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Two US representatives - Congressman Dwight Evans (Democrat-Pennsylvania 2nd District) and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat-Pennsylvania 5th District) – have joined the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence in Philadelphia.They congratulated Prime Minis...
The government of Japan has decided to provide emergency support of about $1million to those affected by the recent fire in Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar.The fund will go through the Japan Platform which is an international emergency humanitarian aid organization. This support will include healt...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller has congratulated Sylhet’s 20 newest graduates of the U.S. State Department-funded English Access Microscholarship Program during a virtual ceremony.Ambassador Miller praised the 10 young women and 10 young men from local madrasas and public schools for ...
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The Russian House in Dhaka celebrated the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Russian Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space on 12 April 1961.The Russian House opened an online exhibition of famous photographs about Yuri Gagarin, prepared e...
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British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Dickson on Monday said that the Dhaka, London ties are “wide and deep”.He made the comment while thanking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the people of Bangladesh for the messages of support and condolence at the death of Prince Philip.The envoy...
The British High Commission in Dhaka has urged all wishing to express their condolences at the death of Prince Philip to send a message via the online book of condolence on the Royal family’ website - www.royal.uk/books-condolence.In a statement on Monday, the High Commission said physical boo...
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Physical books of condolence for the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, will not be available for the public to sign at the British High Commission in Dhaka due to the Covid19 pandemic.Members of the public wishing to express their condolences are welcome to send a message to the Royal F...
John Kerry, US President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate change and a former Secretary of State, on Friday lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the “extraordinary active generosity” in giving shelter to Rohingyas and said it was “very expensive” for Bangladesh....
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen on Friday sought US support for increasing global climate ambition and commitment to accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement during his meeting with John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s Special Envoy for Climate, in Dhaka. During the meeting, the ...
US president Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate change John Kerry is coming to Dhaka today for a brief visit to invite Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend the virtual ‘Leaders’ Summit on Climate’.The former secretary of state will arrive in Dhaka from New Delhi by a spe...
The 10th Summit of the D-8 on Thursday hailed Dhaka’s proposals for forming a working group to tackle the economic challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic among the member states, and commended the initiatives related to youth and ICT.Those issues also found a place in the 38-point ‘Dhaka De...
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) kicked off a new project titled “Improving the reliability and safety on National Highway Corridors of Bangladesh by Introduction of ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems)” on Thursday in a virtual ceremony.KOICA selected Project Management...
Three Friendship SPO schools in the riverine chars of Bangladesh have started sharing their experiences of dealing with the effects of climate change with six schools in France.At the opening ceremony of the programme, representatives of schools from far away France shared their experiences through ...
The European Union is providing an additional €150,000 (close to 15 million Bangladeshi taka) to step up its support for Rohingya refugees affected by the massive fire that swept through refugee camps in the Bangladeshi southern district of Cox’s Bazar earlier this month.This follows the ...
Indian army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane arrive in Dhaka on Thursday for a five-day visit on invitation from his counterpart General Aziz Ahmed.Naravane is accompanied by his spouse Veena Naravane and a two member delegation, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said. He will have courtes...
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen has called on all countries of the world to work together to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.He made the call while addressing the 5th episode of the Bangabandhu Lecture Series being organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on a virtual platform on the occasio...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday launched the U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council, which will focus on advocacy and engagement to strengthen the bilateral commercial partnership.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spoke at the launching and said the United States has remained a “strong partner in...
Global mental health expert Saima Wazed Hossain has shared “good practices” from Bangladesh in supporting children with autism and their families during the pandemic, including through targeted support measures and use of ICTs.Daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Saima Wazed is the ...
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen took over the chairmanship of the D-8 on Wednesday for two years from his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at the beginning of the foreign ministers’ meeting held virtually.With this, Bangladesh became the D-8 chair for the second time.Egyp...
Bangladesh, after becoming the Chair of D-8 for the next two years, has announced to take “pragmatic initiatives” to make the eight Muslim countries grouping for economic cooperation “more effective”.Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen made the announcement after taking the ch...
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