As 2023 ends and we welcome 2024, as we bid goodbye to this year, let’s reflect on all that happenedand hope to be a better human being and work towards our happiness.Wishing you a happy new year filled with health,happiness and prosperity! May this year bring youcountless blessing and joy. K.M Mozibul Hoque Chief Advisor, Dipomatic Journal
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Staff CorrespondentAmbassador Ghanshyam Bhandari had a meeting recently with Additional Foreign Secretary Dr. Md.Nazrul Islam at the foreign ministry.They reviewed the progress made in several areas of cooperation and discussed ways to enhance thefriendly relations between Nepal and Bangladesh.
Staff Correspondent Japanese Ambassador IWAMA Kiminori jointly announced publishing the Final Report of the JointStudy Group recently on the possibility of a Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement(EPA).During the occasion Tapan Kanti Ghosh, Senior Secretary of Ministry of Commerce was present.
Staff CorrespondentApostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to Bangladesh Archbishop Kevin S. Randall paid maiden call onrecently Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) Ambassador Masud Bin Momen in the Ministry ofForeign Affairs. The Foreign Secretary congratulated Archbishop Kevin S. Randall on his assumption ofresponsibilities as the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to Bangladesh and assured him full support indischarging his responsibilities. The Foreign Secretary highlighted Bangladesh’s glorious history ofreligious harmony and age-old tradition of peaceful coexistence of the people of different religions.He commended the significant role played by the Christian community in Bangladesh through theirnoticeable involvement in promoting education and social…
Staff Correspondent Indian delegation led by Mr. T K Ramachandran, Indian Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping,Waterways (MoPSW), visited Dhaka recently and held talks with Bangladesh delegation led by Mr. Md.Mostafa Kamal, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Shipping.Over the course of the visit, issues pertaining to boosting connectivity through inland waterways &coastal shipping were discussed under three separate bilateral meeting mechanism, namely, ShippingSecretary Level Talks, Standing Committee under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit & Trade(PIWT&T) between India and Bangladesh, and the Inter-Governmental Committee on the use ofChattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of goods to and from India (ACMP).With the larger…
Staff CorrespondentKorean Ambassador H.E.Mr. Park Young-sik joined recently the inauguration of the Centre for Int’lLanguage and Culture of the Canadian University of Bangladesh. He hopes that the Centre will play therole of shaping the future of education, diplomacy, and international cooperation, especially with Korea.The Korean language and culture will be taught at the Centre for International Language and Culture,Canadian University of Bangladesh.
Staff CorrespondentThe Netherlands Ambassador Irma van Dueren had a courtesy meeting recently with Mr. MuhammadIbrahim, Secretary, Local Government Division. During the meeting they highlighted the contributionof The Netherlands in the development of Bangladesh and collaboration with not only LocalGovernment Division, but also with the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Health. Inparticular they discussed the Dutch contribution to the WASH sector and to the Dhaka Food SystemProject which has led to the development of a forward looking Dhaka Food Agenda 2041.The overall goal of the project is to contribute to the development of a safe, sustainable and resilientfood system for…
Staff Correspondent Japanese Ambassador, H.E. Mr. IWAMA Kiminori and Mr. Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance signed recently the Exchange of Notes of the 44rh Official Development Assistance (ODA) Yen Loan of Japan to Bangladesh. The third installment of the 44th Japanese Yen Loan Package is 76,635 million yen (approximately USD 540 million). Since the first round was 30,000 million yen and the second round was 217,556 million yen, the total amount of the 44th round of yen loans is 324,191 million yen (approximately USD 2.21 billion). Based on this agreement between the two counties,…
Staff Correspondent Danish Embassy’s Tennis Team emerges as champions in the ‘2nd Bangabandhu Diplomatic Cup TennisTournament 2023 held recently in Dhaka.The Grand Finale saw a captivating match between Denmark and Pakistan and Pakistan emerging asrunners up.Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen attended the prized distribution ceremony as chief guest.
Staff CorrespondentThe 6th Export Potential Exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran which will be held on April 27 to May 12024 at Tehran International Exhibition Center in Iran.IRAN EXPO is held annually by IRAN EXPO headquarters, in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry andMine and Trade, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The exhibition is widely recognized as Iran’s largestand most comprehensive international business event. It has been successfully held for the last 5periods and has established trade relations with more than 70 countries around the world. This fair isfocused on 6 distinct product groups such as: Food Industry,…
