foreign-affairs
Bangladeshis employed in ME not to lose jobs for late return: Shahriar
Bangladeshi nationals, employed in Middle Eastern (ME) countries and now on vacation at home, will not lose their jobs for late joining to their respective job stations under the current situation, says the government.
Two Chinese institutions donate 2,000 COVID-19 testing kits
The Belt and Road Forum Initiative and Chinese Institute of Traditional Medicine have donated 2,000 COVID-19 testing kits to Bangladesh.
124 European citizens leave Dhaka
A total of 124 nationals of 15 European countries left here on Friday for their respective countries on a special flight chartered by the Germany Embassy in Dhaka.
Bangladesh to bring back its citizens stuck abroad
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said the government will bring back Bangladeshis who got stuck in various countries amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Bangladesh, Singapore hold talks over voluntary repatriation
Bangladesh and Singapore have agreed to work together to facilitate the repatriation of Bangladeshi nationals and workers who want to return home, and to bring Singaporeans back home from Bangladesh to be reunited with their families and loved ones.
COVID-19: Bangladesh seeks increased support from China with PPE, ventilators
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday sought increased support from China as the number of coronavirus cases is rising in Bangladesh.
Dhaka, Beijing discuss bringing medical teams, ventilators from China
Bangladesh and China have discussed the possibility of importing ventilation machines from China during this critical moment of coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh.
COVID-19: Int'l assistance sought to help Bangladesh meet ventilators' demand
Save the Children has urgently called for international assistance to help Bangladesh meet a surge in demand for ventilators to cope with the COVID-19 outbreak and avert a humanitarian disaster in the country.
Global partners urged to honour terms of RMG purchasing contracts
Six countries, including Bangladesh, has urged global brand companies, retailers and traders to carefully consider all potential impacts on workers and small businesses in the supply chain while taking significant purchasing decisions.
FM seeks expatriates’ support to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought support from Bangladeshi expatriates living in different countries alongside the government initiative to bring back the remaining five fugitive convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and execute the verdict.