Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Bangladesh is going to host Third IORA Blue Economy Ministerial Conference at the InterContinental Hotel in Dhaka on 04-05 September 2019. Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) with its 22 Member States includes Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Sultanate of Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen today to discuss the current situation in the IOK. The Foreign Minister apprised his Bangladeshi counterpart of the illegal and unilateral actions of India to alter the disputed status of […]
Read MoreJERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) has entered into an agreement with Reliance Power Limited (“Reliance Power”)to acquire a 49% interest in a new gas-fired thermal power generation project in Bangladesh (the “Project”) now under development by Reliance Power. This is the first project participation by JERA in Bangladesh. The Project is to build, own and operate […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — A High-powered delegation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party will leave Dhaka early Wednesday for China at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC). AL Presidium Member and Parliamentary Standing Committee Chairman on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Matin Khasru will […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s state-run BTV has become the country’s first channel airing programs in its next-door neighbor India. Bangladeshi Information Minister Hasan Mahmud inaugurated airing the programs of the state-run television channel at a program at its headquarters in capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. Earlier this year, agreements were signed for the purpose […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2019/9/1 22:08:40 The US imposed fresh tariffs of 15 percent on $125 billion of Chinese imports starting midnight Sunday. China applied new tariffs ranging from 5 to 10 percent on the first batch of $75 billion US goods on the same day as a countermeasure. As the US is bent on provocation, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh will hold the 3rd Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Blue Economy Ministerial Conference here on Sept. 5, aimed at promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and employment opportunities in the blue economy activities along the Indian Ocean belt, reports Xinhua. The conference will be preceded by a working […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne will visit Bangladesh from 3 to 5 September to attend a ministerial meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and meet with Bangladesh Government leaders. As an island continent, Australia recognises the importance of ocean […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Two policemen were injured as a crude bomb exploded next to a Bangladeshi minister’s car on a capital Dhaka street on Saturday night, a local police official said Sunday morning. The explosion left two policemen injured. Police were not sure who was behind the blast, a Dhaka Metropolitan Politan […]
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