Pakistani Stall Captivates Visitors at Dhaka International Charity Bazaar
The Pakistani Stall established by Pakistan High Commission, Dhaka at the International Charity Bazaar, emerged as a major attraction, drawing enthusiastic visitors and members of the diplomatic community. The International Charity Bazaar, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh in Dhaka, witnessed participation of dozens of diplomatic missions and organizations. The meticulously curated […]
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VEON and Summit Reach USD 100m Deal for Partial Sale of Bangladesh Towers Portfolio
VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Banglalink has entered into an agreement to sell part of its tower portfolio in Bangladesh to Summit Towers Limited for BDT 11 billion – equivalent of roughly USD 100 million. […]
Read MoreFAO Distributes Dairy Equipment to Small Dairy Farmers Group in Dhaka
FAO Distributes Dairy Equipment to Small Dairy Farmers Group in Dhaka 12 November 2023, Dhaka — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) distributed dairy equipment to the small dairy farmers groups inside Dhaka North City Corporation yesterday. This initiative aims to improve their dairy processing capacity and ensure consumers in low-income urban areas to […]
Read MoreJin Air keen to operate schedule direct flights between Bangladesh, South Kore
বিশ্বের অন্যতম জনপ্রিয় এয়ারলাইন্স- Jin Air has shown keen interest to enhance its flight operation with regular direct schedule flights between Bangladesh and South Korea as the carrier has already operated 121 direct chartered flights between Dhaka and Incheon in last three years. The Airline which is a subsidiary of the national carrier Korean Air group has already […]
Read MoreTechnical Agreement signed for monitoring Bangladesh’s increasingly vulnerable forests
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Forest Department of Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change signed a technical agreement as part of the project called SUFAL (Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods) for the second cycle of the forest inventory. The inventory was initially implemented in 2016 as part of the […]
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AIIB Grows to 109 Members Globally
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) now has 109 Members after its Board of Governors today approved the applications of three economies. The milestone was reached with the addition of El Salvador, Solomon Islands and Tanzania during the Bank’s eighth Annual Meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. AIIB Members collectively account for 81 percent of […]
Read MoreGlobal Leaders and Nobel Laureates Call for Ending the Persecution of Muhammad Yunus
The following is the full and unedited text of a letter which internationally distinguished persons wrote to Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina on Aug. 28, 2023 in support of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grmeen Bank and pioneering […]
Read MoreSaimon Holidays Inks MOU with Saudi Tourism Authority
Saimon Holidays, a sister concern of Saimon Group, A pioneer & leading corporate travel Management Company in Bangladesh has added yet another feather in its cap by signing a MOU with the Saudi Tourism Authority during the recently concluded NUSUK road show at the Bangladesh International Conference Center in Dhaka recently. The Roadshow inaugurated by […]
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Bangladesh: Authorities must immediately release university student Khadijatul Kubra
Responding to the completion of one year of university student Khadijatul Kubra’s pre-trial detention under the draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) in Bangladesh, Nadia Rahman, Amnesty International’s Interim Deputy Regional Director for South Asia said: “The year-long incarceration and repeated denial of bail to Khadija is a travesty and flagrant violation of the right to […]
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