Bangladesh

Bangladeshi refuses reward for €2,000 cash find in Rome

A Bangladeshi man who found a wallet containing €2,000 ($2200) in cash on the street in Rome reportedly refuses a reward after returning it to its owner.
Masud Momen likely to become new foreign secretary

Masud Bin Momen, the current Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, is likely to become the next Foreign Secretary.
Rights group skeptical that Myanmar’s military seeks justice

Plans announced by Myanmar’s military to prosecute soldiers for actions at a village where security forces reportedly killed as many as 400 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority draws skepticism from the New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch.
Bangladeshi shot dead in New York

A Bangladeshi youth has been shot dead by miscreants in Jamaica of New York.
Dhaka betters, just a little

Dhaka stands as the fifth least safe city on the latest edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Safe Cities Index (SCI) as “the city fared poorly on digital security, health security, infrastructure security and personal security indicators”.
Dengue: Scientists taking the fight to world’s most dangerous creature

Around the world, mosquitoes are winning their war of attrition. With the help from a tiny bacterium, scientists are fighting back.
Japan exports air pollution to countries including Bangladesh

Greenpeace in a report alleged that Japanese government is exporting air pollution by financing polluting coal fired power plants overseas, imposing a great heath risk to the people of those countries including Bangladesh.
BGB, BSF exchange Eid greetings

The Border Security Force of India and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) exchange sweets and wishes on the occasion of Eid-ul Adha at designated points along the 4,096-km frontier between the two countries.
Joint technical committee to assess impact of Ganges Barrage

A joint technical committee of Bangladesh and India reaches a consensus to conduct a joint study on Ganges Barrage to assess its impact on the environment and livelihood.
Chattogram Port 64th among world’s top 100 busiest container ports

Chattogram Port, the country’s premium sea port, has advanced six steps in terms of annual throughput of containers in this year’s Lloyd’s List, world’s oldest journal on port and shipping.