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Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, HE Ms Julia Niblett, and New Zealand High Commissioner to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Ambassador to Nepal, HE Ms Joanna Kempkers, paid a joint visit to Gulshan Society Jame Mosque in Gulshan, Dhaka, today. Founding Secretary-General of the Mosque Committee, Mr Jaharul Islam Chowdhury, welcomed the High Commissioners and […]
Read MoreThe newly appointed Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh Mr. Sudipto Mukerjee, presented his credentials to the Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, M.P. Welcoming the new resident representative, the Foreign Minister expressed deep appreciation for the long-standing cooperation between Government of Bangladesh and UNDP in the field of […]
Read MoreMore than 3,000 people have been undergoing dengue fever treatment in Bangladesh. The figures of Thursday reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health showed a total of 1,355 patients are being treated in 41 public and private hospitals in capital Dhaka while 1,674 more patients are in hospitals and clinics […]
Read MoreAsian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Bangladesh Manmohan Parkash met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the parliament office on 11 September and appraised her about ADB’s enhanced development programs for Bangladesh. Country Director Mr. Parkash handed over to PM Hasina ADB’s new Country Operations Business Plan (COBP) for 2020-2022, which programs around $5 […]
Read MoreThe Bangladeshi government has been talking about importing electricity from its four neighbors to meet the growing local demand, reports Xinhua. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said talks are underway to import electricity from Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal. Meanwhile, she said Bangladesh is importing 600 MW of power from India through trans-border grid […]
Read MoreBangladesh Embassy in Athens is participating at the 84th Thessaloniki International Fair 2019 being held in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, which is also the second largest city after capital Athens. This year Bangladesh’s theme is “Bangladesh, a dream destination for Trade & Investment”. In the evening of 7 September, Greek Prime Minister […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) on Sunday conducted a consultation workshop in Dhaka to seek stakeholders’ feedback on “Northeast Bangladesh Economic Corridor Development”, reports Xinhua. The People’s Republic of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund funded the workshop. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) — The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a leading Bangladeshi civil society think tank, has said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promises to deliver physical and soft infrastructure across its corridors with the aim of improving regional integration, bolstering global trade and fostering economic growth. The CPD estimates […]
Read MoreRupali Bank SureCash has been successfully disbursing primary students’ stipend to their mothers for consecutively for 3 years now. As a result, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has made an agreement with Rupali Bank SureCash again. Under this project 1 crore 78 lakhs mothers have been registered for mobile banking account till now and […]
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