Staff Correspondent Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen met recently with Mahbubul Alam, President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI). The two sides had in-depth exchanges on strengthening China-Bangladesh economic and trade cooperation, and promoting the communication between the business communities of both sides.
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Staff Correspondent Indian Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on an official visit, called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. During discussions, Prime Minister recalled & appreciated India's contribution to Bangladesh’s War of Liberation in 1971. Indian Admiral Dinesh apprised Prime Minister regarding the progress of ongoing bilateral maritime engagements between Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy.
Staff Correspondent Through USAID, the United States is providing $350,000 in humanitarian assistance to help communities in the Sylhet and Sunamganj districts recover from deadly monsoon flooding. With this funding, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society will distribute multi-purpose cash assistance in communities that were hit hardest. “The United States has stood by Bangladesh to respond to natural disasters for more than 50 years. Through USAID, we are proud to partner with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and support the communities affected most by this latest tragedy with cash assistance for purchasing food and water, maintaining livelihoods, repairing shelters, and other…
Staff Correspondent Korean Ambassador Park Young-sik visited the “Defense Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC)” recently and gave a lecture. This lecture was a valuable opportunity to enhance understanding of Korea, with about 300 soldiers from the Army, Navy and Air forces attending the lecture and asking various questions such as ‘Korea's economy’, ‘society’, ‘Indo-Pacific strategy’, and ‘Korean-made weapons development’ etc.
Staff Correspondent The project "Advancing Decent Work in Bangladesh" was officially launched recently, Swedish Ambassador Alexandra Berg von Linde spoke on the occasion. The project, funded by the Team Europe Initiative on Decent Work in Bangladesh by the EU, Denmark , the Netherlands , while Sweden is a collaborative initiative between the Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO). “Sweden is looking forward to continuing to support social justice for men and women workers in all industries and sectors of the economy”. Swedish Ambassador said.
Staff Correspondent Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organised a national seminar titled “Bangladesh’s Climate Resilience and Financing: Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward” on Monday, 01 July 2024 at the BIISS auditorium. Nahim Razzaq MP, Convenor, Climate Parliament Bangladesh and Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs, graced the programme as the chief guest. Dr Ainun Nishat, Professor Emeritus, BRAC University was present as the special guest. Major General Md Abu Bakar Siddique Khan, ndc, afwe, psc, G+, Director General, BIISS, delivered the welcome address. Three presentations were delivered in the national seminar. Dr Sufia Khanom,…
Staff Correspondent Bangladesh Navy signed a contract recently for ‘Made in India’ 800 tons Ocean Going Tug with India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilding and Engineers. The signing coincides with the visit of India’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi to Bangladesh.
Staff Correspondent Canadian High Commissioner Lilly Nicholls recently attended at the launching of the Advancing Decent Work Initiative in Bangladesh. By embarking on this project, Canada is poised to contribute significantly to advancing the cause of decent work in Bangladesh, demonstrating its proactive role in fostering positive change and empowerment within the workforce.
Staff Correspondent Ali Mushtaq Butt, Head of the Danish Trade Mission and DANIDA Business in Bangladesh recently participated in the launch program for the project “Green Dairy Partnership in Bangladesh.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark under their Danida Green Business Partnership (DGBP) program funded the “Green Dairy Partnership in Bangladesh – creating a sustainable and productive dairy value chain model in Southwest Bangladesh’’ project. The project is a partnership between Arla Foods Bangladesh, PRAN Dairy, Solidaridad, SEGES Innovation, Integrated Dairy Research Network and Danish Agricultural and Food Council, and aims to showcase a visionary operating model for a…
Staff Correespondent Nepalese Ambassador Ghanshyam Bhandari delivered recently a lecture on ‘Contemporary Nepal: Foreign Policy, Security, and Development Dimensions, and Nepal-Bangladesh Relations’ to the NDC- 2024 course participants at National Defence College, Dhaka.
