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Japan is biggest dev partner of Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid on Saturday said Japan is the biggest development partner of Bangladesh.“Japan has played an important role in our economic development since our independence by contributing to the infrastructure development of Bangladesh. Japan, the land of the rising sun, the land of…
Read More »China to continue support to BD dev
Diplomatic Correspondent: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday said his country will continue its support to the development of Bangladesh, describing Dhaka as their “strategic development partner.”The Chinese foreign minister said this during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban here, PM’s Press Secretary…
Read More »Bangladesh, Nepal seek greater collaboration
Trade, Connectivity & Tourism Diplomatic Correspondent: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam has laid emphasis on greater collaboration with Nepal in sectors like hydroelectricity, tourism, connectivity, trade and people to people contacts.He interacted with the members of the parliamentary delegation from Nepal at the state guesthouse Padma on…
Read More »Pak embassy removes distorted photo after objection
Diplomatic Correspondent: Amid Dhaka’s objection, Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka has removed its cover photo from the mission’s Facebook page that used a distorted version of Bangladesh’s national flag.The Pakistan High Commission removed the cover photo yesterday, a day after Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed the objection.During the media…
Read More »6 officials going to Malaysia-Singapore to see scanner machines
They have to visit factory-offices Golam Mostafa Jibon: Despite the government austerity policies, six officials including a Joint Secretary of Internal Resources Department and 5 officers of National Board of Revenue (NBR) are going to Malaysia and Singapore to visit the factory-office of Scanner machine. Firstly, they will visit the…
Read More »KOTRA encourages Korean business executives to grab BD’s opportunities
Diplomatic Correspondent: Director General of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Kim Jong-won has encouraged the Korean business executives to reorient their focus and policy priorities toward Bangladesh and seize the opportunity offered by Bangladesh for mutual benefits.The former chief of the Dhaka KOTRA office made a presentation on the…
Read More »Malta to open visa office in Dhaka soon
Good news for job seekers Zamir Hussain from Malta: Malta, a member of the European Union, has stopped issuing visas to Bangladeshis for three months. About 300 Bangladeshi workers are not getting visas to visit the country despite having job opportunities from their respective employers in Malta.Asud Ahmed, the Bangladeshi…
Read More »Tripura CM sends pineapple for Sheikh Hasina
Diplomatic Correspondent: Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha yesterday sent 750 kilograms of “Kew” variety pineapples as a gift for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Monish Singh, assistant high commissioner of India in Chattogram, received the pineapples in 100 cartons at the zero line of the Akhaura-Agartala border in the presence of…
Read More »Saudi Arabia opens visa applications for Umrah
International Desk: People outside Saudi Arabia wishing to perform Umrah can apply for visa starting yesterday, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said in a statement.Umrah season for pilgrims inside and outside the Kingdom begins on July 30, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), citing the ministry.Foreign pilgrims wishing to…
Read More »Sri Lanka declares state of emergency
International Desk: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency yesterday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, the prime minister’s office said.“Since the president is out of the country, an emergency has been declared to deal with the situation in the country,” DinoukColombage, spokesman for Prime…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
