1626: An explosion at the Wanggongchang Gunpowder Factory in Beijing destroys part of the city and kills 20,000 people. 1640: Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens dies aged 62.

Germany-based Sonnex Energie plans to build a 500 MW solar module factory at an undisclosed location in Bangladesh by 2028. The company formed Sonnex Energie (Bangladesh) a joint venture with ...

Chinese entrepreneurs are increasingly inquiring with Bangladeshi businesses over scope for factory relocations, joint ventures and fresh investments, apprehending that the new Trump ...

Mills and factories that were vandalised, ransacked or set ablaze during and after the July uprising have been struggling to reopen due to financial crises, unavailability of bank loans and their ...

The Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa) has called for the immediate removal of a cigarette factory located in the residential area of Mohakhali DOHS, accusing it of causing severe environmental ...

Bangladesh's interim government has banned the Awami League, the political party of the former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. https://p.dw.com/p/4uDdI The Awami ...

India's restriction on garment imports from Bangladesh via land routes is poised to create a substantial opportunity for the domestic textile sector, potentially worth Rs 1,000-2,000 crore.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Tuesday urged Argentina to set up an edible oil factory in special economic zone (SEZ) in Bangladesh. "Argentina is an important trading partner of Bangladesh.

India has imposed import restrictions on goods from Bangladesh via land ports, potentially disrupting $770 million in trade. Garments, a major export, will now be routed through select seaports.

Nobel laureate and Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, has once again spotlighted India’s northeastern region-often referred to as the “Seven Sisters”-as part of a ...

A move by Bangladesh’s interim government to bar the former ruling Awami League – the party of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina – from political activity has deepened uncertainty over coming ...

Bangladesh did not receive any official-level intimation before India shut down land ports for readymade garments, a diplomatic source from Bangladesh informed The Hindu on Monday (May 19, 2025).