Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
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) […]
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১. ঢাকাস্থ ভারতীয় হাই কমিশন আজ ইন্দিরা গান্ধী সাংস্কৃতিক কেন্দ্রের (আইজিসিসি) ১২শ প্রতিষ্ঠা দিবস উদযাপন করেছে। ২. হাই কমিশনার শ্রী বিক্রম কুমার দোরাইস্বামী প্রদীপ প্রজ্জ্বলনের মাধ্যমে অনুষ্ঠানের উদ্বোধন করেন। তার বক্তৃতায় তিনি ভারত ও বাংলাদেশের মধ্যে সাংস্কৃতিক বিনিময় বৃদ্ধি ও শক্তিশালী করতে এবং মানুষে-মানুষে সংযোগ স্থাপনের জন্য সাংস্কৃতিক কেন্দ্রের গুরুত্ব তুলে ধরেন। ৩. আইজিসিসির শিক্ষার্থী […]
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On March 10th, the Photo Exhibition on “A Visit to Japan by Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman in 1973” was inaugurated in the Liberation War Museum. In commemoration of the 50thanniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Bangladesh, the Embassy ofJapan in Bangladesh and the Liberation War Museum jointly organized the exhibition. The Embassyof Japan has […]
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Huawei Consumer Business Group has announced the launch of seven new products including HUAWEI MateBook X Pro The price of this device will be around 177,000 taka in Bangladesh, the group said here in a statement Thursday. Among those seven devices, the group said the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro has some special features.It comes equipped […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreChinese 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 […]
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With contributions amounting to 127 million Swedish kronor (approx. 15.5 million USD) between 2017-2022, Sweden has been a key supporter of UNFPA’s and the Bangladesh Government’s efforts to improve the quality and availability of midwifery services and education in Bangladesh over the past decade. Sweden’s support has been particularly critical during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as […]
Read MoreTop 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 […]
Read MoreFrance 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 […]
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