Bangladesh

The Bangladeshi government has established an ambitious target to increase the country’s tree cover from 22.37% to 25% and forest coverage from 14.1% to 16% by 2030, Xinhua reported yesterday. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury announced…

Dhaka, a bustling city of 20 million, is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) in a bid to revolutionize its notoriously congested traffic system, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday in an article. According to the source, an initial pilot project at the…

Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister on Friday requested for coordinated efforts by UN agencies to address the longstanding Rohingya refugee crisis, accusing neighboring Myanmar of using internal conflicts as a pretext to delay the repatriation of the persecuted Muslim group, Anadolu Agency…

The Bangladeshi government has approved a major funding package totaling 84.82 billion Bangladeshi Taka ($723 million) to support persecuted Rohingya refugees and host communities in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar region, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The financing will come from the…

A severe cyclone named Remal made landfall in Bangladesh on Sunday, forcing authorities to evacuate over 800,000 people from coastal areas, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The cyclone, accompanied by heavy rains, storms and high tides, struck the south-central region of…

In a significant move to address the issue of illegal migration, the UK government has signed a new agreement with Bangladesh to streamline the process of returning migrants without legal rights to remain in the country, UK Government website reported…

The 23 crew members of the merchant vessel MV Abdullah were joyfully reunited with their families this week after a harrowing 33-day hostage situation at the hands of Somali pirates, VOA reported today. The sailors were welcomed home to a…

In a meeting on Tuesday with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the organization to find new partners and raise additional funds to support the Rohingya refugees living in the…

On World Press Freedom Day, senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Abdul Moyeen Khan emphasized the crucial role of press freedom in safeguarding democracy. Speaking at a discussion organized by pro-BNP journalist unions, Moyeen said “Free press is the cornerstone…

A fishmonger from the coastal area of Satkhira in southwestern Bangladesh, Mohammad Habib Rahman, has embarked on a journey to write the largest hand-written Quran in the world. Away from the storms and floods that hit frequently the country, Habib…