DHAKA, March 8, 2024 (diplomaticjournal) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today conferred the “Best Joyeeta Award-2023” to five women in recognition of attaining success in different fields at the national level by overcoming difficulties and challenges. The Premier handed over the award as the chief guest at a function in the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium, marking International Women Day-2024. The best awardees are Anar Koli (economics), Kallyani Minji (education and employment), Komoli Robi Dash (successful mother), Jahanara Begum (repression prevention), and Pakhi Dutta Hijra (social development). With State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Simeen Hussain (Rimi) in the chair,…
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Staff CorrespondentAustralian Acting High Commissioner Nardia Simpson recently met Tarana Halim MP ahead of internationalwomensday2024. The two discussed the importance of women’s representation in politics and government.
Staff CorrespondentThe Russian diplomatic mission’s employees and pupils of the Embassy school took part recently in aseries of events on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day.For the second year in a row, the Embassy employees presented the concert program at two venues:the Foreign Service Academy and the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The show included threepieces: a choral performance of the song “The nightingale sang in the grove”, a khorovod (folk rounddance) and a children’s dance accompanied by a live performance of the song “Valenki”. The programaroused sincere interest of the audience.
Staff Correspondent The Norwegian Ambassador Espen Rikter-Svendsen attended the launchingceremony of a Report on Changing Climate of Bangladesh. The event is organized byBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) recently at Bangabandhu MilitaryMuseum, Bijoy Sarani, Dhaka.The Changing Climate of Bangladesh Report is jointly prepared by the experts ofBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) and Norwegian MeteorologicalInstitute (MET Norway) under a project supported by Norway. The project goal is toimprove the quality of weather forecast and to improve knowledge andunderstanding of the current and future consequences of climate change inBangladesh.The report describes the detected changes in the climate of Bangladesh based onanalysis of weather observations over…
Staff CorrespondentSwedish Ambasador Alex Berg von Linde extended warm congratulations during courtesy callsrecently to Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud, and Ahasanul Islam, State Minister of Commerce andZunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology.Additionally, Ambassador paid a courtesy visit to Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Minister of Environment,Forest, and Climate Change.During the meetings, Ambassador Alex highlighted Sweden-Bangladesh steadfast friendship that haslasted for over half a century and the Swedish Government’s continued development assistance toBangladesh since Bangladesh’s independence in 1971.The Swedish Ambassador also emphasized that the strengthening of bilateral relations and theincreased focus on expanding trade and commercial ties signify an important…
Staff CorrespondentSwedish Ambasador Alex Berg von Linde extended warm congratulations during courtesy callsrecently to Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud, and Ahasanul Islam, State Minister of Commerce andZunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology.Additionally, Ambassador paid a courtesy visit to Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Minister of Environment,Forest, and Climate Change.During the meetings, Ambassador Alex highlighted Sweden-Bangladesh steadfast friendship that haslasted for over half a century and the Swedish Government’s continued development assistance toBangladesh since Bangladesh’s independence in 1971.The Swedish Ambassador also emphasized that the strengthening of bilateral relations and theincreased focus on expanding trade and commercial ties signify an important…
Staff Correspondent Japanese Government has decided to provide the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and theEmpowerment of Women (UN Women) with USD 1.5 million in assistance for strengthening theresilience and disaster preparedness skills for the Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’sBazar district and Bhasan Char.An Exchange of Notes was signed by Japanese Ambassador IWAMA Kiminori and Gitanjali Singh,Country Representative, UN Women Bangladesh.The project, titled ‘The Project for Enhancing the Resilience to Disaster Risk and EmergencyPreparedness for Displaced Persons from Myanmar and Women within Host Communities in Cox’sBazar District’ will reach more than 1,000 Rohingya refugee women and women…
Staff CorrespondentIndian Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari called on recently Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Indian AirChief congratulated the PM on winning a fresh mandate and conveyed best wishes for her tenure.The Indian Air Chief also briefed the PM on ongoing bilateral defence cooperation.
The Learning and Sharing Workshop was held recently with Mashiur Rahman ndc, Secretary, Ministryof Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (MoCHTA) as chief guest while Edwin Koekkoek, Team Leader at theEU, and representatives from the Implementing Partners also took part in the workshop.Since 2018 the EU has been supporting the Leadership to Ensure Adequate Nutrition (LEAN) project toimprove maternal and child nutrition in the three Districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).Through a successful multi stakeholder model (including the Government, private sector,development partner, NGOs and CSOs), LEAN has reached and improved the lives of more than 1million of people in CHT.LEAN initiative has…
