The government has formed a steering committee to restore life into the terribly polluted rivers around Dhaka city, including the Buriganga, Turag, Balu, Shitlakhya, Tongi khal, and Dhaleswari. The committee will comprise representatives of 21 departments, led by the chief of naval staff Admiral Mohammad…

India’s Exim Bank has sought a number of documents from Bangladesh before floating tenders for four approved projects under the second Indian Line of Credit (LoC). On August 31, the Exim Bank wrote a letter to the Bangladesh government seeking a number of documents, including procurement rules…

The Syrian opposition yesterday cautiously welcomed a ceasefire deal agreed by Moscow and Washington that could also see the first joint military campaign by the two powers against jihadists, reports AFP. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the truce,…