Diplomatic
Diplomatic
Letter sent to Delhi NCB to bring Sohel back
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Police has sent a letter to the National Central Bureau (NCB) in New Delhi to bring former Inspector Sheikh Sohel Rana back to the country.Diplomatic efforts are also underway to bring him back from India.National Central Bureau of police headquarters’ Assistant Inspector General Mohiul Islam confirmed the…
Read More »Momen urges UK to remove Bangladesh from Covid red-list
Industry Desk: Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, who is nowin Europe, in a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart Dominic Raabon Monday called upon the UK to review the red-listing travel restrictions onBangladesh for Covid-19.“Given Bangladesh’s robust vaccine roll-out and significant reductions incovid infection to 9.82% and sufferings of…
Read More »BD-Hungary plan to boost trade ties
Hungary to offer more scholarships to Bangladeshistudents Industry Desk:Bangladesh and Hungary have discussed ways to increase trade between the two countries apart from exploring cooperation in the health sector. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen had a bilateral meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto in Geneva recently and discussed…
Read More »Saudi wants to invest in BJMC’s closed jute mills
Industry Desk: Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi said that Saudi Arabia is keen to invest in Bangladesh to operate Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC)’s closed jute mills.Saudi Arabia ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yussef Essa Al Dulaihan yesterday meet with the Textile and Jute Minister of Bangladesh at the…
Read More »4 years of Rohingya crisis
Int’l community needs to increase efforts for safe repatriation Staff Correspondent:On August 25, 2017, more than 11 lakh Rohingyas crossed the border and took refuge in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar in the face of killing and torture by the Myanmar army. Today marks the four years of…
Read More »China, Pakistan and India compete for own position
New Great Game in Afghanistan Ibrahim Khalil:In the nineteenth century, the Russian and British empires fought for Afghanistan, and in the twentieth century, the United States and the Soviet Union fought. The new Great Game sees Pakistan with its partner China eager to strengthen its grip on the area, while…
Read More »Bangladesh seeks Korean assistance on environment and climate change issues
Industry Desk:Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister M Shahab Uddin yesterday sought South Korea’s help in implementing all the ambitious activities related to the environment and climate change.“At least 4 billion US dollars are being spent a year to tackle the negative impacts of climate change and a planetary emergency…
Read More »Pineapple fibre – a new fibre from Bangladesh for global fashion industry
Industry Desk:Bangladesh has made a name for itself as one of the most important garment manufacturing and exporting nations in the world. It has innovative entrepreneurs and a hardworking workforce, yet the country lacks significant amounts of natural resources for the textile industry, according to a press statement issued by…
Read More »With eye on 3 SEZs, Japan wants to boost investment in BD
Araihajar should be best possible economic zone in Asia, says Ambassador Ito Industry Desk:Japan eyes three special economic zones (SEZs), including the one at Araihajar, Narayanjanj, to give a big boost to Japanese investment in Bangladesh but things depend on the success of the first one, says Japanese Ambassador to…
Read More »Ito’s 5 challenges in keynote drive interest in premiere
Bangladesh-Japan relations Industry Desk:Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito provides the centrepiece, as experts from Bangladesh and Japan are brought together (in the safety of cyberspace) by Cosmos Foundation, for a dialogue on the bilateral relations between two important partners in growth, development, and increasingly trade.The keynote address at the…
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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 …
