Staff CorrespondentDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) closed down its embassy in Bangladesh, now thatit would maintain relations with Bangladesh through its embassy in New Delhi. “The decision of the North Korean embassy being closed down was communicated to the foreignministry through a note verbal recently. The embassy closed down since November 20,” a foreignministry official told.The note verbal said that they are closing down the embassies in Bangladesh, as well as in Nepal, tobetter manage and operate their activities in the region from their New Delhi mission. North Korean Ambassador Pak Song Yop and three other officials were…
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Staff CorrespondentAs part of the annual worldwide campaign ’16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence’, theEmbassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands inaugurated the exhibition “Words from the Heart” on25 November, at Drik Gallery. Mr Cor Stouten, First Secretary of the Embassy of the Kingdom of theNetherlands, addressed the opening remarks. Lead artist Ms. Fareha Zeba also spoke on this occasion.Ms Namia Akhtar, Senior Policy Advisor moderated the event.This exhibition puts forward the result of the five-day art workshop which took place last month witha team of fifteen artists. The team comprises artists from gender-diverse communities, rickshawpainters, and contemporary visual…
H.E. Abdulla Ali AlHamoudi, UAE Ambassador, delivered a speech recently as a Speaker during theNational Preparatory Consultation for the 14th Summit of the GFMD
Staff Correspondent The Shanto Mariam-Honghe Confucius Classroom was officially unveiled in Dhaka recently, with aceremony attended by over 100 individuals. Among the distinguished guests were H.E. Yao Wen,Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh; Dr. Md Nazrul Islam, Additional Foreign Secretary of the Ministryof Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh; Yue Liwen, Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy; Prof. HongBo, Chairman of Honhhe University Council; Prof. Mustafizul Hoque, Chairman of the Board ofTrustees of Shanto Mariam University of Creative Technology; Prof. Md Shaa-e-Alam, Vice-Chancellorof SMUCT; as well as SMUCT faculty and individuals from Chinese enterprises in Bangladesh and theoverseas Chinese community.Established collaboratively by Honghe University…
Staff CorrespondentNorwegian Ambassador H. E. Espen Rikter-Svendsen hosted recently this year’s “Alumni Reception”where around 20 professionals who studied in different Norwegian Universities attended. The Alumniexchanged experiences on how their experiences from Norway are shaping their careers, shared fondmemories from Norway and expressed desire to remain connected in the future.“Each one of you, as a Norwegian alum, has played a crucial role in promoting understanding andgoodwill between our countries. Tonight, let us not only celebrate the achievements of our alumnibut also acknowledge the bridge you have built between our nations. Your presence tonight is atestament to the enduring bonds between Norway…
Staff Correspondent The British High Commission Dhaka has organised a multi-stakeholder climate discussion recently atthe High Commissioner’s Residence, according to a press release.“Towards COP28: Building momentum for climate action” titled discussion brought togetherrepresentatives from policymakers, academic, private sectors, civil society, youth and media. The purpose of this discussion was to understand the expectations and views of differentstakeholders to inform the UK’s engagement at COP28 and to guide the bilateral climate partnershipwith Bangladesh beyond that. The event was comprised of two panel discussions: the role of youth in climate action, and privatesector engagement in climate change. This was followed by a…
Staff Correspondent The Annual General Meeting of the Switzerland-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry(SBCCI) was held at the Crowne Plaza Dhaka in Gulshan recently, according to press release.Reto Renggli, Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh attended the AGM as chief guest andemphasised expanding commercial activities more between Bangladesh and Switzerland to increasethe volume of bilateral trade. Swiss Ambassador Reto Renggli took the opportunity to highlight the importance of increasing femalerepresentation in the Chamber and reiterated the Embassy’s support for the Chamber’s activities andinitiatives.
Staff CorrespondentThe Government of Japan recently extended a grant of USD 135,508, which is approximately BDT14.7 million to two Bangladeshi NGOs, SKS Foundation and Good Neighbors Bangladesh. H.E. Mr.IWAMA Kiminori, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, signed the ‘Grant Contracts’ for Grass-RootsHuman Security Projects (GGHSP) at the Embassy of Japan with the respective organizations.SKS Foundation has been awarded USD 82,027 as a grant for The Project for Procurement of Eye CareEquipment for SKS Eye Hospital in Gaibandha District. SKS Foundation has been working on variousactivities, such as local capacity building, reduction of climate change vulnerability, elimination ofgender discrimination, and health/nutrition. With…
Staff CorrespondentThe Embassy of the Netherlands in Bangladesh is collaborating with Plan International Bangladeshand JAAGO Foundation to initiate the project, ‘Shomotay Tarunno: Youth for Equality’. The grantdecision event was adorned by Mr. Thijs Woudstra, Charge d ’Affairs of the Netherlands Embassy, Ms.Jolly Nur Haque, Director, Program Development and Learning of Plan International Bangladesh, Mr.Korvi Rakshand, President of Jaago Foundation and relevant officials from the two organizations andthe Embassy.The initiative will address negative gender stereotypes which hinder equality between women, menand gender diverse people in Bangladeshi society. Shomotay Tarunno will follow a youth-centeredand media focus approach where young people in all…
