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DHAKA, Dec. 2 (Japan Embassy Press Release) — Government of Japan has decided to donate US$ 121,514 to FEMA under “Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects” (GGHSP) for the civil monitoring of elections, including the 10th Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh. The Grant Contract for this project was signed today at the Embassy of Japan […]
Read More” Echoing the concern expressed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on 1 December 2013, we are also deeply grieved at ever increasing violence in Bangladesh. Japan, as a long-time friend and important stakeholder of Bangladesh, strongly condemns any kind of violence and destructive activities that seriously affects people’s life and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 2 (nsnewwire) — Deeply worried by rising levels of violence in Bangladesh, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has urged the country’s political leaders to set their differences aside, immediately halt “destructive brinkmanship” and use their influence to ease the unrest. According to a press release issued by Ms. Pillay’s […]
Read MoreChinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang’s Regular Press Conference on November 27, 2013 “Q: The Election Commission of Bangladesh announced on the evening of November 25 that the next round of general election will be held on January 5, 2014. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the biggest opposition party there, voiced strong protest. What is China’s […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 27 (U.S. Embassy Press Release) –U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman gave remarks and presided over the signing of the United States – Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA). The agreement was signed by Bangladesh Secretary of Commerce Mahbub Ahmed and Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler. The TICFA provides a […]
Read Moreঢাকা, ২৬শে নভেম্বর — কৃতজ্ঞতা জ্ঞাপন দিবস উপলক্ষে আগামী ২৮শে নভেম্বর, বৃহস্পতিবার ঢাকাস্থ আমেরিকান দূতাবাস, কনস্যুলার সেকশন এবং আর্চার কে. ব্লাড আমেরিকান সেন্টার লাইব্রেরি ও স্টুডেন্ট অ্যাডভাইজিং সেন্টারসহ আমেরিকান সেন্টার বন্ধ থাকবে। কৃতজ্ঞতা জ্ঞাপন দিবস যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের জাতীয় ছুটির দিন। তবে আমেরিকান নাগরিকদের জন্য জরুরি সেবা প্রদান করা হবে। এজন্য তারা ৮৮৫-৫৫০০ নম্বরে ফোন করে কর্তব্যরত […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 26 (U.S. Embassy Press Release) — The U.S. Embassy, Dhaka including the Consular Section and the American Center Archer K. Blood American Center Library and the Student Advising Center, will be closed on Thursday, November 28, for the occasion of Thanksgiving Day, an American national holiday. Emergency services for American citizens will be […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 23 (PID Handout) — A 7-member delegation led by Ambassador Mustafa Kamal, Secretary (Bilateral), Ministry of Foreign Affairs is going to take part at the second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) between Bangladesh and South Africa in Pretoria on 25-26 November. The bilateral relations between the two countries have been excellent, which witness an […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 20 (nsnewswire) — Seven Bangladeshis were injured, one critically, in Tuesday morning’s double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. Following the bomb blasts in Beirut in the morning of Nov. 19, Bangladesh authorities have been in constant touch with its embassy in […]
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