(BSS) – Prime Minister’s Adviser on Education Dr. Mahdi Amin today said Bangladesh-China joint partnership in education, technical training and skills development will take the diplomatic relations between the two countries to a new height. “The MoU signing marks the beginning of a new chapter in Bangladesh-China technical education cooperation. Our main objective is not to limit this cooperation to the signing of a memorandum, but to make it effective in practice and create employment opportunities for young people,” he said. He said this while speaking at the ‘China-Bangladesh Education Exchange Conference’ held at Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University…
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(BSS) – Turkmenistan President Serder Berdimuhamedov has congratulated his counterpart Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on assuming the Office of the President here. President Berdimuhamedov conveyed greetings through a congratulatory letter issued from the Palace of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat. In the message, the Turkmenistan President said, “I would like to extend to you my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes upon your election as the president of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.” “Availing myself of this pleasant opportunity, I sincerely wish you strong health, inexhaustible energy, as well as every success in all your endeavors for the progress and prosperity of the…
(BSS)- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed to establish the ‘China-Bangladesh Vocational Education, Training and Research Center’. The MoU was signed today at the ‘China-Bangladesh Education Exchange Conference’ organized by the Jiangxi Provincial Government and Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University of China. Secretary of the Technical and Madrasa Education Division Md. Daud Mia signed the MoU on behalf of Bangladesh, while Professor Zheng Pengwu of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University signed it on behalf of China. Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milonand Prime Minister’s Adviser on Education Dr. Mahdi Amin were present at…
(BSS)- Malaysia’s labour market, which has remained closed to Bangladeshi workers over corruption, mismanagement, syndication and irregularities during the previous regime, is set to reopen soon through a transparent process, the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment said today. In a press release, the ministry said the issue received top priority through several ministerial-level meetings between Bangladesh and Malaysia. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman also discussed it with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar during his first foreign visit. Malaysia has agreed to recruit 10,000 Bangladeshi workers on a “zero-cost” basis at Bangladesh’s request. The first…
Slovak Republic President Peter Pellegrini has congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on assuming the Office of the President here. The Slovak President conveyed the greetings through a congratulatory message issued from Bratislava. In the message, the Slovak President said, “On behalf of the citizens of the Slovak Republic, as well as on my behalf, I congratulate you on the occasion of the ceremonial swearing-in as the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.” “I believe that long-term good relations between Slovakia and Bangladesh will bring opportunities for their future development for the benefit of the citizens of both our countries,”…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated newly elected Bangladesh President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, wishing him success in serving the people of Bangladesh. In a congratulatory message, the Russian President extended his best wishes to his Bangladeshi counterpart on his election as President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, said the Russian embassy here. Putin wished President Mirza Fakhrul well-being, sound health and success in his future endeavours for the benefit of the friendly people of Bangladesh. The message reflects the longstanding friendly relations between Bangladesh and Russia.
(BSS/AFP) – Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages. The number of missing soared close to 3,000 Saturday, latest figures from both countries showed, with 633 bodies recovered — and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India. In an area home to vast energy infrastructure projects, Nepal’s disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to a missing persons list already including trekkers and pilgrims to Tibet’s sacred Mount Kailash. Those that…
(BSS/AFP) – France’s economic growth stalled in the second quarter, statistics office Insee said Friday, revising down its initial forecast while reporting a sharp rise in inflation in August. GDP growth was flat in the quarter, instead of the 0.2 percent growth Insee first reported last month. That followed a 0.2 percent decline in the first quarter — also a downward revision from the previous estimate of 0.1 percent. “These revisions reflect the even more deteriorated state of agricultural production compared with the information available at the end of July,” Insee said. The French economy has been slowing since the…
(BSS) – The government has appointed senior journalist Muhammad Kader Gani Chowdhury as Managing Director and Chief Editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification today announcing his appointment under Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Act, 2018 on a contractual basis for a period of one year from the date of his joining. According to notification, his appointment was made on the condition of relinquishing relation with all government, semi-government, private and other organizations as well as business and profession. Chowdhury, Secretary General of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and a well-known figure in the…
(BSS) – Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. A Z M Zahid Hossain today said the country’s future will advance through the greater progress of women. “If daughters in a family are educated and capable of working, the family’s financial capacity will increase,” he said while speaking as chief guest at a programme at the Upazila Parishad Hallroom in Ghoraghat this afternoon. The minister said women make up half of the country’s population and are an important part of the workforce. Bringing women and female students forward would help accelerate national development and build a developed…
