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Indian rice export ban may lead to global food shortage
Asifiqbal Thakoor: India has banned the export of rice, an essential food product for billions of people around the world. This could lead to global food shortages. British media BBC reported this information in a report yesterday.On July 20, India banned the export of non-basmati white rice. Basically, the country…
Read More »Japan vows support to BD in becoming high income country
Staff Correspondent: Visiting Japan’s Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Nishimura Yasutoshi yesterday vowed that Tokyo would extend its full cooperation to Bangladesh in her endeavor to become a high income country by 2041.He made the pledge at a bilateral meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar…
Read More »3 India-aided mega projects to be inaugurated in Sept
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh and India are likely to start the operation of the Moitree Super Thermal Power Plant-II, Khulna-Mongla Port Railway Line and Akhaura-Agartala Railway Link is in next September during the G-20 summit in New Delhi.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the summit as a guest at the invitation…
Read More »India changes its stance on Awami League govt
Asifiqbal Thakoor, Delhi: Before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped on the White House red carpet, Indian experts insisted that New Delhi should focus more on protecting its interests in neighboring countries, as opposed to US efforts to promote democracy.With regard to Bangladesh in particular, they argued that it was…
Read More »Qualitas Healthcare Malaysia Clinic now in Bangladesh
Less medicine, low cost, effective medical treatment Diplomatic Correspondent: Qualitas Healthcare Malaysia Clinic has started its journey in Bangladesh aiming at providing low cost but more effective medical treatment services.Officials of the Qualitas Healthcare Malaysia announced this at a press conference at National Press Club in Dhaka on Sunday.The organisers…
Read More »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…
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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 …
