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Grant financing deal of EUR 12m signed to support energy sector
Benoit Chassatte, AFD Country Director said for AFD in Bangladesh, 2020 was an opportunity to amplify existing commitments to modernize Dhaka’s power grid. Industry Desk: The French Development Agency (AFD) and the government of Bangladesh have signed a grant financing agreement of EUR 12 million or around Tk 1.24 billion…
Read More »Border districts turn hotspots for Indian Delta variant
Infections spreading to villages rapidly Golam Mostafa Jibon: All the bordering districts of the country have now turned into hotspots for Indian variant of coronavirus causing fear of ultra-epidemic.Meanwhile, infection with the Indian variant has started spreading rapidly from village to village scaring to go the situation out of control…
Read More »It’s time BD and China sign FTA with investment deal
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh and China should soon sign a comprehensive bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost especially Dhaka’s exports to hugely potential Chinese market, speakers at a discussion said yesterday.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi who attended the virtual discussion as the chief guest said though there has been some progress…
Read More »Malaysia keen to invest in incredible growth story of Bangladesh
Industry Desk: Public and private sector leaders of Malaysia expressed their keenness to invest in the incredible growth story of Bangladesh.They expressed their keenness while public and private sector leaders of Bangladesh and Malaysia discussed the special relationship between the two nations, and the opportunities to leverage the socioeconomic complementarities…
Read More »India loses orders to BD Vietnam and Sri Lanka
Industry Desk: Businesses worldwide have been hurt by the COVID-induced economic crisis. Indian textile and apparel manufacturers are suffering severely and some regions of the country facing a huge struggle. The garment exporters in Noida and Greater Noida are the worst of times as they claim to be fast losing…
Read More »China calls for UN council action, slams US
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on the UN Security Council to seek an early de-escalation of violence between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. He also blamed the US for the council’s lack of action so far. “Regrettably, the council has so far failed to reach an agreement, with…
Read More »Global Covid-19 cases cross 162 million
As Covid-19 cases keep rising, over 162 million people have so far been infected with the deadly virus around the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total caseload from the virus reached 162,203,982 while the death toll mounted to 3,365,081 as of this (May 16) morning. Some 1,436,372,…
Read More »Colorado gunman killed 6 at party ‘as he was not invited’
Colorado officials say the gunman who killed six people in a mass shooting at a birthday party at the weekend was upset that he was not invited. Police say Teodoro Macias, 28, fatally shot his girlfriend, Sandra Ibarra-Perez, 28, and five relatives before turning the gun on himself. The attack…
Read More »Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia on Thursday
Therefore, Wednesday (May 12) will be the last and 30th day of Ramadan, and Thursday (May 13) will be observed as the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Read More »Apocalypse engulfs India
WEST Bengal elections results could not have been, to put it mildly, more disappointing for the Indian prime minister and his Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance. Never in India’s electoral history has the party/alliance in the centre led by the prime minister organised themselves against a regional party in…
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Relations with China as usual: FM Momen
Staff Correspondent: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said there is no “deficit” …
