Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, HE Ms Julia Niblett, was pleased to meet with the Hon. Minister of Commerce, Mr Tipu Munshi MP, on 4 November 2019, ahead of his visit to Australia for the Australia-Bangladesh Trade Conference in Sydney. Jointly hosted by the Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra and the Australia-Bangladesh Business Council from […]
Read MoreThe newly appointed Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh Arunrung Phothong Humphreys today called on Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen, MP, at the latter’s office. Dr. Momen congratulated the Ambassador on her appointment in Dhaka and assured all out support in discharge of her responsibilities. Dr. Momen said that Bangladesh-Thailand bilateral trade is predominantly […]
Read MoreAsian Development Bank (ADB) has organized a regional forum in Dhaka on 5-6 November on financial management to enhance institutional capacity, transparency and accountability. Economic Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister, Dr. Mashiur Rahman opened the workshop at Westin Hotel in Dhaka today. Over 100 financial management experts, audit officials and project directors from Bangladesh, […]
Read MoreThe following is the full and unedited text of a rejoinder which Grameen Communications of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus sent here here Tuesday: “With reference to media reports that “Grameen Communications employees initiated the cases against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Ms Nazneen Sultana and Mr Abedeen on July 3 after they were terminated […]
Read MoreThe outgoing Ambassador of Vietnam to Bangladesh Mr. Tran Van Khoa today called on Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen, MP, at the latter’s office. Foreign Minister congratulated the Ambassador on successful completion of his assignment in Dhaka. Dr. Momen said that Bangladesh attaches utmost importance to its bilateral ties with Vietnam and the […]
Read MoreAustralian High Commissioner HE Julia Niblett hosted a reception at the Australian High Commission for the Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF) 2019 on 3 November 2019 to promote Australia’s support for and commitment to diverse arts and culture in Bangladesh. Partnerships such as this offer unique opportunities to foster mutual understanding and strengthen people-to-people relationships between […]
Read MoreThe Gold Coast will welcome 1,400 delegates for the nation’s leading international education event in 2020 after securing the Australian International Education Conference (AIEC). The event is estimated to inject more than $3.3 million into the city’s economy, and will see leading international education practitioners, teaching staff, research and policy makers convene on the Gold […]
Read MoreForeign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen today handed over compensation cheques to the family members of victims of Makkah crane accident which took place during Hajj in 2015. The cheques were offered by the Saudi Monetary Agency on behalf of the Royal Saudi Government to the family of one deceased and two wounded […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim Bangladesh’s highest court on Thursday rejected the appeal from a leader of the country’s largest Islamic party who was sentenced to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, rreports Xinhua. A four-member bench of the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain delivered the verdict, […]
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