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No Appointment Date required for Submission of Visa Applications at the Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs) in Sylhet, Mymensingh and Barishal

DHAKA, May 14 (NsNewsWire) — As part of the ongoing initiatives by the High Commission of India to further liberalize, streamline and ease access to the Indian visa for Bangladesh nationals, it has been decided that applicants for tourist visas can walk-in and submit their applications at the IVACs in Sylhet, Mymensingh and Barishal without prior […]

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre organises Rabindra Sangeet by Sadi Mohammad

DHAKA, May 13 (NsNewsWire) — Sadi Mohammod is one of the eminent Rabindra Sangeet singers of Bangladesh. From his childhood days, he was attracted towards music and the radio was his constant companion. He would listen to the songs of famous musicians, Hemant Kumar, Lata, Pratima and Shohorab Hossain and others. Sadi Mohammad and his […]

Bangladeshi seafarers held in Korea released

DHAKA, May 9 (NsNewsWire) — A vessel namely ‘Talent Ace’, having a counterfeit IMO number (IMO No. 8793873), carrying coal from North Korea was detained on 19 March 2018 including its crews by concerned authorities of Republic of Korea, while unloading goods at Gunsan Port. 7 crews from Myanmar, 6 from China and 3 from […]

Remarks by High Commissioner of India at function to hand over Humanitarian Assistance for Rohingyas

DHAKA, May 9 (NsNewsWire) –The following is the full and unedited text of Indian High Commissioner’s remarks at a function in Chattogramhere on May 9 to hand over Humanitarian Assistance for Rohingyas: “Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief, Mofazzel Hussain Chowdhury (Maya), Mohammed Abul Kalam, Additional Secretary, Refuge, Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, Md. […]

Rezina Ahmed appointed as High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Mauritius.

DHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — The Government has decided to appoint Rezina Ahmed as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Republic of Mauritius. Rezina Ahmed, a career diplomat belonging to BCS (Foreign Affairs), joined Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1994. Currently she is serving as the Consul General of Bangladesh Consulate General in Milan, […]

Indian Naval Ship reaches Bangladesh carrying relief for Rohingyas

DHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — Indian Naval Ship ‘Airavat’ sailed from Vishakhapatnam on 5 May, 2018 and reached Chattogram today carrying relief supplies intended to meet the requirements of displaced persons from Myanmar to Bangladesh. The handing-over of relief material will take place at Chattogram port at 0900 hrs on 9 May, 2018. In September 2017, the […]

Bangladesh, Pakistan at loggerheads over Dhaka Declaration of OIC CFM

DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a Press Release which Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued here on Monday: “Attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh has been drawn to a press release issued by Pakistan on the recently concluded 45th OIC Council of Foreign Ministers held […]

Jammu and Kashmir highlighted at OIC’s council of foreign ministers conference in Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which the High Commission of Pakistan in Dhaka issued on Monday: “The 45th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) was concluded in Dhaka on 6 May 2018. The Pakistani delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Tehmina […]

Conferrable of “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays” upon Mr. Kazi Ghiyasuddin

DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — On April 29, 2018, the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2018 Spring Imperial Decorations. Among 140 recipients, Mr. Kazi Ghiyasuddin, Artist, received “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays.” The conferral is in recognition of his great contribution to strengthening cultural exchange through […]