At least four sailors with a trawler carrying goods went missing and 35 fishing trawlers capsized in the confluence of the River Meghna in a storm in Hatia upazila of Noakhali and at Kamalnagar of

Bangladesh has been identified as one of the ‘star performers’ in the poverty reduction initiative globally as the world poverty is coming down rapidly.

Civil society representatives from South Asian countries here on Monday adopted a charter of demands, pressing the governments in the region to improve sanitation services for the entire population

Politicians from Bangladesh, other South Asian countries and Britain gathered in Kathmandu to join the launching of a year-long regional campaign from tomorrow for increased and targeted financing

Japan will provide Tk 8,234 crore under its 34th official development assistance (ODA) loan package for financing four development projects in Bangladesh, the largest ever Japanese loan package for

Bangladesh has finalised the draft of the transit agreement with Bhutan with a provision of providing transit through land, rail, air and waterways and imposing fees and charges for using its infra

Over 40 per cent solid wastes of the Rajshahi city are dumped into drains, open spaces and water bodies, causing environmental pollution and health hazards.

THE proposed 1,320-megawatt Rampal power plant is an outcome of the Bangladesh prime minister’s visit to India from January 10-12, 2010.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council Tuesday approved a development project aimed at reducing poverty and accelerating growth in 14 northern districts through development of rur

The Department of Environment on Monday fined four government hospitals in the capital Tk 4 lakh for violating medical waste management rules.

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