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Death penalty for enforced disappearance approved

The government today gave final approval to the draft of 'Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Ordinance 2025', introducing capital punishment and other tough penalties for the offence.

[caption id="attachment_34507" align="alignleft" width="538"] Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam spoke at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy this afternoon. Photo: PID[/caption]
The Council of Advisers approved at its 47th meeting at the Chief Adviser's Office here, with Chief Adviser Pr...

National logistics policy announced

The government today gave final approval to the National Logistics Policy 2025, which aims to modernise Bangladesh’s transport and trade infrastructure, enhance export competitiveness, and promote environmentally sustainable logistics growth.

[caption id="attachment_34503" align="alignleft" width="500"] The Council of Advisers meeting was held at the Chief Adviser's Office, with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Photo: PID[/caption]
The Council of Advisers gave the approval at its 47th mee...

ICT adviser visits Banglalink HQ

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, visited Banglalink Headquarters and its state-of-the-art Network Management Center on Sunday.

During the visit, Taiyeb emphasised that optimal allocation and parity in sub-1 GHz low-band spectrum will be essential to achieving Bangladesh’s vision of a truly connected and inclusive digital society, where every citi...

Yen loans backfire as Japan’s currency turns volatile

Bangladesh's strategy of borrowing in Japanese yen to avoid paying high dollar-based interest rates has started backfiring due to the currency volatility and rising interest rates in Japan.

The South Asian country has, for instance, ended up losing $13 million to exchange rate differences on a recent $600 million budget support loan from the Asian Development Bank, taken entirely in yen, according to a report in Bangladesh’s Business Standard newspaper.
Last year, too, the government t...

Another tender to purchase 50,000 tons rice

European traders reported on Wednesday that Bangladesh's state grain buyer has released another international tender for the purchase of 50,000 metric tonnes of rice.

The deadline to submit price offers is the 20th of November.
Bangladesh also released a separate tender for 50,000 tons of rice, with offers due on November 13. Another tender closed on November 3.  In recent months, the government of Bangladesh has held a number of tenders for ri...

$1b Soybean deal strengthens US-BD agro trade

A consortium of Bangladesh’s top three soy crushing companies—Meghna Group, City Group, and Delta Agro—committed to the purchase of $1 billion of U.S. soybeans over the following twelve months.

The landmark agreement with the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), a trade association representing the interests of U.S. soybean farmers abroad, signals a growing export market for high-quality U.S. agricultural products in Bangladesh.
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Tracey Jacobson welcomed the agreement, underscoring Ban...
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