Some say that living in Dhaka is not easy and for those who have lived here for years, nothing is easy. In fact, living in this city makes it easier to tolerate any other inconvenience with a hair-flip. Someone spat inches away from your feet? Tolerate. It landed on you? Wipe and move on. The world might have a fancy word like noise pollution for needlessly honking cars but we
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday came down heavily on "foreigners talking about democracy and elections in Bangladesh", saying there are flaws in democracy everywhere. "There are good and bad sides of democracy in all countries. It is not a perfect situation. It is a dynamic process. It is an evolving process.
With special emphasis on Rohingya issue, Bangladesh will focus on food and energy during the high level meetings of the upcoming 77th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen Apart from these, issues like climate, Covid-19, sustainable accommodation and digital infrastructure will also take precedence. "We will strongly draw
Congratulations to you, my dear countrymen, welcome to heaven. But wait, heaven is…dark? One might be forgiven for thinking that here in Bangladesh at the moment, as cyclical power cuts literally leave millions in the dark for hours, and fuel prices make others see stars. It might become cheaper to buy a vehicle than the actual costs of buying a week’s fuel for it on a
"The people of Bangladesh are in heaven compared to other countries amid the global recession," said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today (August 12, 2022).