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Australia continues support for arts and culture in Bangladesh

Australian 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 […]

GLOBAL LEADERS TO CONVENE ON THE AUSTRALIAN COAST FOR PRESTIGIOUS EDUCATION CONFERENCE

The 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 […]

Foreign Minister handed over cheques of compensation to families of victims of Makkah crane accident

Foreign 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 […]

Bangladeshi apex court upholds death penalty for Islamic party leader

by 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, […]

50 BANGLADESHIS RECEIVE AUSTRALIA AWARDS

The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Australian High Commmision in Dhaka issued on Thursday: “I’m pleased to announce that the Australian Government has awarded 50 new Australia Awards masters level scholarships for study in Australia commencing in 2020”, said HE Ms Julia Niblett, Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, at […]

Letting and renting properties becomes easier in Bangladesh capital

BProperty.com Limited, the country’s first and largest real estate marketplace has inaugurated its second marketplace in Uttara to provide specialized services to tenants and landlords, using both online and offline features, to make renting and letting in Uttara easier.This rental marketplace is the first of its kind in Bangladesh. Bproperty.com’s clients can view their preferred […]

Bangladesh: $100 Million World Bank Financing for Safe Water and Sanitation in Municipalities

The government of Bangladesh today signed a $100 million financing agreement with the World Bank to ensure improved water supply, sanitation, and drainage system in selected 30 municipalities, benefitting about 600,000 people. The Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Project will provide safe piped water to residents of selected municipalities that currently do not have piped […]

Greek Foreign Minister to visit Bangladesh with business delegation

Foreign Minister of Greece Nikolaos Dendias agreed to lead a Greek business delegation to explore trade and investment opportunities in Bangladesh. Foreign Minister Dr. Momen invited Greek Foreign Minister, who is also responsible for Greek investments, to visit Bangladesh with a group of Greek businessmen, an invitation that the Greek Minister readily accepted. Dr. Momen […]

Myanmar misleads int’l community: Bangladesh

The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued here Thursday: “It is a matter of utter dismay to witness persistent campaign on the part of the Government of Myanmar to mislead the international community with fabricated information, misrepresentation of facts, unsubstantiated claims and undue accusations […]