Pakistan expresses its serious concern at the ruling of the High Court of Indian State of Karnataka banning the wearing of ‘hijab’ by Muslim girls in educational institutions. The decision manifestly has failed to uphold the principle of freedom to religious practices and impinges on the human rights. Equally sad is the fact that the […]

Each year ahead of the declaration of the national budget, bidi workers are seen taking to the streets against any tax increases on bidis. The protests continue even after the budget is finalized. However, such protests by bidi workers are not spontaneous, rather staged by factory owners. Research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) […]

The 36th session of the Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN begins tomorrow in Dhaka. And Bangladesh is going to be the first for hosting the conference for the first time under the leadership of this government. “The government of Bangladesh has been so enthusiastic to support […]

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has provided cloud service for virtual edition of Bangladesh’s largest ongoing annual book fair, reports Xinhua. “Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2022,” which literally means “Immortal Twenty First Book Fair-2022”, was kicked off on Feb. 15 and will continue till March 17 at Dhaka’s Bangla Academy premises and adjacent Suhrawardy garden. Taking […]

Top twelve private companies in Bangladesh drawing huge capacity charges, putting significant economic burden on power sector According to a recent report published by Bangladesh Working Group on External Debt (BWGED), the top 12 companies with installed capacity of over 6500 MW received more than BDT 8,000 crore as capacity charge, which is 66.4% of […]

France has lifted her restrictions on Bangladesh and has decided to considerBangladesh as a ‘Green’ listed country with regards to Covid-19 restrictions in France. French Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Interior have said that the decision will be effective from 03 March 2022. To note, France considers those countries as ‘green’ with negligible or moderate circulation […]

The Japanese Film Festival 2022 started in Dhaka On March 3rd, the Japanese Film Festival 2022 has been inaugurated at the Star Cineplex, SKS Tower. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Bangladesh, the Film Festival is jointly organized by the Embassy of Japan, the Japan Foundation, Star Cineplex, […]

An international operation is finally underway in Chattogram to remove what is believed to be the world’s largest single stockpile of the banned pesticide DDT. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is assisting the Government of Bangladesh to carry out the complex operation. A team of specialists has begun to clear the site. […]