Agartala , Feb.5: India and Bangladesh are holding a special three-day film festival titled-'Bangladesh War of Liberation in Celluloid' here to promote cultural diplomacy bilaterally.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Saturday to eschew the path of destruction to avoid rejection by the people.

By Mizan Rahman Dhaka Some 80,000 ultra poor families of Bangladesh will be included in the mainstream of development as the government launched a project to ensure their food and livelihood security, said officials yesterday.

A beggar approaches a car waiting at the traffic signal for alms which is a familiar sight in Dhaka streets.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party called a country wide mass demonstration on January 29, but the government's police administration imposed a ban on all street gatherings in the capital on January 29 to head off the opposition and ruling parties from an apparent collision course over incendiary political issues .

Shamim Ahmed bdnews24.com Correspondent Dhaka, Feb 3 - Cell phone users will have to wait another year to enjoy mobile number portability service, says the chief of the telecoms regulator.