Diplomatic

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh and Thailand have the opportunity to strengthen cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, food security, tourism, public health, energy and ICT.“I strongly feel that we have the opportunity to strengthen our cooperation in the fields of trade and investment,…

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has invited Kuwaiti entrepreneurs to invest in its special economic zones, with the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) aiming to establish 100 zones by 2030 to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). The Bangladesh Ambassador to Kuwait, Major General (retd.) Md Ashikuzzaman extended this invitation during a reception…

Special Correspondent: South Africa is set to deepen its engagement with Bangladesh across multiple sectors, as the African nation, a BRICS member, positions itself as a future economic giant, said Md Solaiman Alam Seth, Honorary Consul of South Africa in Bangladesh. In an interview commemorating South Africa’s Freedom Day, Seth…

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh and Qatar yesterday signed five agreements and five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to enhance mutual cooperation between the two countries.The agreements are: avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect of taxes in income between Bangladesh and Qatar, cooperation in legal field between the…

Rafiqul Islam Azad : Bangladesh is seeking to tap into the untapped Readymade Garments (RMG) market in Brazil to reduce the widening trade gap between the two countries, according to sources.A senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed this correspondent that during a recent meeting between Brazilian Foreign…

Mahfuz Emran : Bangladesh is going to start direct transactions with China to increase transactions in alternative currencies to the dollar. For this, Bangladesh Bank is opening an account in the country’s central bank People’s Bank of China. At the same time, initiatives have been taken to join China’s CIPS…

Staff Correspondent : The International Farakka Committee on Saturday urged Dhaka and Delhi to renew the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty and sign a treaty on the Teesta with guarantee and arbitration clauses. Announcing a joint statement issued by the IFC Prof Jasim Uddin Ahmed, President of the International Farakka Committee,…

Special Correspondent: In a bid to diversify their export destinations, Bangladeshi exporters are urged to consider tapping into the Kuwaiti market, which has shown a growing appetite for finished products such as readymade garments (RMG), newsprints, pharmaceuticals, and ceramics. Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Bangladesh, Faisal Mutlaq H…