UN review on human rights in Bangladesh

The United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Bangladesh is underway in Geneva, Switzerland on monday. Law Minister Anisul Huq is leading the Bangladesh delegation at the review meeting that began at 3 pm (Bangladesh Time). Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN

Tigers end WC mission with crushing defeat to Australia

Despite putting up a respectable 306-8, Bangladesh tasted a crushing eight-wicket defeat to Australia in their last match of the ICC Cricket World Cup today at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Bangladesh, however, ended their mission with two wins and seven defeats, collecting four points from nine matches. They are

Delhi shared its views on Bangladesh with US clearly: Kwatra

India has made it clear once again that the election in Bangladesh is Dhaka's internal matter and it is for the people of Bangladesh to decide their future. "We did discuss very extensively regional issues and so far as Bangladesh is concerned, we shared our perspective very clearly," Indian Foreign Secretary

Bangladesh clinch Women’s ODI series 2-1 beating Pakistan

Hosts Bangladesh Women's Cricket team clinched the three-match Women's ODI Series 2-1 beating touring Pakistan Women's  by seven wickets in the series deciding 3rd match at the Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium here on Friday Earlier, Bangladesh Women's team won their historic and first-ever Women's T20 Series against Pakistan beating them also

Next WC team will be ready in a year or two: Bashar

Bangladesh will face Australia in their final pool game in the ongoing World Cup on Saturday in Pune. While Australia have already made the semifinal of the tournament, Bangladesh became the first team to crash out. Although the match bears no importance in the context of the tournament, it's a key

JICA celebrates 50 years of partnership with Bangladesh

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tokyo’s official development organisation, on Monday marked the 50th anniversary of its cooperation with Bangladesh, a partnership that has contributed to shaping the country's development landscape, a press release said on Tuesday. JICA organised a celebratory event at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka, which was joined by

Bangladesh Sustainability Alliance begins its journey

The Bangladesh Sustainability Alliance (BSA) embarks on its journey as a collaborative initiative of the country's top businesses and development organisations to practise and promote the sustainable development agenda on a broader scale. As a first of its kind initiative, the BSA, aims to address the sustainable development agenda on a

US monitoring electoral environment in Bangladesh

The United States has said it is closely monitoring the electoral environment in Bangladesh, leading up to January's general election, and that it takes any incident of violence "incredibly seriously". "We are engaging and will continue to engage with the government, with opposition parties, with civil society, and other stakeholders to

Unilever Bangladesh Shaping Future Business Leaders

Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) launched the 14th edition of its flagship business competition BizMaestros last month. it offers graduating batches of students the scope to explore real business case studies from Unilever brands. a press release said that. BizMaestros takes graduating batch of university students across Bangladesh through a transformative journey

The largest traditional wooden boat sails in Bangladesh

In the 21st century, would you believe that a boat designed 3,000 years ago is still sailing in the confluence of the Padma and Brahmaputra River? Yes, this is happening and only for two people - Runa Khan, a preservationist, and Yves Marre, a French thrill-seeker. In 1994, when Yves came to