Reverse migration in Bangladesh rises twentyfold in five years
The study surveyed more than 3.08 lakh households across the country and found that 13.8 out of every 1,000 people returned to the village in 2023. Such migration rose by almost…
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Soybean oil consumption falls as Bangladeshis switch to mustard, palm oils
According to a report by the US Department of Agriculture last week, mustard oil has become very competitive since 2022 in Bangladesh when the price of soybean oil reached a…
‘Bangladesh robbed of $14 billion in 3 years’: PM’s Energy Adviser
The higher prices of crude oil following the Covid-19 pandemic and the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, meant Bangladesh had to pay more for fuel, which ate up the…
Malaysia repatriates 2,530 Bangladeshi irregular migrant workers in 3 weeks: report
Malaysian Immigration Director General Ruslin Jusoh, in a press conference, said a total of 16,824 undocumented immigrants completed registration with the programme through their…
Train derailment in Bangladesh: Relief train starts salvage ops
Nine compartments of the Bijoy Express train derailed near Hasanpur Railway Station in Cumilla's Nangalkot, seriously injuring four people.
1 million Bangladeshi children toil at hazardous work: Survey
The number of children aged between five and 17 engaged in child labour increased to 1.78 million in 2022 from 1.70 million in 2013, said the National Child Labour Survey-2022.
Must we wait for an artiste to pass away to give them their due respect?
As Bangladesh's most loved artiste, Rabindra Sangeet legend Sadi Mohammad, died by suicide on March 13, two discussions on this untimely death have resurfaced – clasps of…
Ban on foreign travel among penalties for Bangladesh’s wilful bank loan defaulters
Bangladesh Bank took the move when the banking sector has been hit by massive irregularities of some lenders, directors' undue intervention and rising bad loans.
Bhutan plans to set up economic zone in Kurigram
Rinchen Kuentsyl, ambassador of Bhutan to Bangladesh, believes construction work would begin very soon and that many factories would be built there, creating employment for many…
Nine of Bangladesh’s banks in ‘red zone’
The banks, including four state-run ones, have fragile financial health, according to a recent report by the central bank of Bangladesh.