Diplomatic

Ayub Ali from Ctg: South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun has expressed his willingness to engage actively with Chattogram in strengthening bilateral friendly ties between Korea and Bangladesh.Lee Jang-keun has shared a cooperation project with Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury to prepare a master plan…

Diplomatic Correspondent: Dhaka and Ottawa are likely to ink two key pacts to increase Canadian trade and investment in Bangladesh.“The free trade pact and the foreign investment promotion and protection agreement between the two countries are on the table,” Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dr Khalil Rahman said.The veteran diplomat…

Staff Correspondent: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has requested a more focused effort on part of the Asean for bringing about a durable and permanent solution to Rohingya problem.The foreign minister called upon the organisation while exchanging New Year greetings over a video call Wednesday (2 February) with the…

International Desk: India’s Modi government has announced the budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The budget has allocated the same amount for Bangladesh and neighboring countries as before. In this year’s budget, the amount of financial aid for Bangladesh has been increased to Rs 300 crore.Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented…

Diplomatic Correspondent: Bangladesh and Australia have celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations reiterating with the two governments committing to promote meaningful partnership to face regional and global challenges like climate change, forced displacement and regional security.The Australian High Commission in Dhaka hosted a programme at a city hotel on Monday…

Industry Desk: The textile sector of Pakistan is all set to swell due to record exports after gaining an edge over its South Asian competitors amid the Covid-19 pandemic.The country’s textile exports are expected to surge 40% from a year earlier to a record $21 billion in the 12 months…

Staff Correspondent: Japan should stop funding the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh as the emissions it produces will accelerate global warming and put the low-lying country at greater risk of climate-change impacts, youth activists said on Friday.Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp, along with Toshiba and IHI Corporation,…

Says EU envoy about sanctions Diplomatic Correspondent: Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley yesterdaysaid he does not see any sign that the recent decision on sanctions is having an impact onEuropean business interest in Bangladesh or their desire to take that business forward. “I would say…