Bangladeshi Kousik joins the North Pole expedition on an icebreaker ship

Kousik Ahamed, a Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology student, joined the fifth scientific and educational expedition titled “Icebreaker of Knowledge”. The nuclear icebreaker ship ‘50 Let Pobedy’ with 70 participants from various countries on board started its journey from the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk on August 13. The expedition

MV Jahan-1 becomes 100th Bangladeshi flagged ship

The red-green Bangladeshi flag carrier Ocean Going is the 100th commercial ship 'MV Jahan-1'. Victory Nishan will fly from one port of the world to another as a goodwill ambassador. Currently, the vessel, which is at Chittagong Port's outer anchorage, is owned by KSRM Group's SR Shipping. On Wednesday (June 12),

Bangladeshi alumni of UK universities awarded

Three Bangladeshis received the Study UK Alumni Awards 2023-24 at a ceremony hosted by the British Council on Thursday, a press release said on Friday. The awardees were recognized for their outstanding achievements as business professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, and for their contribution to strengthening ties between the UK and

Bangladeshi expats protest US senators’ letter to PM on Yunus issue

AP,DHAKA Leaders of Bangladeshi expatriates’ community in the United States in a statement expressed disappointment for sending a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by a group of US senators criticizing government’s steps against Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus. The expatriates under the banner of Congress of Bangladeshi American wrote a letter to

Bangladeshi Company to invest $6.23m in Mongla EPZ

Bangladeshi company M/s. CIP Limited is going to set up a bag & luggage manufacturing industry at Mongla EPZ with an investment of US$ 6.23 million. The company today signed an agreement with Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to this effect at BEPZA Complex in the city in this regard,

Bangladeshi women gave birth on plane

A Bangladeshi woman gave birth on a moving plane during a Saudi Airlines flight from Tabuk to Jeddah, a press release said on Sunday. When a Bangladeshi woman went into labor on a Saudi Airlines flight from Tabuk to Jeddah Friday evening, the cabin crew assisted the Bangladeshi woman to give

Saudi arrests Bangladeshis in clampdown on visa trade

Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority arrested several persons including two ex-officials of its Dhaka embassy and a number of Bangladeshi nationals for their alleged involvement in illegal visa trading and money smuggling outside the Kingdom. The authority announced on Saturday that it had initiated a criminal case. The authority, also known