Staff CorrespondentMalaysian High Commissioner Haznah Md Hashim received a courtesy call recently by the MalaysiaGolf Junior Association led by Shaiful Azwandy. Malaysia is one of the 31 countries who is currentlyparticipating in the Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championship 2024 .
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Staff CorrespondentChinese Ambassador Yao Wen called on recently Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud at ForeignMinistry office. The two sides had in-depth discussion on bilateral relations and regional andinternational affairs. Ambassador Yao first conveyed the congratulations of Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau ofthe CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Dr. Hasan Mahmud’s assumption ofthe foreign minister, indicating that over the past 49 years since the establishment of diplomaticrelations, under the joint guidance by the two leaderships, the two countries have always respectedeach other, treated each other equally, and achieved mutual benefit and win-win results, pushing theStrategic…
Staff CorrespondentDanish Ambassador Christian Brix Møller made a courtesy visit recently to the BGMEA Head Office inDhaka, where he met Mr. Faruque Hassan, President, BGMEA and other members from the Board ofDirectors of BGMEA. Productive discussions centered around sustainable growth and concretepartnership projects between Bangladesh and Denmark. The trade numbers between the twocountries reflect our shared commitment to sustainable practices. Exciting prospects lie ahead forBangladesh as it charts a course towards becoming a sustainable production hub. Denmark’s import from Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garments sector in FY 2022-23 was worth $1.28billion, making Denmark the number one importer of garment and textiles from…
Staff CorrespondentKorean Ambassador Park Young-sik attended recently a ‘Cosmos Dialog’ hosted by Cosmos Group as aChief guest and shared the message under the title of “Bangladesh–South Korean Relations: Prognosisfor the future”. The Cosmos Group officials, former foreign minister of Bangladesh, university professorssuch as Dhaka University, Eastwest University and incumbent ambassadors attended this program toshare their opinions regarding to Korea-Bangladesh relationship in the future.
Staff Correspondent The Japan Foundation in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh will present anexhibition of Japanese Dolls titled “NINGYŌ- Art and Beauty of Japanese Dolls’’ at Bangladesh ShilpakalaAcademy. “NINGYŌ” means “dolls” in Japanese, according to press release.The event will launch on Friday, February 2, and will remain open to visitors till Monday, February 16.In this exhibition, the themes are divided into 4 sections: “Ningyō to pray for children’s growth,”“Ningyō as fine art,” “Ningyō as folk art,” and “Spread of Ningyō culture.This exhibition explores the Japanese doll and its culture nurtured in the history and folklore of Japanwith…
Staff Correspondent On 26 January 26 2024, the High Commission of India in Dhaka celebrated the 75th Republic Day ofIndia at its Chancery premises, according to press release.Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma unfurled the National Flag and read out the Address to thePresident of India. Large number of Indian community members in Bangladesh joined thecelebrations, which also included a brief performance of patriotic songs.Separately, on the evening of January 24, the High Commission of India hosted a Republic Dayreception at the Basundhara International Convention Centre in Dhaka, which saw a significantturnout of dignitaries from Government, Parliament, Judiciary and Armed Forces…
Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen called on recently Zunaid Ahmed Palak, MP, State Minister for Posts,Telecommunications and Information Technology, according to press release.The two sides spoke highly of the achievements in bilateral economic and trade cooperation,especially in telecommunications and ICT areas. They agreed to implement more projects, and attractmore Chinese ICT companies investing in Bangladesh, so as to help Bangladesh realize its SmartBangladesh strategy.
Staff CorrespondentDuring the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power announced $1.1 million to survey blood leadlevels in children under five years of age in Bangladesh through UNICEF’s 2024 Multiple IndicatorCluster Survey, according to a press release.Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of lead poisoning. Administrator Power also calledfor more resources and action toward this widely neglected, yet highly tractable issue affecting one intwo children in low- and middle-income countries.“This initiative is an important step in measuring the extent to which lead exposure affectsBangladeshi children, and mobilizing action to protect kids and…
Staff Correspondent This week, the French pharmaceutical company Servier celebrated the 30th anniversary of itspresence in Bangladesh, through a solid distribution partnership with Transcom Group led by GroupCEO Ms. Simeen Rahman. Mr. Bradley Lloyd, Managing Director (Greater Chinese Area, South Asiaand Australia), Servier was also present at the event. Economic counsellor of France Embassy laudedthe excellence of Servier, that also manufactures medicines locally with ACI Limited and Eskayef.“France is strengthening the cooperation in the health sector, tackling both non-communicablediseases as well as climate-related diseases.” He added.
