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Bangladesh: IRC study reveals a staggering 39% surge in child marriage due to climate change

A recent assessment by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) reveals a dramatic increase in child marriage within Bangladesh’s highly disaster-prone and climate-vulnerable coastal regions, particularly in Bhola and Shatkhira. The study reveals a staggering 39% surge in child marriage after climate-induced disasters, and the IRC is calling for increased and sustainable funding for climate change and the […]

Russia-Ukraine conflict and Cuba

by Bui Minh Long Unlike Cuba, Ukraine has different geopolitical and historical contexts that shape its foreign policy. On October 6, 1973 the Egyptian and Syrian armies launched an attack on Israel, from the north and the south. The US began intensive diplomatic efforts to secure an agreements between Israel, Syria and Egypt, and offered […]

Bangladesh and its Partners are Launching the Bangladesh Climate and Development Platform to Leverage Adaptation and Mitigation Investments

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ( AIIB), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Union and the European Investment Bank (EIB), as part of Team Europe, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Government of South Korea, Japan International Cooperation […]

Pakistani Stall Captivates Visitors at Dhaka International Charity Bazaar

The Pakistani Stall established by Pakistan High Commission, Dhaka at the International Charity Bazaar, emerged as a major attraction, drawing enthusiastic visitors and members of the diplomatic community. The International Charity Bazaar, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh in Dhaka, witnessed participation of dozens of diplomatic missions and organizations. The meticulously curated […]

VEON and Summit Reach USD 100m Deal for Partial Sale of Bangladesh Towers Portfolio

VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Banglalink has entered into an agreement to sell part of its tower portfolio in Bangladesh to Summit Towers Limited for BDT 11 billion – equivalent of roughly USD 100 million. […]

FAO Distributes Dairy Equipment to Small Dairy Farmers Group in Dhaka

FAO Distributes Dairy Equipment to Small Dairy Farmers Group in Dhaka 12 November 2023, Dhaka — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) distributed dairy equipment to the small dairy farmers groups inside Dhaka North City Corporation yesterday. This initiative aims to improve their dairy processing capacity and ensure consumers in low-income urban areas to […]

Jin Air keen to operate schedule direct flights between Bangladesh, South Kore

বিশ্বের অন্যতম জনপ্রিয় এয়ারলাইন্স- Jin Air has shown keen interest to enhance its flight operation with regular direct schedule flights between Bangladesh and South Korea as the carrier has already operated 121 direct chartered flights between Dhaka and Incheon in last three years. The Airline which is a subsidiary of the national carrier Korean Air group has already […]

Technical Agreement signed for monitoring Bangladesh’s increasingly vulnerable forests

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Forest Department of Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change signed a technical agreement as part of the project called SUFAL (Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods) for the second cycle of the forest inventory. The inventory was initially implemented in 2016 as part of the […]

AIIB Grows to 109 Members Globally

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) now has 109 Members after its Board of Governors today approved the applications of three economies. The milestone was reached with the addition of El Salvador, Solomon Islands and Tanzania during the Bank’s eighth Annual Meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. AIIB Members collectively account for 81 percent of […]