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The first batch of the Sinopharm vaccine under the government's commercial purchase deal is on the way to Dhaka from China."2 million vaccines as the first batch of Bangladeshi government's commercial purchase from China's Sinopharm are ready for delivery in Beijing," Deputy Ch...
The Communist Party of China (CPC), which is the sole governing political party in Beijing since 1949, will celebrate its 100th anniversary of the founding today, Thursday, with festivity.The curtain of the celebration was unveiled on Monday with an epic show of fireworks rocketing into the sky, dis...
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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam has extended thanks to the Qatari government for providing COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladeshi Expatriate workers in Qatar free of cost. He made the remarks when outgoing Qatari Ambassador Ahmed Bin Mohamed Nasser Al Dehaimi paid a farewell call...
The European Union (EU) and Germany transferred EUR 33 million (around BDT 330 Crore) to the government of Bangladesh to strengthen key areas of its social security system and build resilience to Covid-19, with a particular focus on affected workers in export-oriented industries.The establishment in...
The Ministry of Interior of Qatar and the Embassy of Bangladesh have jointly organised a 7-episode webinar series for the Bangladeshi community living in Qatar.Dr. Ahmed Munirus Saleheen, Secretary of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment was present as the chief guest. ...
The Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, DC organised mobile consular camps in Houston and Austin of Texas.A large number of Bangladesh expatriates living in Houston, Austin, and surrounding cities received various consular services such as re-issue of Machine-Readable Passports, NVR, and Attestatio...
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), donated emergency Covid-19 medical supplies to Bangladesh on Tuesday to help save lives, stop the spread of Covid-19, and meet the health needs of the people.The U.S. delivery is worth nearly $3 million and ...
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The Australian High Commission in Dhaka has announced that it will provide AUD 28 million to NGO BRAC under the strategic partnership agreement till 2025.Australian High Commissioner Jeremy Bruer reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to this Arrangement with BRAC Executive Director Asif Saleh in a...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday bemoaned global politics on Covid-19 vaccine and said South Asian nations should receive their share of the jab “without any strings attached”.He also stressed on regional as well as multilateral cooperation and said South Asian countries must...
Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria arrived in Dhaka on Saturday for a three-day visit on invitation from his counterpart. He will pay courtesy calls to the all senior officers of the Bangladesh Armed Forces and will meet other senior officers from the Bangladesh Air Force, the India...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said that the countries like Bangladesh that have the capability of producing vaccines “should be allowed and be supported in producing vaccines”.He made the comment on Thursday while making five proposals for Covid-19 recovery at the Asia Pacific H...
The European Union transferred EUR 42 million (423 crore Taka) to the government of Bangladesh to support “key national reforms” in the education sector.“With this grant, the EU recognises and supports the government’s commitment to the development of human capital, the eradi...
Germany and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) have jointly launched the ‘Team Europe Initiative on Green Energy Transition’ in Bangladesh.It aims at supporting Bangladesh to build a power system that leads to maximum coverage of the country’s energy demand through renewable...
Bangladesh has called upon the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) to redouble its efforts for a just, durable and peaceful solution of the long-lingering crisis of Palestine. At the same time, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen urged the Movement to ensure adequate assistance for meeting the urgent hum...
The US development agency, USAID, on Monday launched a new clean energy project in Bangladesh.This $17 million, five-year, flagship clean energy project improves access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy systems and promotes transparent and efficient energy markets, the US embassy said....
South Korean Ambassador in Dhaka Lee Jang-keun has sought Covid-19 vaccines for their citizens living in Bangladesh.He made the request by meeting Health Minister Zahid Maleque at his office on Monday.The health ministry said, during the meeting, he requested the minister to pay special attention to...
The European Union mission in Dhaka is going to host a ‘grand film adda’ virtually on Tuesday on the sidelines of the ongoing film festival.The first-ever Bangladesh European Union Film Festival, marking the 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence, will end on June 30.The EU head of ...
Germany provides EUR 339.54 million technical and financial cooperation support (BDT 3463.3 crore) to Bangladesh for development projects in various sectors.Financial and technical agreements on Development Cooperation have been signed on Sunday between the countries.“Following the negotiation...
Yoga has an “inherent power to connect”, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said as he wrote to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on the eve of the International Yoga Day to be celebrated on Monday.The theme for this year’s Day is “Yoga for Wellness”, which ...
Bangladesh is expecting commercial supply of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine from July as the government continues to explore all the available sources to inoculate about 14 crore people.“The agreement (with Sinopharm) is almost finalised and we’re expecting vaccine supply from China next mont...
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