Bangladesh has officially selected award-winning 'Boli' (The Wrestler) to compete in the 'Best International Feature Film Category' at the 97th Oscars. Boli is the first Bangladeshi film that has achieved prestigious accolade at the Busan International Film Festival last year. The film, directed by Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury, was unanimously selected on October
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EBFCI expresses interest to invest in Bangladesh
The Bangladeshi expatriate businessmen living in Europe have expressed their keen interest to invest in the country's pharmaceuticals, healthcare, agriculture, processed food, education, technology, services sector and human resources development. The interest was shown when a 26-member delegation of Europe-Bangladesh Federation of Commerce and Industry (EBFCI) held a meeting with the
OPPO A3 Now Available in Bangladesh
OPPO has launched the A3 Series in Bangladesh. The OPPO A3 showcases OPPO’s commitment to enduring the rigors of daily life. Built with a robust structure to withstand drops and tumbles, the OPPO A3 features military-grade shock resistance and exceptional water resistance, protecting it against rain and splashes. Coupled with
Super dominant India crush Bangladesh to finish on high
Bangladesh to uphold human rights, freedom of speech: Yunus
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that his government is committed to upholding human rights and freedom of speech in Bangladesh. He made the comments when senior officials of more than half a dozen top global human rights groups met him at a hotel in New York. During the meeting,
Will help advance reform agenda for sustainable, equitable growth in Bangladesh: IMF DG tells Prof Yunus
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday pledged support to Bangladesh's reform initiatives, saying the Washington-based lender has sent a team in Dhaka to hold talks with the stakeholders over the matter. "The IMF remains fully committed to Bangladesh and will continue to help advance the reform agenda for
Bangladesh to initiate talks with India over shared river water rights: Adviser Rizwana
Bangladesh will soon take steps to start negotiations with India over its rightful share of water from transboundary rivers, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday. “Public opinion will be taken into consideration during the negotiations,
CJA shocked by murder charges against Bangladesh journos
The Commonwealth Journalists Association is deeply shocked that Shyamal Dutta, Editor of Bangladesh’s Bhorer Kagoj newspaper and a vice president of the CJA was kidnapped along with two colleagues by unknown militants on 15 September. The three journalists were robbed by the gang. Police then arrived. They arrested and detained Shyamal
Dhaka concerned over atrocities in Gaza
The ongoing 10th Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted an important resolution, affirming the recent advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on 19 July 2024 that declared the occupation of Israel on the Occupied Palestinian Territories illegal. The resolution was tabled by Palestine and was
TIB urges nations to help Dhaka getting stolen assets
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has reiterated its call upon governments of the destination countries to take concrete actions to help Bangladesh expedite the return of stolen assets as part of their international commitments and responsibility. The anti-graft watchdog made the call in view of the continued national and international media disclosures