Nat’l e-health platform in the works
Limited access to healthcare services and the need for more efficient coordination among medical facilities have prompted the government to move towards an integrated digital...
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RAB replaced, legacy lives on in SRB
After two decades of controversy, allegations of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, and mounting demands for its abolition, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is set...
25 recruiters in Malaysia’s new labour list
Malaysia has named 25 Bangladeshi recruiting agencies authorised to recruit workers from Bangladesh, signalling a possible reopening of a labour market that has remained closed...
Trump visa ban on Bangladesh struck down
A federal judge in New York has struck down a Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, including Bangladesh,...
Bangladesh First in India ties
Bangladesh’s ‘Bangladesh First’ foreign policy is shaping its approach to India, with Dhaka seeking to maintain a positive and effective relationship with its neighbour while...
Andaleeve vows sincere service
Newly appointed Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman Partho has sought public support as he prepares to assume responsibility for a ministry facing a broad...
India offers citizenship to 3 minorities
India’s citizenship policy towards migrants from Bangladesh is set to remain a politically sensitive issue, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah promising citizenship for Hindu,...
DR Congo receives over 16,000 Ervebo vaccine doses
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country faces its deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak. The 16,250...
Khan’s party seeks contempt over hospital move
The party of Pakistan’s jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan filed a contempt petition against the government on Saturday after authorities took the cricketer-turned-politician to a...
Iran permits Iraqi oil tankers to cross Hormuz
Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various...