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Bhutan aims to be the first to sign free trade agreement with Dhaka

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay have discussed plans to begin formal negotiations on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). According to a... Read More


Clash erupts at Titumir College over hanging of Shibir banner

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Several people have reportedly been injured in a clash between two sides over the hanging of an Islami Chhatra Shibir banner at Dhaka's Government Titumir College. The clash broke o... Read More


Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay lands in Dhaka to warm reception

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has arrived in Bangladesh for a three-day visit, receiving a warm welcome at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Chief Advisor... Read More


Bangladesh and Bhutan ink MoUs on health, internet bandwidth

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) has said Bangladesh and Bhutan signed two memoranda of understanding on healthcare services and international internet bandwidth. The MoUs were sign... Read More


Government writes to EC ordering simultaneous election, referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The interim government has formally written to the Election Commission (EC) to hold the parliamentary polls and a referendum on the same day. EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed confirmed the... Read More


Govt rechristens 880 institutions named after Hasina family

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The interim government has renamed a total of 880 infrastructures, establishments and institutions named after deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Muj... Read More


Tshering Tobgay pays tribute at National Martyrs' Memorial

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has paid tribute to the fallen heroes of the 1971 Liberation War during his visit to Bangladesh. He laid a wreath at the base of the National... Read More


Advisor Rizwana flags Old Dhaka's quake vulnerability, calls urgent solutions

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Old Dhaka and the wider capital have been described as "highly vulnerable" to earthquakes, with Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan urging immediate engineering solutions for age... Read More


Chief advisor seeks support from armed forces to hold 'peaceful, festive' election

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has expressed hope that members of the armed forces will carry out duties to ensure a "festive" national election without any trouble, aiding Bangladesh'... Read More


Chief advisor conveys sorrow over quake casulaties

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has expressed grief over the deaths and injuries caused by the earthquake that struck Dhaka and several parts of Bangladesh. In a condolence message iss... Read More