Asked whether a favorable environment has been created for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said, “The decision on the visit depends entirely on the Prime Minister. He is a very intelligent person, a leader of the people. So I think it should be left to the […]Continue Reading

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the United States to review and ease the current ‘visa bond’ system for Bangladeshi businessmen and genuine tourists to travel to the United States. The President made the call during a courtesy call on US Ambassador Brent T. Christensen at Bangabhaban on Wednesday. The President’s Press Secretary Md. […]Continue Reading

Cox’s Bazar Bureau The traditional Yaba smuggling route along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border is changing amid the conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. After gaining control of large areas of Rakhine, the Arakan Army (AA) has been accused of increasing its influence over the region’s drug trade. Border security forces and other sources say a powerful Continue Reading

Leaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have said that the country’s readymade garment industry is going through a difficult period due to the energy crisis, rising production costs and declining export orders. Around 400 garment factories have closed over the past three years, while production costs have increased by nearly 40 Continue Reading

An initiative has been taken to establish an integrated fact-checking framework within the government’s information system to identify false and misleading information that spreads rapidly on social media. Information and Broadcasting State Minister Yaser Khan Chowdhury said 137 fake Facebook accounts, pages and groups operated using the name and photo of Prime Minister Continue Reading