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But the name changed after independence of Bangladesh. It exchanges news with AFP, Xinhua, Press Trust of India (PTI), APP(Pakistan) and other foreign agencies. [10] [35] United News of Bangladesh (UNB) is a private news agency in service since 1988. It partners with AP, United News of India (UNI), and other foreign agencies. [10] [36]
The newspaper regularly publishes articles on human rights issues in Bangladesh, including repealing Section 377, [43] [44] [45] inheritance under Hindu law, [46] and press freedom. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] [ 49 ] On women's issues, the newspaper has reported that 97% of sex offences in Bangladesh go unreported.
The Bangladesh Today is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in English language. [1] It started on 26 January 2002. The current circulation of this newspaper is 22,500.
Germany: A foreign ministry spokesperson emphasises that it is important that Bangladesh remain democratic amid the unrest in the country. [418] European Union: Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley stated that he "wants to see a quick resolution of present situation" and urges the government for "avoidance of further violence and bloodshed".
Bangladesh completed a second-test victory against Pakistan on the last afternoon Tuesday and achieved an historic sweep of the series. Needing 143 more runs on the final day with 10 wickets in ...
The newly independent government immediately designated the Dhaka branch of the State Bank of Pakistan as the central bank and renamed it the Bangladesh Bank. [9] The bank was responsible for regulating currency, controlling credit and monetary policy, and administering exchange control and the official foreign exchange reserves. [9]
The website bdnews24.com developed by Ahmed Yasir Riad (2005–2013) was Bangladesh's first 24/7 bilingual news web portal. [5] The other two national news agencies at the time were the state-owned Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and the privately owned United News of Bangladesh (UNB), which at the time were teleprinter-based "wire services". [6]
The Daily Star is a Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper. It is by far the largest circulating English-language newspaper in the country. [2] Founded by Syed Mohammed Ali on 14 January 1991, as Bangladesh transitioned and restored parliamentary democracy, [3] [4] the newspaper became popular for its outspoken coverage of politics, corruption, and foreign policy.