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NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

DHAKA, Sept. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The Australian High Commission’s Deputy Head of Mission Ms Penny Morton attended the National Conference of ‘Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders’ (IPHRD) organised by the Kapaeeng Foundation. As a special guest at the event Ms Morton said, ‘The Australian High Commission is proud to support the IPHRD conference. In Bangladesh, […]

OIC PARLIAMENTARY BODY APPRECIATES BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT FOR HOSTING DISPLACED ROHINGYAS

DHAKA, Sept. 11 (NsNewsWire) — A 16-member delegation of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) called on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam MP and discussed the Rohingya issue and the role that can be played by the OIC parliaments in addressing the situation. The visiting Members of Parliament along […]

Estonian Foreign Minister called on the Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali

DHAKA, Sept. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Foreign Minister of Estonia Sven Mikser, accompanied by the senior officials of his Ministry, is visiting Bangladesh from 09-11 September 2018. The visit of the Estonian Foreign Minister is the first high level visit taking place between the two countries. Mr. Mikser called on the Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood […]

Bangladesh-Brunei First Bilateral Consultation Held in Dhaka

DHAKA, Sept. 9 (NsNewsWire) — First ever Foreign Office Consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Bangladesh and Brunei took place today at the State Guest House Meghna. Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) Md. Shahidul Haque led the Bangladesh delegation while Hajah Siti Norishan Haji Abdul Ghafor, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs And Trade, led the Brunei side. […]

HIGH COMMISSIONERS OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND VISIT COX’S BAZAR IN BANGLADESH

DHAKA, Sept. 9 (NsNewsWire) — From 4-5 September, a delegation from the New Zealand High Commission, New Delhi, and the Australian High Commission, Dhaka, travelled to Cox’s Bazar to look at the humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis. The visit was part of a broader visit by the New Zealand High Commissioner HE Joanna Kempkers […]

WFP country director in Bangladesh presents credentials

DHAKA, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Mr. Richard Ragan, Country Director of World Food Program (WFP) in Bangladesh has presented his credentials to Hon’ble Foreign Minister Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 06 September 2018. The new WFP Representative Mr. Richard Ragan, an American national, had a long working experience with WFP prior […]

Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, New York, UNHQ.

DHAKA, Sept. 5 (NsNewsWire) — The first session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on an international legally binding instrument under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) begins on Tuesday, 4 September 2018, at UN Headquarters in […]

Japanese Grant Aid for “ the project for Improvement of Rescue Capacities in the Coastal and Inland Water ” Signed

DHAKA, Aug. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Japanese Grant Aid for “ the project for Improvement of Rescue Capacities in the Coastal and Inland Water ” Signed The signing ceremony of “the Project for Improvement of Rescue Capacities in the Coastal and Inland Waters” was held at Economic Relations Division (ERD) of Ministry of Finance on August […]

Flag hoisting ceremony marking 71st anniversary of Pakistan independence held in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Aug. 15 (NsNewsWire)– To mark the 71st Anniversary of Independence Day of Pakistan, a flag hoisting ceremony was held in the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka in the morning of 14 August 2018 where a large number of the Pakistani community in Bangladesh, officers, officials and their family members participated in the ceremony. Pakistan […]