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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday said “Bali Process must not be a painkiller to temporary relief; it should focus more to address the root causes of irregular migration” while he attended 8th Ministerial Conference of the Bali Process on People Smuggling, trafficking in perso...
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Botswana has shown interest to establish cooperation with Bangladesh in textiles, pharmaceuticals and agro food industries and contract farming sectors.This came to the fore when State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. ShahriarAlam met with the Minister of Trade and Industries of Botswana Mr. Mmusi K...
The first-ever BIMSTEC Quiz marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) will be held in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Tuesday. The BIMSTEC Secretariat hoped that events of this nature will help "foster fraternal...
The UN Secretary General’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate, the Queen of the Belgians Mathilde concluded her three-day visit to Bangladesh in the climate-vulnerable Khulna district on Wednesday.During her visit, she saw the UN’s programmatic work covering several sustainable...
Sarah Cooke is coming back to Dhaka as the new British High Commissioner to Bangladesh.She served as head of the UK aid agency in Dhaka, DFID, between 2012 and 2016.She will take up her new appointment during April/May replacing Robert Chatterton Dickson, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development...
Mathilde, the Queen of Belgium, arrived in Dhaka on Monday for a three-day visit as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) advocates in the world.Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen and Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud received her upon her arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International A...
Curator of Holocaust and Genocide Content of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) Dr. Jeremy Melvin Maron arrived in Dhaka on Monday for a weeklong visit as part of the process of recognising the 1971 genocide carried out by the Pakistani military.The Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa in c...
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Popular Bangladeshi musician and actor Tahsan Khan renewed his commitment to serve as ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ for the UNHCR in Dhaka.He signed an agreement to further his work with UNHCR and refugees for two more years, the UN refugee agency said on Monday.“It has been an honor servi...
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen has asked Pakistan to “seek apology publicly with a formal announcement” for the atrocities perpetrated against unarmed Bangalees in 1971.He conveyed this to Pakistan State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar when they met in Sri...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas has said that the Bangladesh market is “very attractive” to the US businesses and for that reason, they recently opened a Foreign Commercial Service office at the embassy. “But at the same time, we hear apprehension from businesses that ...
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and Indian High Commissioner PranayVerma welcomed the passengers aboard the “world’s longest river cruise” MV Ganga Vilas on its arrival at Mongla port in Bangladesh on 4 Feb. The cruise was flagged off by Prime Minister Nare...
The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project (2x660MW) of Bangladesh and India at Rampal, popularly known as Rampal power plant in Bagerhat of Khulna division, is a “strong manifestation of the deep friendship and cooperation” between the countries, the Indian High Commission said.New High Co...
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen is on a two-day visit to Colombo upon invitation from his Sri Lankan counterpart Mohamed Uvais Mohamed Ali Sabry to participate in the celebration of the 75th Independence Day of Sri Lanka as “Honoured Guest”. On the first day of his visit, he cal...
Ganga Vilas river cruise is a "momentous development" that shows the power of the river systems to connect India and Bangladesh and its people, says the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma.Ganga Vilas, world’s longest river cruise of over 3200 kilometres, is set to ...
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Andrés Cafiero will come to Dhaka on February 27 as a “new dimension” has recently been added to the diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and the Latin American countries.New spokesperson of the foreign ministry Seheli Sabrin on Thursday at t...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has a busy foreign travel schedule in coming months as she is expected to visit Qatar, Japan and India by September.Foreign ministry’s spokesperson Seheli Sabrin at the first weekly briefing on Thursday said the Prime Minister is likely to participate in the fifth ...
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Dhaka has reinstated popular actress, producer and social activist Jaya Ahsan as its Goodwill Ambassador in Bangladesh, effective from February 2.Jaya, who was UNDP’s goodwill ambassador for a year in 2022, will now serve in this voluntary rol...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday sought Saudi Arabia’s support for meeting the needs of energy and oil following the political instability in parts of Europe due to the Russia, Ukraine war. He made the request when Saudi Ambassador in Dhaka Essa Yousef EssaAlduhailan paid a...
The government of Bangladesh and the humanitarian community are working to strengthen coordination on disaster response and preparedness.Strengthening collaboration on disaster risk management for the government-led emergency response was discussed at the first meeting of the Humanitarian Coordinati...
Ambassador Peter Haas on Tuesday inaugurated the largest U.S. university fair in Bangladesh with prospective students and U.S. institutions. The U.S. Embassy, through its Embassy platform, hosted the fair in partnership with EdPrograms. More than 3,500 visitors from across the country pa...
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