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Foreign Minister handed over cheques of compensation to families of victims of Makkah crane accident

Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen today handed over compensation cheques to the family members of victims of Makkah crane accident which took place during Hajj in 2015. The cheques were offered by the Saudi Monetary Agency on behalf of the Royal Saudi Government to the family of one deceased and two wounded […]

Bangladeshi apex court upholds death penalty for Islamic party leader

by Naim-Ul-Karim Bangladesh’s highest court on Thursday rejected the appeal from a leader of the country’s largest Islamic party who was sentenced to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, rreports Xinhua. A four-member bench of the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain delivered the verdict, […]

50 BANGLADESHIS RECEIVE AUSTRALIA AWARDS

The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Australian High Commmision in Dhaka issued on Thursday: “I’m pleased to announce that the Australian Government has awarded 50 new Australia Awards masters level scholarships for study in Australia commencing in 2020”, said HE Ms Julia Niblett, Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, at […]

Letting and renting properties becomes easier in Bangladesh capital

BProperty.com Limited, the country’s first and largest real estate marketplace has inaugurated its second marketplace in Uttara to provide specialized services to tenants and landlords, using both online and offline features, to make renting and letting in Uttara easier.This rental marketplace is the first of its kind in Bangladesh. Bproperty.com’s clients can view their preferred […]

Bangladesh: $100 Million World Bank Financing for Safe Water and Sanitation in Municipalities

The government of Bangladesh today signed a $100 million financing agreement with the World Bank to ensure improved water supply, sanitation, and drainage system in selected 30 municipalities, benefitting about 600,000 people. The Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Project will provide safe piped water to residents of selected municipalities that currently do not have piped […]

Greek Foreign Minister to visit Bangladesh with business delegation

Foreign Minister of Greece Nikolaos Dendias agreed to lead a Greek business delegation to explore trade and investment opportunities in Bangladesh. Foreign Minister Dr. Momen invited Greek Foreign Minister, who is also responsible for Greek investments, to visit Bangladesh with a group of Greek businessmen, an invitation that the Greek Minister readily accepted. Dr. Momen […]

Myanmar misleads int’l community: Bangladesh

The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued here Thursday: “It is a matter of utter dismay to witness persistent campaign on the part of the Government of Myanmar to mislead the international community with fabricated information, misrepresentation of facts, unsubstantiated claims and undue accusations […]

Shakib New Brand Ambassador of Grameenphone

Ace all-rounder cricketer, Shakib Al Hasan, has joined forces with Grameenphone as the Brand Ambassador. Shakib will work together with Grameenphone to inpsire and build an empowered digital society. On this occasion, Yasir Azman, Deputy CEO and CMO of Grameenphone, said, “Shakib Al Hasan has long established himself as a reliable cricketer and a national […]

Grameenphone sees solid growth in 3Qs

Grameenphone Ltd. reported total revenues of BDT 107.5 billion for the first nine months of 2019, a 9.5% growth from the same period last year. The operator’s subscriber base grew by 6.0% to 75.7 Million during the same period. The company acquired 0.4 million new subscribers during the third quarter, registering a 6.0% growth from […]