Staff Correspondent Indian delegation led by Mr. T K Ramachandran, Indian Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping,Waterways (MoPSW), visited Dhaka recently and held talks with Bangladesh delegation led by Mr. Md.Mostafa Kamal, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Shipping.Over the course of the visit, issues pertaining to boosting connectivity through inland waterways &coastal shipping were discussed under three separate bilateral meeting mechanism, namely, ShippingSecretary Level Talks, Standing Committee under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit & Trade(PIWT&T) between India and Bangladesh, and the Inter-Governmental Committee on the use ofChattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of goods to and from India (ACMP).With the larger…
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Staff CorrespondentKorean Ambassador H.E.Mr. Park Young-sik joined recently the inauguration of the Centre for Int’lLanguage and Culture of the Canadian University of Bangladesh. He hopes that the Centre will play therole of shaping the future of education, diplomacy, and international cooperation, especially with Korea.The Korean language and culture will be taught at the Centre for International Language and Culture,Canadian University of Bangladesh.
Staff CorrespondentThe Netherlands Ambassador Irma van Dueren had a courtesy meeting recently with Mr. MuhammadIbrahim, Secretary, Local Government Division. During the meeting they highlighted the contributionof The Netherlands in the development of Bangladesh and collaboration with not only LocalGovernment Division, but also with the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Health. Inparticular they discussed the Dutch contribution to the WASH sector and to the Dhaka Food SystemProject which has led to the development of a forward looking Dhaka Food Agenda 2041.The overall goal of the project is to contribute to the development of a safe, sustainable and resilientfood system for…
Staff Correspondent Japanese Ambassador, H.E. Mr. IWAMA Kiminori and Mr. Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance signed recently the Exchange of Notes of the 44rh Official Development Assistance (ODA) Yen Loan of Japan to Bangladesh. The third installment of the 44th Japanese Yen Loan Package is 76,635 million yen (approximately USD 540 million). Since the first round was 30,000 million yen and the second round was 217,556 million yen, the total amount of the 44th round of yen loans is 324,191 million yen (approximately USD 2.21 billion). Based on this agreement between the two counties,…
Staff Correspondent Danish Embassy’s Tennis Team emerges as champions in the ‘2nd Bangabandhu Diplomatic Cup TennisTournament 2023 held recently in Dhaka.The Grand Finale saw a captivating match between Denmark and Pakistan and Pakistan emerging asrunners up.Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen attended the prized distribution ceremony as chief guest.
Staff CorrespondentThe 6th Export Potential Exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran which will be held on April 27 to May 12024 at Tehran International Exhibition Center in Iran.IRAN EXPO is held annually by IRAN EXPO headquarters, in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry andMine and Trade, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The exhibition is widely recognized as Iran’s largestand most comprehensive international business event. It has been successfully held for the last 5periods and has established trade relations with more than 70 countries around the world. This fair isfocused on 6 distinct product groups such as: Food Industry,…
Staff Correspondent The Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh (CEAB) and Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerceand Industry (BCCCI) jointly held recently the China-Bangladesh Business Excellence Award 2023Ceremony. Chinese Ambassador H.E. Mr. Yao Wen attended the ceremony and delivered a keynotespeech. Ambassador Yao said in his keynote speech that 2023 is a fruitful year for China-Bangladeshcooperation. The leaders of the two countries have injected vibrant political momentum into thedevelopment of bilateral relations. Also in this year, China-Bangladesh trade and investmentcooperation have developed steadily. The two countries have jointly witnessed fruitful achievements inthe construction of mega projects. China aid projects have been playing…
Staff Correspondent Japanese Ambassador IWAMA recently paid a courtesy call on Professor Dr. A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, ViceChancellor, University of Dhaka. They discussed the academic exchange between Japanese universitiesand Dhaka University. They also discussed about enriching further cooperation with the University ofDhaka.
Staff CorrespondentChinese Ambassador H.E. Yao Wen recently visited Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerceand Industry (FBCCI), and met with Mahbubul Alam, the President of the FBCCI. The two sides spoke highly of the China-Bangladesh Strategic Partnership of Cooperation, in particularthe significant achievement made in the auspices of Belt and Road cooperation. They agreed to furtherstrengthen bilateral economic and trade ties and jointly promote greater development of China-Bangladesh economic and trade cooperation.
Staff CorrespondentOn the auspicious occasion of victory day, at sunrise, Ambassadors, High Commissioners, otherssenior diplomats of different missions attended the wreath-laying ceremony at the National Martyrs’Memorial, which is raised in memory of the martyrs of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.Wreaths were also laid by Ambassadors Commissioners, the Diplomatic Corps and others.
