Staff CorrespondentThe French Ambassador Marie Masdupuy paid recently a courtesy call to State Minister for Posts,Telecommunications and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak in his office . The Ambassador highlighted themulti-faceted ongoing cooperation initiatives and their contribution to Smart Bangladesh. It was alsoagreed to strengthen activities in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and skill development amongothers.France and Bangladesh are striving to a unique inspiring partnership, aiming at strengtheningBangladesh’s strategic autonomy.Connectivity, climate change action and Smart economy have been high on France’s agenda with itsstrategic partners in the last years. Bangladesh will remain at the heart of this peculiar journey.
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Staff CorrespondentThe U.S. Embassy in Dhaka inaugurated a three-day TechCamp workshop (February 6) that aimed toempower 50 aspiring journalists to combat misinformation, fact check, and learn best practices onArtificial Intelligence (AI).After joining the inauguration program, U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy Counselor Stephen Ibelli said,“Every day, we are exposed to so much information that we can barely keep track of. Oftentimes, wemix rumors with facts and truths. It is really easy to become confused. To deal with this challenge, weneed to equip ourselves with critical thinking and the correct tools to identify.”Organized by the Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau (ECA) at the…
diplomatic journal Feb 6, 2024. The Russian Ambassador Alexander Vikentyevich MANTYTSKIY Spoke to Sazzad Haider, Editor-in-Chief. Excerpts here: Question: How do you feel here as Ambassador of Russia? The Ambassador: I feel blessed to work in such a friendly and hospitable country like yours. I am honoured to be making a contribution to stronger partnership between our countries. It is a very challenging but rewarding job. For two and a half years that I have spent here, I have witnessed several milestones in our bilateral relations. To name a few, the visit of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Bangladesh in…
Staff CorrespondentThe inauguration ceremony for the Eighth Bangladesh Qualifying Rounds of the Philip C. JessupInternational Law Moot Court Competition, 2024 took place recently at the Auditorium of theAmerican International University-Bangladesh (AIUB).Mr. Salman F Rahman, the advisor to the Prime Minister graced the occasion as the chief guest,joined by Mr. Peter D Haas, the US Ambassador in Bangladesh, as the special guest. Ms. Nadia Anwar,Founder Member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Mr. Christopher Howard, ResidentLegal Advisor, US Embassy, Dhaka, were also in present at the ceremony.In his speech, the advisor expressed his expectations that competitions of this…
Staff CorrespondentSyeda Shazia Nahid, spouse of the High Commissioner for Pakistan, welcomed the Pakistan U19Women’s cricket team recently at Pakistan House in Dhaka. Diplomatic officers’ spouses also joined theoccasion. The team is in Bangladesh for a tri-series with Bangladesh & Sri Lanka. Mrs. Shazia thankedBCB for the excellent support to Pakistan team.Earlier, High Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof witnessed U19 T20 match between Pakistan andBangladesh in Cox’s Bazar.
Staff CorrespondentNepalese Ambassador Ghanshyam Bhandari had a meeting with Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation,Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, recently in Sylhet. Various matters of mutual interest includingstrengthening people-to-people ties between Sylhet and major cities in Nepal were discussed during themeeting.Earlier, the Ambassador had an interaction with the President and officials of Sylhet Chamber ofCommerce & Industry (SCCI) and business leaders of Sylhet. In the interaction, views were exchanged onways to promote bilateral trade and enhance connectivity between Sylhet and major cities in Nepal.The Ambassador also visited Sylhet Women’s Medical College(SWMC) and held interactions with collegeofficials and Nepali students studying at SWMC. He addressed…
Staff Correspondent The Swiss Ambassador Reto Renggli visited recently the , which featured several Swiss machinery companies. It’s impressiveto see how technology is backing up to keep the success story of the Bangladeshi garmentindustry spinning
Staff CorrespondentChinese Ambassador Yao Wen met recently with Mohammad Ziauddin, and extended congratulationsto the latter being reappointed as the Ambassador-at-large. The two sides exchanged views on China-Bangladesh relations and other issues of common interest. Mr. Zhang Jing, head of Political Section ofthe Embassy was also present.
Staff Reporter Uruguay wants to establish joint venture companies with Bangladesh in the area of information technology eying the 500-million-strong market in Latin America. “We are thinking of establishing joint venture companies with Bangladesh in IT sector. Uruguay is the biggest software developing country in South America,” said Uruguay Ambassador to Bangladesh Alberto Guani today at an event at the city’s Pan Pacific Shonargaon hotel. The reception was organised by the honorary consul of Uruguay in Bangladesh Mostafa Q Sobhan. Earlier in the day, the non-resident ambassador presented his credentials to President Shahabuddin Ahmed. Speaking to on the sidelines, Guani…
Staff CorrespondentNepalese Ambassador Ghanshyam Bhandari called on State Minister for Power, Energy and MineralResources Nasrul Hamid recently.Discussion was held on further promoting energy cooperation and expediting the process tomaterialise power trade between Nepal and Bangladesh.
