Staff Correspondent On January 8, Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and greetedher with a flower bouquet at Gonobhaban on the election victory in the 12th national parliamentarypolls.During his call on the High Commissioner on behalf of the Indian government and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi conveyed warm greetings and congratulations on her election victory. The High Commissioner expressed hope that during the new term of her government, there will be evenstronger momentum and growth in the bilateral partnership in support of each other’s nationaldevelopment. Verma noted that India will continue to support the people of Bangladesh in…
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Staff CorrespondentOn January 8, 2024, Russian Ambassador Alexander Mantytsky called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina atGonobhaban.Ambassador Alexander Mantytsky congratulated Sheikh Hasian on the party’s victory in the 12th generalparliamentary elections, which were held on January 7, expressed hope for further cooperationbetween Russia and Bangladesh, as well as outlined promising areas of bilateral partnership.
Staff CorrespondentOn January 8, Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gonobhaban.Ambassador Yao conveyed to HPM Sheikh Hasina the warm congratulations and best wishes fromChinese leaders. He reaffirmed that the Chinese leaders are committed to working with HPM SheikhHasina to carry forward the long-established friendship, enhance mutual trust and deepen practicalcooperation, thereby uplift the China-Bangladesh Strategic Partnership of Cooperation to a new height. Ambassador Yao noted that both China and Bangladesh are at a critical stage of development andrevitalization, and China would always be the most trustworthy partner and the most reliable friend ofBangladesh on the…
BY H.E. Yao Wen The international political, economic and security situation has undergone profound changes in 2023.The world has just stepped out of the shadow of the COVID-19 epidemic. All countries are struggling torecover from economic depression. The spillover effects of the Ukraine crisis continue to spread, puttingglobal food and energy security at risk. Certain major countries arbitrarily wield unilateral sanctions,making the situation of the Global South even worse. The conflict between Palestine and Israel makesGaza a hell on earth, trampling on human conscience and morality day and night. Peace anddevelopment, the themes of our times, are facing unprecedented challenges.…
Staff Corresspondent Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has hosted a reception for honorary consuls representing 69 countries in Dhaka. The event took place at State Guest House Jamuna on account of the New Year 2024 on Monday, reports bdnews24.com. President of FBCCI and Honorary Consul of Japan Mahbubul Alam, Honorary Consul General of Greece Faruk Hassan, Honorary Consul of Indonesia Sufi Mizanur Rahman, Founding President of Consular Corps Bangladesh Asif Chowdhury and CCB Vice President and Honorary Consul of Malta Shoeb Chowdhury, Honorary Consul of Djibouti Abdul Haque and Honorary Consul of Mongolia Nasreen Fatema Awal spoke on the occasion.…
Staff CorrespondentBangladesh needs energy security and energy sovereignty to secure its economic development.Bangladesh has a potential of 66,802 MW (Near Shore- 41,468 MW, Offshore- 25,334 MW) windpower and 30,000 MW on-shore according to studies. This means, the Wind power potential of BGDis about four times the current power consumption of the country. However, this potential iscurrently only marginally exploited. In the next years Team Europe and Bangladesh will focus to tap atleast this on-shore potential as well as the potential of solar power as part of a joint 400 million Euroeffort called the “Bangladesh Renewable Energy Facility” launched by PM…
Sazzad Haider After much suspense and excitement, the climate conference COP 28 officially concluded in Dubai on12 December 2023 with hope for the optimists and despair for the pessimists. In fact, it is difficult toterm the achievement as neither ultimately successful nor ultimately unsuccessful.Despite all these dramas, a hopeful decision has been made to phase out the use of fossil fuels bylaying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts andscaled-up finance. The conference agreed to reduce the production and consumption of such fossilfuels, achieving this is the primary requisite to attain net zero…
Staff Correspondent The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is gearing up to restore its critical food assistancefor the entire Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar. Starting 1 January 2024, WFP will increase the foodration from US$8 to US$10 per person per month, and gradually add locally fortified rice to its foodassistance package, according to press release.“The year 2023 was a tumultuous one for the Rohingya in Bangladesh, who lived through multiple fireoutbreaks, cyclones, and, for the first time, ration cuts. The rapid deterioration of the food andnutrition situation in the camps is extremely worrying. Through all this, the donor community…
Staff CorrespondentMalaysian High Commissioner H. E. Haznah Md Hashim attended recently the Meet and Greet sessionwith the newly elected Board of Directors of Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (BMCCI).
Staff Correspondent Australian High Commissioner Jeremy Bruer recently paid a farewell call on Prime Minister SheikhHasina. The High Commissioner reflected fondly on his time in Bangladesh since he started hisposting in 2020 and welcomed the deepening of the warm and friendly relationship betweenAustralia and Bangladesh.The High Commissioner discussed highlights of his time in Bangladesh including the betterunderstanding of contemporary Bangladesh now held by Australians, the increase in trade to AUD 4billion between Australia and Bangladesh for calendar year 2022, and the appointment of a residentDefence Adviser in the Australian High Commission.The High Commissioner raised Australians’ growing interest in Bangladesh, including…
