Six years after Bangladesh's Rana Plaza disaster,...

 24 Apr 2019 - 21:42 Relatives of victims of the Rana Plaza building collapse pay their respects at a graveyard in Dhaka on April 24, 2016. AFP/Rehman Asad DHAKA:  Garment workers in Bangladesh face lower wages and exploitation as fashion brands have …

Bangladesh: Building a Better Future for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is hosting nearly a million Rohingya refugees who have little hope of going home any time soon. The government should move to improve camp living conditions, in particular by lifting the education ban and fighting crime. Donors should support …

With 2019 World Cup in mind, Tamim Iqbal wants Bangladesh to work on chasing big totals

Bangladesh are all set to participate in the tri-series which will be played next month, however, Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal expressed that amid the tight schedule for the players, resting those who need it will be indispensable. "The only ( …

Sri Lanka bombers part of terror arc stretching from Maldives to Bangladesh

YouTube The spectacular collapse of the Sri Lankan state mechanism made international headlines after it emerged that India had passed on clear leads on the impending terror strike in the island state -- all of which were mysteriously ignored. In further …

Khongjom Day Observed at Bangladesh

Bangladesh Chief of Staff wishes to see peace in S.Sudan

Author : Memoscar Lasuba | Published: 17 hours ago Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army General Aziz Ahmed. File photo.jpeg The visiting Chief of Staff of Bangladesh says he is hopeful that the new peace deal will hold. General Aziz Ahmed left Dhaka on …

Six Years On, Justice Evades Victims of Rana Plaza Collapse in Bangladesh

SAVAR, Bangladesh – Families of victims, survivors and trade union activists on Wednesday marked the sixth anniversary of a building collapse in Bangladesh that killed over 1,130 workers, demanding justice and compensation. On April 24, 2013, a nine-storey …

Situation in Northern Rakhine is better: UN heads tell Bangladesh

They said that though “the development is not significant, but the situation is better than before”, the foreign ministry said in a statement.  They also briefed about the funding status for implementing the Joint Response Plan-2019. Head of three UN …

Bangladesh MP drafting IPU resolution on Universal Health Coverage

Millat, who heads the IPU Advisory Group on Health, organised a consultation workshop at the Bangladesh Parliament building bringing together MPs, senior health officials, former director general for health services, experts, donors, UN agencies, and media …

Bangladesh-UK strategic dialogue discusses terrorism -bdnews24.com

In the third strategic dialogue led by the UK’s top diplomat, which Britain holds only with Canada and Israel, officials stood in a minute's silence to pay respect to the victims of both countries in those attacks, said a diplomat who was part of the …