Staff Correspondent The Netherlands Ambassador Irma van Dueren recently participated in a Research Finding Dissemination Seminar on “Evaluating Matarbari Deep Sea Port’s Sustainability: A triple Bottom Line Approach” as Special Guest. The event was jointly organized by the Institute of Bay of Bengal and Bangladesh Studies (IBBS) and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU) as a part of a project supported by the Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) of NUFFIC, The Netherlands, in collaboration with STC Next and CINOP. Nuffic has a long standing engagement with key maritime institutions in Bangladesh. Examples of their collaboration include the Chattogram Port Authority,…
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Staff Correspondent Reserves fell to $18 billion after Asian Clearing Union (ACU) paid $1.63 billion. As a result, foreign exchange reserves in the country have fallen to the lowest level in a decade. On Monday (May 13) afternoon, the executive director and spokesperson of Bangladesh Bank confirmed the payment of Akur’s bill. Majba Ul Haq. He said, after paying Akur’s bill, the reserve has come down to $18 billion as per BPM-6. However, as a central bank, there are gross reserves of 23.71 billion dollars. In early 2014, foreign exchange reserves never fell after leaving home by $18 billion. Meanwhile,…
Staff Correspondent Japanese Ambassador IWAMA Kiminori recently participated as a Special Guest in the closing ceremony of the Hackathon Contest “Code Samurai 2024” jointly hosted by BJIT and Dhaka University Computer Science and Engineering and supported and sponsored by Japanese companies, local governments, JICA and JETRO. Salman F Rahman, Adviser for Private Industry and Investment to Prime Minister and Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University also participated in the ceremony. The contest was held on May 9 and 10, with 41 teams of three students each from universities around Bangladesh competing in ICT skills by developing mobile applications to support waste…
Staff Correspondent Netherlands Ambassador Irma van Dueren joined State Minister for Telecommunication and information technology Junayed Ahmed to launch the Embassy funded ‘SheSTEM : Career Knows No Gender’ program. The event also hosted the inauguration of the project business case report- Barriers to Bridges, which dives into the obstacles faced by female STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professionals in Bangladesh and presents strategic solutions to address them. It also featured a panel discussion on "How Private and Public Organizations, Universities, and Development Partners Can Help Strengthen Female STEM Participation,” where Senior Policy Advisor of the Embassy of the Netherlands,…
staff correspondent Japanese Ambassador IWAMA Kiminori paid a courtesy call on Naheed Ezaher Khan, M.P., Minister of State for Cultural Affairs, recently. They exchanged views on cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.
Staff Correspondent The Netherlands Ambassador Irma van Dueren and Agriculture Minister Dr. Md Abdus Shahid, MP, recently inaugurated an onion storage facility in the Giant Agro Processing premises at Bhaluka, Mymensingh. This initiative is a part of the Onion Impact Cluster, where a consortium of Dutch Companies and Bangladeshi companies are working together with the support of the Dutch Government (RVO) to strengthen the onion value chain in Bangladesh. With Dutch technology and this kind of high-tech storage facility, onions will
Staff Correspondent Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen recently attended the 1st Development Studies International Conference in Bangladesh organized by the Department of Development Studies of the University of Dhaka and The Daily Bonik Barta. Ambassador Yao delivered a keynote speech in Plenary 3 on “Partnership for Sustainable Development”, emphasizing that China and Bangladesh will further tighten and deepen the cooperation in the fields of the digital economy, new energy, and environmental protection, and will facilitate the early realization of "Smart Bangladesh" and "Vision 2041".
Staff Correspondent The United States, through the Department of State Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration and USAID, is providing $30.5 million in additional assistance for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bhasan Char, and the region, according to press release. This funding includes lifesaving support for healthcare, nutrition, clean water, and shelter, as well as support for self-reliance initiatives to help ease reliance on humanitarian assistance. Ambassador Jeffrey Prescott, U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, announced the new assistance funding on a visit to Bangladesh to observe U.S. government food security, agriculture and humanitarian assistance…
Staff Correspondent US President Joe Biden has nominated David Slayton Meale, currently deputy chief of mission in Beijing, as the next US ambassador to Bangladesh. The nomination has been sent to the Senate, according to the White House. David Meale of Virginia is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. The current US ambassador to Bangladesh, Peter Haas, will soon end his tenure in Dhaka. Previously, Meale served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations at the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. In December 2018, Meale became the deputy assistant secretary for…
Staff Correspondent Malaysian High Commissioner Haznah Md Hashim was the special guest at the launching of a Malaysian brand car, PERODUA, recently in Dhaka. The event was also graced by the presence of Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury as the Chief Guest. PERODUA stands for Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua – Malaysia’s second National Automobile. PERODUA which leads the Malaysian car market with an emphasis on green initiatives has entered into Bangladesh market through a partnership with PHP Automobiles Ltd. The High Commission of Malaysia sincerely wishes PERODUA and PHP Group a successful journey ahead in Bangladesh.
