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China-North Korea passenger train service resumes after six years

Dhaka, March 13 -- A passenger train from China arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday, March 12, marking the resumption of a cross-border rail service that had been suspended for nearly six years due to th... Read More


Former SriLankan Airlines CEO arrested

Dhaka, March 13 -- Sri Lankan anti-corruption authorities have arrested the former chief executive officer of SriLankan Airlines on allegations of conspiring to accept bribes from Airbus in connection... Read More


Asia Pacific Must Strengthen Regional Biomanufacturing Ecosystems To Unlock Global Potential

Singapore, March 13 -- At the APAC Biomanufacturing Leadership Summit 2026 in Singapore, organised by Charles River, BioSpectrum Asia spoke with Dr David Chang, Chief Executive Officer of Taiwan Bio M... Read More


Dhaka decides to strengthen cultural diplomacy, boost country's image abroad

Dhaka, March 13 -- The government has decided to strengthen cultural diplomacy as an important tool of soft power to enhance people-to-people contacts, promote the Bangladesh brand, and improve the co... Read More


Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong to visit Bangladesh Apr 2-3

Dhaka, March 13 -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong will pay an official visit to Bangladesh on April 2-3 and will lead the Chinese delegation to the 14th Bangladesh-China Diplomatic Consulta... Read More


When a Gulf Tycoon Warns Washington about a War of Choice

Dhaka, March 13 -- Historians distinguish between two kinds of war: wars of necessity and wars of choice. The former are fought because survival demands it; the latter because leaders believe they hav... Read More


The People's House Returns

Dhaka, March 13 -- And so exactly a month after having held a by-and-large acceptable, free-and-fair election for the first time in at least 18 years, the country witnessed the 300 (overwhelmingly) me... Read More


Enhancing the Capacity of Elected Women Representatives of Union Parishad

Dhaka, March 13 -- The Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), Cumilla, in partnership with WaterAid Bangladesh, successfully hosted the National Dissemination Workshop on "Orientation on the... Read More


Saleh Shibly quietly performing as PM's press secretary

Dhaka, March 13 -- Journalist AAM Saleh, widely known as Saleh Shibly, has been fulfilling duties as Press Secretary to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. His appointment to the coveted post was announce... Read More


PTA negotiations feature in Dhaka-Jakarta discussions

Dhaka, March 13 -- Bangladesh and Indonesia on Wednesday discussed ways to expand cooperation in areas including trade and investment, energy, connectivity, and people-to-people exchanges. Both sides... Read More