His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday with the outgoing ambassadors of Bangladesh and Austria to Qatar Ashud Ahmed and Dr Willy Kempel respectively.

Doha Bank hosted a webinar on Wednesday on the theme “Bilateral and synergistic opportunities between Qatar and Bangladesh”.

Bangladesh embassy in Doha on Saturday observed the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Mourning Day.

Bangladesh Forum Qatar (BFQ) hosted a reception to bid farewell to ambassador Ashud Ahmed at Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel.

Bangladesh has approved the third-phase trial of a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd, officials said on Monday, as infections continue to rise in the densely-populated South Asian country.

Qatar is ideally positioned to act as a commercial and operating hub for fintechs looking to tap into such key markets as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, according to a top official of the Qatar Financial Center (QFC).

At least 29 people have died after a passenger ferry capsized on a river near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, officials said on Monday, with fears the toll could rise higher.

Bangladesh resumed operation of international flights on Tuesday, nearly three months after it suspended them on almost all routes due to the global pandemic of the novel coronavirus, officials said

A government minister in Bangladesh has been died of Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, officials said on Sunday.

An endangered Asian elephant died on Friday after being electrocuted by a low-hanging high-voltage wire in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said.

A powerful cyclone that tore through India's eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1 trillion rupees ($13 billion) to infrastructure and crops, state officials said.

India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 88 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.