Staff Correspondent World Bank has expressed eagerness to build IT-based infrastructure in the country along with creating job opportunities in the very vital (IT) sector. Mona Haddad, World Bank Global Director for Trade and Investment expressed the interest when she was leading a delegation at a meeting with Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam. During the meeting held at the adviser’s office in Bangladesh Secretariat, they discussed different bilateral aspects especially focusing on Bangladesh’s unemployment problem and governmnet’s commitment to address the issue. Mentioning that unemployment problem as major concern of the country, he said the present…
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Staff Correspondent The below is attributable to U.S. Spokesperson Matthew Miller, recently: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, head of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, today in New York on the sidelines of the United National General Assembly. The Secretary and the Chief Advisor affirmed their shared vision of deepening the United States-Bangladesh partnership. The Secretary underscored U.S. support and assistance for the Interim Government as it guides the country towards economic stability and highlighted the importance of reforms to ensure continued foreign direct investment. He also indicated U.S. support for free and fair…
Staff Correspondent Japanese Ambassador IWAMA Kiminori made a courtesy call to newly appointed Dhaka University Vice- Chancellor, Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan at VC office, recently. At the beginning, Ambassador Iwama conveyed a condolence towards the victims of the demonstrations in July and August, and Prof. Niaz expressed gratitude for the warm message by Ambassador Iwama. During the meeting, they discussed matters of mutual interest and exchanged views regarding the collaborative academic activities. Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan acknowledged Japan’s contribution to various activities in University of Dhaka and looks forward to further cooperation with Japan.
Staff Correspondent Japanese Ambassador IWAMA Kiminori paid a courtesy call on Lieutenant General S M Kamrul Hassan, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division, recently. Both parties discussed the future defense cooperation and people to people exchange between Japan and Bangladesh .
Staff Correspondent BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said India has been trying to destroy Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) sector to capture its markets abroad. “So, it is needed to form a taskforce immediately to save the (RMG) industry from the local and foreign conspiracies,” he said while addressing as the chief guest a rally organized by Gazipur district and City unit of Jatiyatabadi Shramik Dal at Konabari Degree College in Gazipur city. The BNP leader said ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cohorts along with foreign power have been destabilizing the country’s RMG industry mainly to making…
Staff Correspondent Recently, Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen, along with the entire team of China’s National Emergency Medical Team, met with Nurjahan Begum, Health and Family Welfare Advisor . During the meeting, they briefed the advisor on the medical team’s assessments and inspections in Bangladesh and exchanged views on future cooperation in patient treatment. Both parties also attended the China-Bangladesh Joint Health Meeting. Ambassador Yao noted that, in response to the request of the interim government of Bangladesh, China promptly dispatched the medical team, demonstrating China’s support for the interim government and the deep friendship between the two nations' peoples. It…
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said his government is committed to upholding human rights and freedom of speech in the country. He made the comments when senior officials of more than half a dozen top global human rights groups met him at a hotel here on Wednesday (local time). During the meeting, justice and accountability of the atrocities and abuse of human rights committed during the July-August mass uprising and also during Sheikh Hasina's 15 year long dictatorship were discussed. Human rights officials stressed the need for more investigations into some 3,000 extrajudicial killings carried out during…
Staff Correspondent Recently, while participating in the High-Level UNGA Side Event on the Rohingya Crisis, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya announced nearly $199 million in new assistance for Rohingya refugees and communities hosting them in Bangladesh and the region, according to press release. This funding includes nearly $70 million through the Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and over $129 million from USAID, $78 million of which comes from the Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation which will help USAID to purchase, ship, and distribute food from American…
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus urged the international community to continue and deepen engagements with Bangladesh to help meet its people's quest for democracy, rule of law, equality and prosperity so that it can emerge as a just and inclusive democratic society. "I call upon the international community to engage with 'new Bangladesh' anew that aims to realise freedom and democracy, beyond letters, for everyone," he said while addressing the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) here. Delivering his speech in Bangla, the chief adviser of the interim government said the country's youth and commoners…
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