Sweden boosts humanitarian aid for Rohingyas, host community in Bangladesh
Sweden has provided $12.7 million of vital humanitarian assistance through eight partners in Bangladesh...
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Sweden drowns in discarded fast fashion items
Sweden鈥檚 recycling centres are overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles, leaving overwhelmed municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take responsibility.
Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden
Swedish electric car battery maker Northvolt has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden after failing to secure financing to enable it to continue operations, the struggling company said Wednesday...
Sweden snowstorm sparks mass pile-ups involving dozens of cars
An intense snowstorm in eastern Sweden on Saturday sparked two massive road accidents involving dozens of vehicles and leaving more than 100 people needing hospital treatment, officials said.
MASS SHOOTING: Sweden to limit access to semi-automatic weapons
Sweden鈥檚 government said on Friday that it will introduce a bill to amend Swedish gun laws and restrict access to semi-automatic guns, following the country鈥檚 worst mass shooting this week.
Sweden reels from worst mass shooting in its history
Sweden reeled on Wednesday from the deadliest mass shooting in its history after 10 people plus the suspected gunman were killed in a shooting at an adult education centre in the central city of Orebro...
10 people, including assailant, killed in Sweden school shooting
Around 10 people were killed in a shooting at an education centre in central Sweden on Tuesday, including the suspected assailant, police officials said...
Photo exhibition celebrates modern fatherhood, gender equality
The embassy of Sweden in Bangladesh launched a six-day photography exhibition titled Bangladeshi and Swedish Baba at the Muktamancha on the bank of the River Padma in Rajshahi on Sunday...
Qur鈥檃n burner shot dead in Sweden, five arrested
A man who repeatedly burnt the Qur鈥檃n in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead south of Stockholm, investigators said Thursday, adding that five people had been arrested.
Bashir urges Swedish firms to invest in SEZs
Adviser to the interim government on the Ministry of Commerce Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday urged the Swedish entrepreneurs to come up with more investment in Bangladesh...
Sweden, Denmark place $2.3b order for combat vehicles
Sweden and Denmark have signed a contract with a Swedish military equipment manufacturer for 205 armoured combat vehicles to replenish their stocks after donations to Ukraine, the Swedish government said Friday.
Yunus urges Sweden to invest more in Bangladesh
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Monday invited more Swedish investment, saying that the interim government was carrying out vital reforms to ensure ease in doing business in Bangladesh...
Sweden, Finland urge residents to be ready for war
Sweden on Monday began sending some five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, as neighbouring Finland launched a new preparedness website.
Ibrahimovic's son joins Sweden's youth squad
Swedish football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic's son Maximilian, 18, has been selected to join Sweden's national youth squad for the first time, it was announced Tuesday.
Sweden pledges additional $1.85m for flood victims
Sweden has announced an additional $1.85 million in humanitarian assistance, reaffirming its commitment to support the 5.8 million people affected by the recent floods in eastern Bangladesh.
Sweden says to pay immigrants up to $34,000 to leave
Sweden plans to boost payments to up to $34,000 to immigrants who leave the nation that has been a haven for the war-weary and persecuted, the right-wing government said on Thursday.
Sweden offers immigrants $34,000 to return
Sweden鈥檚 government said Thursday it would drastically increase grants for immigrants who choose to leave the country and return home, to encourage more migrants to do so.
鈥楾op terror鈥� Sweden Aslam freed from jail on bail
A top listed crimes suspect Sheikh Md Aslam alias Sweden Aslam, 62, was freed from Kashimpur High Security Jail in Gazipur Tuesday evening...
Olsson leaves rehab after brain illness
Swedish international midfielder Kristoffer Olsson, who was hospitalised in February with a rare brain illness that left him without motor or verbal skills, has returned home from his rehab centre, he announced on social media.
Denmark boosts border checks with Sweden amid gang violence
Denmark said Friday it was beefing up its border controls with Sweden following a resurgence of Swedish gang violence that has spilled over into Denmark in recent weeks...
Sweden shuts Lebanon embassy amid tension
Sweden said Saturday it was shutting its embassy in Beirut amid fears the war in Gaza could escalate into a region-wide conflict, after urging thousands of its citizens to...
Sweden says its biggest security threat Russia
Russia is the greatest security threat facing Sweden and its allies in the next several years, Stockholm said in a strategy outline published Monday.
Stockholm exchange fined $10m for insider trading lapses
Sweden鈥檚 financial watchdog said Wednesday it had fined the Stockholm stock exchange close to $10 million for failing to detect and report...
Russian bomber violates Sweden airspace
A Russian SU-24 bomber violated Swedish airspace near the strategic Baltic Sea island of Gotland, leaving only after Sweden scrambled two JAS-39 fighter jets...
Sweden provides $1.2m to Bangladesh鈥檚 Remal affected people
Sweden is providing USD 1.2 million or approximately Tk 14.5 crores of vital humanitarian assistance to communities affected by Cyclone Remal in southwestern Bangladesh....
US, UK, EU call on all states to cease flow of arms, aviation fuel to Myanmar
Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States reiterated their call on all states to prevent or cease the flow of arms or military and dual-use material, including aviation fuel to the Myanmar military....
BELA, Swedish embassy sign deal to defend environmental rights
The embassy of Sweden has signed a grant agreement with the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association for the implementation of a four-year programme titled 鈥楧efending Environmental Rights and Promoting Justice鈥�...
Syrian ex-general faces war crimes charges in Swedish court
The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe will appear in a Stockholm court on Monday for his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 during civil war in Syria.聽...