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Understanding India’s concerns over China
BRICS expansion plans Staff Correspondent: India, along with Brazil, is showing caution toward the push to expand the BRICS bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.While there is an ongoing debate about the potential benefits and drawbacks of enlarging the bloc, India is wary of losing influence…
Read More »$481m trafficked annually from Bangladesh: UNCTAD
Industry Desk: An annual average of $481 million or some Tk5,147 core in drug money are trafficked from Bangladesh between 2017 and 2021, said a recent report by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).“Drug trafficking is estimated to have generated an annual average of $481 million in outward…
Read More »Hasina’s leadership in ensuring food security in BD: FAO DG
Industry Desk: Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Qu Dongyu has lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership in ensuring food security in Bangladesh.He made the remarks when Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen met him in FAO HQs in Rome recently.The FAO DG recalled his…
Read More »Italy interested in long-term agreement to supply LNG: Envoy
Diplomatic Correspondent: Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Enrico Nunziata has said his country is interested in a long-term agreement with Bangladesh to supply LNG though the current situation in Europe allows collaboration on a short term basis.“Of course, we are much more interested in a long-term agreement. The situation in Europe…
Read More »Malaysia granted 427,779 BD workers visa application
2 lakh workers reach Malaysia, 2.25 lakh awaited Industry Desk: Around two lakh Bangladeshi workers have reached Malaysia as of May 26, while the applications of around 2,25,000 new workers are currently undergoing processing.The Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur came up with the development through a press release issued…
Read More »China to set up agro machinery firm in BD
Industry Desk: China has expressed keen interest in establishing agricultural machinery factories, agro-industrial parks for agricultural processing, and agricultural technology cooperation centers for training scientists and conducting joint research in Bangladesh.China’s ambassador Yao Wen presented these proposals during a meeting with Abdur Razzaque, who is also a presidium member of…
Read More »20 officials to learn flower farming!
Offer to go abroad spending Tk 7.53 cr Staff Correspondent: A team of 20 officers will go abroad for educational tour and learning flower cultivation. For this, the proposed expenditure is Tk 7.53 crore. Such a proposal is made in the project to set up flower research center. However, the…
Read More »Dhaka appreciates US stand by PM’s commitment to fair polls
Diplomatic Correspondent: The Bangladesh government appreciates that the international community, including the US, firmly stands by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s sustained commitment to ensure free and fair elections, said the Foreign Ministry yesterday in a statement responding to the new US visa policy.“Bangladesh would like to view this announcement in…
Read More »Bangladesh Embassy, Algiers organized a reception
Bangladesh Embassy, Algiers organized a reception for the Great Independence and National Day of Bangladesh. A grand reception was organized at Hotel Sofitel located in the heart of Algiers. Miz Basma Azwar, Minister of the Ministry of Parliamentary Relations of Algeria was present as the chief guest and Yassin Mera,…
Read More »Saudi envoy calls on President
Staff Correspondent: Saudi Arabian Ambassador in Dhaka Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban yesterday noon. “During the meeting, the President said Bangladesh’s relationship with Saudi Arabia is very excellent…,” President’s press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told later.The Head of the State thanked…
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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 …
