Canada

Canada, Costa Rica seal Copa America berths with playoff wins

Canada advanced to the tournament after defeating Trinidad & Tobago 2-0 before Costa Rica came from behind to down Honduras 3-1 at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco.

Canada to cut number of international students to tackle housing shortage

Canada is currently considering putting a cap on the number of international students allowed to live in the country.

Satire / Guy freezing in Dhaka winter aspires to pursue higher studies in Canada

Like hundreds of his fellow escapists, Shadman Sakib also dreams of moving to Canada for higher studies and hopes that education will somehow magically work out for him in Manitoba.

Bangladeshi descent Mohammad Aminul Islam awarded the Medal of Good Citizenship in Canada

Recently, the Canadian province of British Columbia has honoured 21 individuals with the Medal of Good Citizenship for their outstanding contributions to community life. Among these distinguished recipients is Mohammad Aminul Islam, a Surrey resident of Bangladeshi descent, whose commitment to promoting mother languages and fostering community spirit has been recognised and celebrated.

Canada expresses disappointment over Jan 7 electoral process

Canada has expressed its disappointment that the electoral process in the January 7 parliamentary election has fallen short of the principles of democracy and freedom upon which Bangladesh was founded

Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made immigration his main weapon to blunt Canada's big challenge of an aging and slowing population, and it has also helped fuel economic growth.

Canada recalls infant pyjamas made in Bangladesh

Health Canada has recalled more than 200,000 George brand sleepers, a type of pyjama meant for infants, that were made in Bangladesh and sold from November 2022 to June 2023 citing choking and ingestion hazards.

Bangladesh, Canada to work for higher bilateral trade

Bangladesh and Canada have agreed to devise a mechanism to explore ways and means to diversify and expand bilateral trade, which now stands at only about $2.5 billion. 

Canada qualify for T20 World Cup for first time

With the triumph, Canada and Bermuda finished level on points in the double round-robin qualifying group, which also featured Panama and the Cayman Islands, but the Canadians advanced due to a better run rate.

August 8, 2018
August 8, 2018

Saudi-Canada row ramps up

Saudi Arabia and Canada showed no signs of backing down in an escalating row over human rights, after Riyadh abruptly cut ties over Ottawa's vigorous calls for the release of activists jailed in the kingdom.

July 28, 2018
July 28, 2018

Canada's US dilemma

Every time Donald J Trump berates Canada, the friendliest neighbour any country could have, those Gerry Rafferty/Joe Egan lyrics from a Stealer's Wheel song rings through my mind.

July 7, 2018
July 7, 2018

Woman breaks silence on Trudeau groping allegation

A former journalist breaks her silence to stand by her allegation that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau groped her nearly two decades ago, when he was not politically involved.

June 20, 2018
June 20, 2018

Canada legalizes recreational cannabis use

Canada is set to become the latest of only a few countries around the world to legalise cannabis for recreational use after its lawmakers passed a bill Monday giving their go-ahead.

June 10, 2018
June 10, 2018

PM attends G7 outreach leaders' meet

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday joined the outreach session of the G7 Summit 2018.

June 9, 2018
June 9, 2018

US, EU take small step on trade, but no breakthrough at G7 summit

The United States and European Union will establish a dialogue on trade within the next two weeks, a French official says, signaling a modest step forward for bitterly divided allies at a Group of Seven summit in Canada.

June 8, 2018
June 8, 2018

Doly Begum makes history, wins big in Ontario provincial polls

For the first time ever a Canadian citizen of Bangladeshi origin clinches victory in the provincial election of Ontario, Canada.

May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018

US levies steel, aluminum tariffs on allies, risks trade war

Washington will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico from midnight today ending months of uncertainty over potential exemptions and sharply escalating the risk of a trade war.

May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018

Two men set off bomb in restaurant in Canada

Two unidentified men walks into a restaurant on Thursday in the Canadian city of Mississauga and set off a bomb, wounding more than a dozen people, and then fleeing, authorities said.

May 6, 2018
May 6, 2018

Canada to stand by OIC initiative

The international community must pledge to hold the perpetrators of the crimes committed against the persecuted Rohingya minority in Myanmar, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said yesterday.

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