Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for her fourth straight five-year term on Thursday. Hasina took the oath of office after her ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party won a landslide victory in the country’s 12th parliament elections held on Jan. 7, reports Xinhua.
Read MoreA 37-member new cabinet of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was announced on Wednesday night. Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain told a press conference that the cabinet included Prime Minister Hasina, 25 cabinet ministers and 11 ministers of state, reports Xinhua. According to the cabinet secretary, Hasina has inducted 14 new faces into her new cabinet. […]
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High Commissioner for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Bangladesh, H.E Syed Ahmed Maroof today presented his credentials to the Honourable President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Mr. Mohammed Shahabuddin, in an elegant ceremony held at the Presidential Palace Bangabhaban. While presenting credentials, High Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof conveyed to the President the greetings […]
Read MoreA recent assessment by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) reveals a dramatic increase in child marriage within Bangladesh’s highly disaster-prone and climate-vulnerable coastal regions, particularly in Bhola and Shatkhira. The study reveals a staggering 39% surge in child marriage after climate-induced disasters, and the IRC is calling for increased and sustainable funding for climate change and the […]
Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ( AIIB), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Union and the European Investment Bank (EIB), as part of Team Europe, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Government of South Korea, Japan International Cooperation […]
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VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Banglalink has entered into an agreement to sell part of its tower portfolio in Bangladesh to Summit Towers Limited for BDT 11 billion – equivalent of roughly USD 100 million. […]
Read MoreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Forest Department of Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change signed a technical agreement as part of the project called SUFAL (Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods) for the second cycle of the forest inventory. The inventory was initially implemented in 2016 as part of the […]
Read MoreThe following is the full and unedited text of a letter which internationally distinguished persons wrote to Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina on Aug. 28, 2023 in support of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grmeen Bank and pioneering […]
Read MoreSaimon Holidays, a sister concern of Saimon Group, A pioneer & leading corporate travel Management Company in Bangladesh has added yet another feather in its cap by signing a MOU with the Saudi Tourism Authority during the recently concluded NUSUK road show at the Bangladesh International Conference Center in Dhaka recently. The Roadshow inaugurated by […]
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