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Bangladesh imports reaches about 43 bln USD in 10 months of current fiscal

DHAKA, June 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s imports surged 15.05 percent to about 43 billion U.S. dollars in the first 10 months of the current 2017-18 fiscal year ending this month, a central bank official said Monday, reports Xinhua. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) official said the settlement of letters of credit (LCs), generally known as actual […]

White House says Trump-Kim meeting scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on June 12

WASHINGTON, June 5 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump and the top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, are scheduled to meet at 9:00 a.m. Singapore time on June 12, the White House said on Monday, reports Xinhua. At a press briefing, White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders also said […]

Mutual benefit must be basis of trade talks

Mutual benefit must be basis of trade talks Source:Global Times Published: 2018/6/3 23:03:39 Delegates from China and the US engaged in a new round of trade talks in Beijing this weekend to materialize the consensus reached by both sides in Washington last month. A statement said positive and concrete progress has been made in fields […]

Tuomo Poutiainen becomes Country Director for International Labour Organization (ILO) in Bangladesh

DHAKA, June 4 (NsNewsWire) — Tuomo Poutiainen has taken up his post as the Country Director for the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Bangladesh. He presented his letter of appointment to Foreign Minister A. H. Mahmood Ali, M.P on 3 June 2018. Mr. Poutiainen has worked with the ILO for 19 years including spells in […]

China issues statement on Sino-U.S. trade talks

BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) — Chinese and U.S. teams, led by Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, held economic and trade consultations in Beijing from June 2-3, according to a statement issued by the Chinese side. “To implement the consensus reached in Washington, the two sides have had good […]

Mutual benefit must be basis of trade talks

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/6/3 23:03:39 Delegates from China and the US engaged in a new round of trade talks in Beijing this weekend to materialize the consensus reached by both sides in Washington last month. A statement said positive and concrete progress has been made in fields including agriculture and energy. The on-again, off-again trade […]

Bangladesh remittances reach 2nd highest on Eid festival in May

DHAKA, June 4 (Xinhua) — Ahead of one of the biggest Muslim religious festivals Eid-ul-Fitr that marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, millions of Bangladeshis remitted home nearly 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in May, the second highest monthly amount thus far, a central bank official said Sunday. Quoting provisional data, […]

ILO country director, IOM mission chief present their credentials to FM

DHAKA, June 3 (NsNewsWire) — Country Director of International Labour Organization (ILO) Tuomo Poutiainen and Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Bangladesh Giorgi Gigaurihas have presented their credentials to Foreign Minister. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 03 June 2018. In accepting the credentials of […]

US generals should be prudent when talking about South China Sea

US generals should be prudent when talking about South China Sea Source:Global Times Published: 2018/6/1 21:28:40 US Lieutenant General and director of the Joint Staff Kenneth McKenzie, when asked whether the US has the ability to “blow apart” China’s “man-made” islands, said the US military has had a lot of experience in the West Pacific […]