Staff Correspondent Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said Germany will provide 1 billion Euro to Bangladesh in the next 10 years, including 15 million Euro this year, to develop its renewable energy sector. Both countries will promote knowledge exchange and cooperation with non-state actors like private sector, research institutes, academia, and civil society, she said. The environment adviser made the remarks after a meeting with German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Tröster at her ministry's office here, an official release said. Rizwana said the collaboration will also involve small ethnic minorities, women, and youth, fostering a…
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Staff Correspondent Maldives will soon initiate the regularization process for the undocumented Bangladeshi expatriates living in the Maldives, Maldivian envoy in Dhaka said. Maldives High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed made the remark while she paid a courtesy call on foreign affairs adviser Md. Touhid Hossain at the foreign ministry here. During the meeting, the envoy appreciated the contributions of Bangladeshi migrant workers to the socio-economic development of the Maldives. Referring to the excellent bilateral relations between Maldives and Bangladesh, the High Commissioner reiterated the commitment of Maldives to continue engagements, cooperation and collaboration with Bangladesh. The High Commissioner congratulated…
Staff Correspondent At the invitation of the Interim Government, a UN Human Rights Office fact-finding is conducting an independent and impartial investigation into alleged human rights violations that took place between July 1 and August 15 this year arising from the recent protests. The fact-finding team is mandated to establish facts, identify responsibilities, analyze root causes, and make concrete recommendations for Bangladesh to address past human rights violations and prevent their recurrence, a press release said. Individuals, groups, and organizations are invited to provide first-hand information that is not already on social media or otherwise in the public domain concerning…
Staff Correspondent The U.S. Embassy welcomed an U.S. interagency delegation to Dhaka to hold meetings with key advisers for the Bangladesh Interim Government, including Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain, and Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, according to the U. S. Embassy press release. The U.S. delegation included Department of Treasury Assistant Secretary Brent Neiman, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia Änjali Kaur, and Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Brendan Lynch. The officials discussed ways to support inclusive economic opportunities for…
Staff Correspondent Australian Acting High Commissioner Nardia Simpson met with Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud, Adviser for Ministry of Planning and Ministry of Education, recently. Mahmud shared his economic planning and education priorities, and Nardia reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to Bangladesh’s long-term economic development.
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus sought supports from the United States to rebuild Bangladesh, carry out vital reforms and bring back stolen assets. He sought the assistance when a high-powered US delegation met him at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. The Chief Adviser described the challenges that the interim government is facing and said his administration has moved quickly to "reset, reform, and restart" the economy, initiate reforms in financial sectors, and fix institutions such as the judiciary and police. "It is a very important time for us and a significant moment in our history," he…
Staff Correspondent The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed willingness to support the Interim Government of Bangladesh to initiate vital structural reforms in the country. The interest came when a senior ADB delegation, led by its South Asia Director General Takeo Konishi, called on Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. During the meeting, the ADB Director General said the ADB has a long history of working in Bangladesh and would be keen to support the Interim Government to initiate vital structural reforms in the country. Konishi said there was room for policy-based lending to…
Staff Correspondent Dhaka views the ongoing visit of a high-level US delegation as a foundational step towards Washington’s meaningful engagement with Bangladesh’s interim government in implementing its reform agenda, Foreign Secretary Jashim Uddin said. “We expect that today’s discussion has laid the foundation for how we can engage with the US in a meaningful way. The dialogue will continue in various forms in the coming days,” he told reporters after a bilateral meeting with the visiting US delegation at the state guest house Padma in the capital. The six-member US delegation was headed by Assistant Secretary for International Finance of…
Staff Correspondent Malaysia has expressed support for Bangladesh's proposal to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Haznah Md Hashim said. “Under the ASEAN framework, all 10 member countries hold equal status, and no one can unilaterally reject a membership bid. As a close friend, I can say that the doors will open for you one day,” she added. The envoy was speaking at a lecture titled “Bangladesh-Malaysia Relations: Moving Towards Prosperity,” hosted by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) in the capital. In her speech, the high commissioner reaffirmed Malaysia’s…
Staff Correspondent US State Department Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Donald Lu and Assistant United States Trade Representative Brandon Lynch arrived in Dhaka as part of the multi-agency US delegation. Foreign Ministry's Director (North America) Samia Israt Ronee received the US high officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital, a foreign ministry's press release said here. The US delegation is visiting to discuss issues pertaining to bilateral relations, said the foreign ministry. Earlier in the morning, the head of the US delegation Assistant Secretary for International Finance of the U.S. Department of Treasury Brent Neiman…
