On the morning of 10 September 2021, President Xi Jinping took a phone call from U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The two leaders had candid, in-depth and extensive strategic communication and exchanges on China-U.S. relations and relevant issues of mutual interes Xi Jinping first expressed sympathy to Biden and the American people over the […]

Ambassador of the Netherlands to Bangladesh Anne Van Leeuwen called on DCCI President Rizwan Rahman at DCCI on September 8, 2021. Ambassador of the Netherlands to Bangladesh Anne Van Leeuwen said that he would work as a bridge between the businessmen of the Netherlands and Bangladesh to boost the bilateral trade. He also said that […]

As of 4 September 2021, entry of passengers to Turkey who travel from Bangladesh will be resumed. It will be possible to board flights of Turkish Airlines among other airline companies from Bangladesh to Turkey. Passengers travelling from Bangladesh will continue to submit a negative PCR test result taken within the 72 hours before their […]

        Wicketkeeper-batter Gulam Shabbir of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been banned from all cricket for four years after admitting breaching six counts of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. Mr Gulam admitted to being in breach of the following provisions under the Code:Breach of Article 2.4.4 – failing to disclose to the ACU full details […]

Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen held a bilateral meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Mr. Peter Szijjarto in Geneva on 01 September 2021. Both of them were in Geneva for participating in the Asia-Pacific Regional Review Meeting in preparation for the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC 5) to be held […]

by Naim-Ul-Karim Uncovering the origins of COVID-19 is a matter for science and should be free of political interference, a senior Bangladeshi official said on Thursday, reports Xinhua. In an interview with Xinhua, AFM Ruhal Haque, chairman of Bangladesh’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, stressed that the study of the origins of COVID-19 […]

Only scientists should study the origins of COVID-19, said the leader of the Bangladesh Medical Association, the largest nationwide professional body of medical doctors in the country, reports Xinhua Tuesday. “If we have a clear and transparent idea about its origins or source, it will be an easy task to deal with the virus,” said […]

Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited has come forward with relief materials for the flood-affected people in Netrokona. A relief distribution event has been arranged to this end there in the presence of the local Chairman, UNO, and also the virtual presence of Posts and Telecommunications Divisions Minister, Deputy Commissioner of Netrokona, and CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $1.78 billion multitranche financing facility (MFF) to improve mobility, road safety, and regional trade along the Dhaka–Sylhet trade corridor in Bangladesh. The Dhaka–Sylhet corridor, once completed, will support a new trade route that connects Chattogram port with India’s northeastern states through the three land ports of Akhaura, […]