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Japan to recruit one lakh Bangladeshi workers in five years

Tokyo, May 29 -- Japanese authorities and businesses on Thursday announced plans to recruit at least 100,000 workers from Bangladesh in the next five years to meet the country's growing workers' short... Read More


Prof Yunus in Tokyo to join Nikkei Forum, hold bilateral talks

Tokyo, May 28 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Wednesday afternoon to participate in the 30th Nikkei Forum: Future of Asia and hold bilateral talks ... Read More


Prof Yunus seeks Sasakawa's support to resolve Rohingya crisis

Tokyo, May 28 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday sought support from Nippon Foundation chief Yohei Sasakawa, a highly respected figure in Myanmar, to resolve the Rohingya crisis and ens... Read More


BNP raises alarm over election delay, demands clear roadmap or threatens protests

Dhaka, May 16 -- Though the BNP has been consistently calling for a national election along with swift reforms, party leaders now fear that their December election deadline may quietly slip away, as t... Read More


Zubaida Rahman returning home after 17 years to a changed Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 4 -- After 17 years in exile, Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, is set to return to Dhaka on Tuesday with a plan to stay at her father's Dhanmondi residence, ma... Read More


BNP to unite political parties against 'humanitarian corridor' to Myanmar

Dhaka, April 29 -- Deeply concerned by the interim government's approval of a humanitarian corridor from the Chittagong Hill Tracts to Myanmar's Rakhine State, the BNP plans to launch initiatives with... Read More