Bangladesh sets $30.5 bn export target for 2013-14

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 22:20

After achieving double-digit export growth in the last fiscal (2012-13), the Bangladesh government has surged its export target by over 11 percent to USD 30.05 billion for the current fiscal (2013-14), an official said Sunday.

Bangladesh orders fresh probe into Yunus's activities

Last Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2012, 19:37

Bangladesh on Thursday ordered a fresh probe into the activities and financial transactions of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of pioneering micro lending agency 'Grameen Bank', and took steps to curtail his powers.

Bangla govt rides high on popular support: Surveys

Last Updated: Friday, January 8, 2010, 20:54

As Premier Sheikh Hasina completed one year in office after the landmark December 2008 polls, several opinion polls have shown that a majority of people support her government and are "satisfied" with its performance.

Tipaimukh dam: BNP threatens protest, Dhaka pacifies

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2009, 10:58

With opposition BNP threatening a "mass movement" against Tipaimukh dam project in Manipur, Bangladesh has said construction of the reservoir was unlikely to cause a "major problem" for the country.