Bangladesh

PM off to London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for London on an official visit to the United Kingdom.
‘Govt to provide full support to assess the state of Sundarbans’

Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury says that government would provide full support to the Reactive Monitoring mission of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Heritage Committee to further assessment of the state of Sundarbans.
Ban Ki-Moon wants global adaptation centre in Bangladesh

Former UN Secretary-General, who is also the chairman of the Global Commission on Adaptation, Ban Ki-moon proposes setting up a global centre for adaptation in Bangladesh for the South and South-East Asia.
Bangladesh is our best teacher in climate change adaptation: Ban Ki-moon

Former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon says Bangladesh is the best teacher in climate change adaptation.
Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps: 2 killed, 3,400 houses damaged in 5 days’ heavy rains

Five days of heavy rains and winds have pounded Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, displacing over 2,700, damaging over 3,400 houses and leaving two people dead, says IOM in a statement.
29 Bangladeshis return home from Libya

Twenty-nine Bangladeshi workers returned home willingly from volatile Libya on Tuesday.
Myanmar to send envoys to Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

Myanmar is sending a high-level delegation soon to camps in Bangladesh to explain to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims how they can return home, Myanmar's UN ambassador says.
US calls for end to mobile data blackout in 2 Myanmar states

The United States urges an immediate end to a mobile data blackout in parts of two Myanmar states, saying a service restoration would help provide transparency to what the government says are law enforcement actions to avert unrest.
Nepal, Bangladesh to use Indian grid for power trade

Amid talks of Nepal-Bangladesh dedicated transmission line passing through the Siliguri corridor in India, the secretary level meeting between energy officials of both countries has agreed to use the existing setup of Indian transmission lines to trade power in the short run.
Include Rohingyas in talks on repatriation: Rights groups

International human rights organisations have called on Asean to pressure Myanmar into allowing the ethnic group to participate in the process of their safe return.
TIB calls to stop Rampal plant in Sundarbans

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) calls upon the government to stop Rampal power plant in the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.
64 Bangladeshi migrants agree to return home

The 64 Bangladeshi migrants stranded on Mediterranean Sea agreed to return home, Chiranjib Sarker, director general (DG) of the consular wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.
Bangladeshi female pilots role models for Congolese women

Two Bangladeshi female pilots have become the role models for Congolese women and girls while serving the United Nations peacekeeping mission and overcoming challenges boldly.
Bangladeshis in Libya urged against risky voyage

Bangladesh embassy in Libya has warned the Bangladeshis living there not to take the risky sea journey towards Europe, citing the risks of drowning as well as surrounding countries’ strong position in not allowing entry to their territories.
Unesco labels Sundarbans ‘World Heritage in Danger’

The World Heritage Centre of Unesco has declared largest mangrove forest on earth, the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, as a “World Heritage in Danger” site.
UK concerned over rights situation in Bangladesh

The UK has expressed concern over the increased number of extrajudicial killings and further reduction in freedom of expression in Bangladesh.
Knife attack in Australia: Bangladeshi student gets 42 years jail

A Bangladeshi student who enrolled in an Australian university with the aim of killing someone in the name of ISIS is jailed for 42 years for stabbing her local host as he slept.
Berlin Conference: Dhaka for climate justice, compensation

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has asked for climate justice that needs to be established and demanded compensation and adequate financial and other assistance for adaptation measures.
OIC for filing case against Rakhine’s human rights violation

The OIC Islamic Summit Conference has called for launching the case of Myanmar’s human rights violations against Rohingya at the International Court of Justice on behalf of the organisation.
Hasina at Abe’s office: Guard of honour given

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives at Japanese Prime Minister's Office to hold a bilateral meeting with her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at his office.
Summit, JERA Asia ink deal for Matarbari energy project

Bangladesh and Japan sign a deal which will initiate a large energy infrastructure project in Matarbari area of Cox’s Bazar.
Mild heat wave likely to spread

Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicts mild heat wave sweeping over some places to spread.
Myanmar soldiers jailed for Rohingya killings freed

Myanmar has granted early release to seven soldiers jailed for the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys during a 2017 military crackdown in the western state of Rakhine, two prison officials, two former fellow inmates and one of the soldiers told Reuters.
4 Bangladeshis arrested in Libya

Libyan police arrests four Bangladeshis from Tajoura district, adjacent to Libyan capital Tripoli, for abducting five Bangladeshi migrants.
Bangladesh gives £66k for monument in UK

Bangladesh has donated nearly £66,000 for construction of a monument in honour of language veterans at Cardiff in United Kingdom.
UN to honour 12 Bangladeshi peacekeepers

Twelve fallen peacekeepers from Bangladesh are to be honoured by the United Nations when it will observe the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
Malaysia working for Bangladeshi expatriates’ well-being: Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia’s ruling coalition Pakatan Harapan President, Anwar Ibrahim says the present government of Malaysia is working to ensure the welfare and rights of the Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.
Sheikh Selim’s son-in-law hurt, grandson missing after SL blasts: Hasina

The son-in-law of Awami League leader Sheikh Selim was injured in Sunday's explosions in Sri Lanka and his grandson has remained missing, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.
Interactive map: Bangladesh 150th in world press freedom ranking

Working condition for journalists in Bangladesh was worrying as reporters covering protests and the election were the targets of unprecedented violence, Reporters Without Borders says in its latest report.
Bangladesh, Bhutan agree on duty-free access for few items

Bangladesh and Bhutan agree in principle to work on duty- and quota-free access of a number of goods of the two countries to each other's market for mutual benefits.