Biden’s picks: Nusrat Choudhury 1st Bangladeshi American to be federal judge

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated eight new judges, including a civil rights lawyer who will become the first Muslim woman to serve on the federal bench.
20 January 2022, 06:37 AM

Chattogram can be 'golden opportunity' for expat investors: Speakers

In the coming years, Chattogram will be one of the economic hubs of the continent and a golden opportunity for investment, said speakers at a programme in Chattogram city.
1 January 2022, 18:56 PM

50 years of Bangladesh celebrated at British Library

The UK based Bengali heritage organisation celebrated Bangladesh’s Victory Day with an event at the British Library on 16 December with an evening of conversation, stories, songs and music from 1971.
17 December 2021, 18:16 PM

Tributes paid to martyred intellectuals at London's Altab Ali Park

The UK Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee yesterday organised a candlelight vigil and a wreath-laying ceremony at the Shaheed Minar in the Altab Ali Park in East London in memory of the martyred intellectuals.
15 December 2021, 18:26 PM

Bangladeshi elected to Finnish Green Party’s Executive Committee

Bangladeshi-born Finnish citizen Dr Mojibur Doftori has been elected as a member of the nine-member Executive Committee of the Green Party in Helsinki.
15 December 2021, 17:42 PM

Malaysia to launch app to curb exploitation of migrant workers

The Malaysian government is going to launch an application (app) that would prevent foreign workers from being charged exorbitant fees to work in Malaysia and also help keep track of their whereabouts.
15 December 2021, 15:18 PM

Japan police awards Bangladeshi expat for helping them

A Bangladeshi expatriate in Japan has been awarded for assisting police in the country.
14 December 2021, 14:56 PM

Bangladeshi worker killed in accident at Singapore construction site

A Bangladeshi construction worker, 31, died last Saturday (Dec 11) morning after he was crushed by a bundle of steel bars that fell on him.
13 December 2021, 15:45 PM

Bangladeshis among 69 foreign students accused of statutory rape in South Korea

Sixty-nine foreign students at a local university in South Korea have been accused of statutory rape of a teenage girl, according to police on Tuesday.
1 December 2021, 08:23 AM

'Bangladeshi man' in Malaysia obstructs traffic while naked, sent for mental evaluation

A Bangladeshi man who was obstructing traffic in Puchong town in Malaysia while naked has been referred to a hospital to evaluate his mental health.
29 November 2021, 06:22 AM

Malaysian home ministry proposes allowing Bangladeshis to work as security guards

The Malaysian home ministry has proposed for people from Bangladesh, the Philippines and Indonesia to be allowed to work as security guards, said the country's home minister Hamzah Zainudin.
26 November 2021, 09:01 AM

Bangladeshi student in Malaysia escapes death sentence over possessing 3.8kg cannabis

A 26-year-old Bangladeshi engineering student from a private university escaped the gallows after a Malaysian Court of Appeal set aside his conviction and death sentence for trafficking 3,875.66g of cannabis into the country four years ago.
26 November 2021, 07:40 AM

5 new NRB CIP members accorded reception in Oman

Bangladesh Embassy in Oman has accorded a grand reception to newly elected five members of the new executive committee of NRB CIP Association, the apex organisation of expatriate Bangladeshis.
22 November 2021, 19:36 PM

Derogatory remarks on Diwali: Bangladeshi man jailed in Malaysia for overstay

A Bangladeshi man who was arrested on November 5 for making derogatory remarks on social media regarding the Hindu festival Diwali has been jailed for four months for overstaying in the country, reports Free Malaysia Today.
22 November 2021, 16:13 PM

Bangladeshi expat in UAE honoured by police for returningTk 82 lakh

A Bangladeshi expatriate worker in the United Arab Emirates accrued praise for returning 3.5 lakh riyal worth Tk 82 lakh which he found on the road a few months back.
11 November 2021, 19:24 PM

South Korea resumes entry of Bangladeshi expat workers

The Government of the Republic of Korea recently decided to resume the entry of Bangladeshi expatriate workers to the country, which has been suspended since June last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation.
9 November 2021, 12:46 PM

Malaysian police arrest Bangladeshi over derogatory remarks on Diwali

Malaysian police have arrested a Bangladeshi man on charges of making derogatory remarks on social media regarding the Hindu festival Diwali, reports Free Malaysia Today (FMT).
7 November 2021, 16:11 PM

3 Bangladeshi students win 'Excellence Award' in Hungary

Three Bangladeshi students have won the 'Excellence Award' introduced for the first time in Hungary.
1 November 2021, 18:55 PM

NRB organisation wins human rights award in Spain

Asociación Valiente Bangla, a human rights organisation run by Bangladeshis in Spain and its founding president Mohammad Fazle Elahi, have won the “Human Rights Health Award 2021” for human welfare.
31 October 2021, 11:05 AM

Plotting terror attack in Bangladesh: Australian gets 5-year jail

An Australian man from Sydney has been jailed for more than five years for preparing for a terror attack in Bangladesh.
12 October 2021, 08:52 AM