Bangladesh and Lithuania have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation in trade, investment, technology, migration and other areas. The two sides reached the understanding when Lithuanian Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Vidmantas Verbickas called on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Thursday. The state minister stressed the need to ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $100 million loan to the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) to expand access to safe, affordable and disaster-resilient housing for around 40,000 low- and middle-income families in Bangladesh. The financing will be provided under the Inclusive Affordable Housing Finance Project, which will place special emphasis on housing security for women and people living ...

Key agencies under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism want to transform Bangladesh into a premier regional aviation hub and an attractive international tourist destination by strengthening and coordinating their activities. The overall activities and roadmaps of these bodies were detailed during the maiden meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the ministry of the 13th National Parliament, held ...

Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract with Premier League champions Arsenal that will keep him at the Emirates until 2030, the club announced on Wednesday. The Spaniard’s deal had been due to expire at the end of the current season. “It’s a privilege to commit my future to the club and to continue to work with exceptional people who ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday met the family members of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death by leaders and activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League in 2019. Abrar’s father Md Barkat Ullah, mother Rokeya Khatun, younger brother Abrar Faiyaz, an uncle and a maternal uncle met the prime minister ...

Bangladesh and Lithuania vowed to strengthen bilateral relations during the 2nd Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between the two countries held in Dhaka on Thursday. M Nazrul Islam, secretary bilateral (East & West) and Vidmantas Verbickas, vice-minister for foreign affairs of Lithuania led their respective delegations during the meeting, said a press release. On the Bangladesh side, representatives from Ministry of ...

Eleven people were arrested at several pro-Palestinian demonstrations held in London on Wednesday. Among them were five people arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred at a protest outside the office of the Board of Deputies of British Jews in north London, the Metropolitan Police said. The force said the other arrests were made at student pro-Palestinian protests elsewhere in ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has signed a deal to buy 10 aircraft from Airbus. The agreement was formally signed at a Dhaka hotel on Wednesday, adding momentum to Biman’s plans to expand and modernise its fleet. Titled “Spreading Our Wings Together”, the signing ceremony was attended by Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun ...

The UK has arrested three people over alleged links to a network accused of helping asylum seekers make false claims about being gay to obtain protection, the BBC reports. Two people were arrested at London addresses on Tuesday on suspicion of fraud and immigration offences, while a third was detained over suspected illegal residence. Officers seized phones, jewellery and thousands ...

Foreign Affairs State Minister Shama Obaed Islam has said statements of support from the international community are no longer enough to resolve the Rohingya crisis, and effective action is now needed. She made the remarks as the chief guest at a Rohingya-related event at the Senate Building of Dhaka University on Wednesday. Shama said the international community must focus on ...