and State Minister Mr. Akramul Qader attended the annual conference of Bangladesh Medical Association of North America, Louisiana chapter in Orleans, Louisiana and addressed a…
President Obama hosted his fourth Iftar dinner as President in the State Dining Room of the White House. The Iftar is the meal that breaks the day of fasting during Ramadan, when Muslim families and communities eat together after sunset. During his remarks at the dinner, the President reflected on the importance of religious freedom…
Bangladesh and Russia have finalised the financing agreement for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. A delegation led by the Economic Adviser went to Moscow on Aug 4 and negotiated with acting Russian Finance Minister to finalise the deal. The team included State Minister for Science and Technology Yeafesh Osman, Board of Investment Executive Chairman SA Samad…
Indigenous people in Bangladesh could become extinct within the next few decades if their deprivation of rights continues as it had in the past, a top leader of the country’s indigenous groups said yesterday. “There is regular bloodshed in the hills; its extent might go up. Either the peace accord in the hills will be…
There is a constant clanking of metals as hundreds of workers keep stripping iron plates and waste metal from broken ships. Trucks are lined up to carry the scrap metal to the local market. Huge gas cylinders, giant propellers and engines are strewn across the mud and the smell of oil and metal permeates the…