The red-carpet welcome extended to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the Chinese port city of Dalian Monday night carried significance beyond diplomatic protocol. China is Bangladesh’s largest trading partner, …
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Eight More Children Die in Bangladesh from Measles and Related Infections
by UNIby UNI 1 minutes readEight more children have died with measles-like symptoms over the past 24 hours, taking Bangladesh’s combined total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 639, according to the Directorate General …
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Why Bangladesh’s Pivot Toward Türkiye Could Redefine South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 18 minutes readThere is a particular kind of diplomatic moment that historians recognize only in retrospect a quiet turning point that, at the time, appears modest in ambition but proves, in the …
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IMF Set to Send Staff Mission to Bangladesh to Review Country’s Economic Situation
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) is preparing to send a staff mission to Bangladesh to review the country’s economic situation, hold discussions with government officials and explore the next steps …
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Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman Elected President of 81st UN General Assembly Session
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readThe United Nations General Assembly on June 2 elected Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman as President of its eighty-first session, set to begin in September. Rahman secured 99 votes in …
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The Bangladesh government has decided to formally go back on its existing loan arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reached during the time of the former Awami League administration, …
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Ganga Water Talks in Focus as Bangladesh Ratchets Up Demands, Sends Tech Team to Farakka
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readA Bangladeshi delegation flew into the city on May 20 for a meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission and a visit to the Farakka barrage where the flow of the …
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UNICEF on May 20 said Bangladesh has been facing a prolonged shortage of routine measles vaccines since last year despite repeated warnings, noting that delays in procurement have significantly worsened …
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As India Sends New Envoy, Bangladesh’s Anti-India Chorus Grows Louder
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readAs a new high-powered Indian envoy prepares to take charge in Dhaka, the second political appointee to serve as India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, a familiar and potentially dangerous political …
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Nine Children Die from Measles or Related Symptoms in Past 24 hours: Death Tally Surges to 424
by UNIby UNI 1 minutes readAs Bangladesh’s measles outbreak continues to worsen, nine more children died in the country due to the disease or its related symptoms in the past 24 hours, bringing the total …