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Tarique outlines post-Hasina vision for Bangladesh

Bangladesh's exiled opposition leader, Tarique Rahman, has announced his intention to return to his country to contest the upcoming national elections, expressing confidence that his party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), will secure a decisive majority following the fall of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year.

Highlights:

  • “Bangladesh before all” foreign policy
  • BNP confident of majority win
  • Plan to diversify Bangladesh’s economy
  • Allies wit...

Bangladesh secures less than 5pc of South Asia’s logistics FDI

Bangladesh drew $1.8 billion in greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) in the logistics sector between 2019 and 2024—representing just 4.9% of South Asia’s total inflows—according to a joint study by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and GlobalData. The report, released in June and posted on the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) website, highlights the country’s modest performance in attracting logistics-related investments despite its growing trade potential.

Textile firms turn to technology to sort waste crisis

The world's second biggest exporter of clothes, Bangladesh, is looking to technology to gain control of the fashion industry's other major product: textile waste. Cloud-hosted software allows manufacturers to segregate, label and register waste on a digital platform and track it as it passes between factories, handlers and recyclers.
Rizvan Hasan is the country lead of Reverse Resources, a company that produces the software.
"Reverse Resources is bridging Bangladesh's waste streams with international recyc...

Xi celebrates Bangladesh, China diplomatic ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday exchanged congratulatory messages on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

In his message, Xi noted that China and Bangladesh are traditional friendly neighbours with a long history of exchanges.

Over the past 50 years, since the establishment of diplomatic ties, regar...

Bangladesh still on Tier 2 despite progress

Bangladesh has stepped up its fight against human trafficking, but significant challenges remain, according to a new report from the United States.

Key Recommendations

  • Expanding anti-trafficking tribunals to busy areas.

  • Giving victims in shelters more freedom of movement.
  • Improving police training, immigration officers and healthcare providers.

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