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Joint Press Release on the 9th Meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Group of Customs

The 9th meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Group of Customs (JGC) was held in Dhaka on 21-22 October, 2013. The Bangladesh delegation was led by Mr. Md. Ghulam Hussain, Chairman, National Board of Revenue, Government of Bangladesh. The Indian delegation was led by Mr. Sumit Bose, Revenue Secretary, Government of India. Trade facilitation and combating […]

Bangladesh’s IPSSL group, Malaysia’ Glove Technology team up to market EcoGlove

DHAKA, Oct. 22 (IPSSL Press Release) — Bangladesh’s leading IPSSL group Tuesday announced that it now represents Malaysia’ Glove Technology in the country as the service provider of a new product line called the EcoGlove including a Glove Unique Reprocessing Unit (GURU) System, the latest innovation in single used glove technology. The announcement came one […]

China offers 600 million RMB for Bangladesh

By Sheuli Akter, DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — China will provide 600 million RMB as development assistance for Bangladesh next year. This was conveyed by Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of People’s Republic of China to visiting Foreign Minister of Bangladesh during their bilateral talk in Beijing yesterday. This amount also includes 400 million RMB that […]

Beximco Pharma celebrates World Osteoporosis Day

Dhaka, Oct. 21 (Beximco Press Release) — Celebrated globally on October 20, World Osteoporosis Day is an annual event to raise awareness about the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis or bone loss. Osteoporosis is the thinning of bones and reduction of bone mass which is very common after age 50 particularly in post-menopausal women. […]

ILO to launch major new programme to improve garment factory safety in Bangladesh

BANGKOK, Oct.21 (ILO Press Release) ─ The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Bangladesh will launch a new programme to improve working conditions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh, on Tuesday 22 October in Dhaka. The three-and-a-half year initiative will focus on improving RMG factory building safety and workers’ rights and […]

China, Bangladesh to progress BCIM Economic Corridor

BEIJING, October 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Bangladesh counterpart Dipu Moni here on Sunday to push forward the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor. Wang said China cherishes the traditional friendship with Bangladesh and attaches importance to China-Bangladesh ties. China regards Bangladesh as a natural partner and important for China’s opening […]