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BD-Nepal meeting on energy & power sector cooperation starts today
Diplomatic Correspondent: A two-day meeting of the joint steering committee (JSC) and joint working committee (JWC) on Bangladesh – Nepal power and energy sector cooperation is set to start in Bangladesh today with a target to address the transmission bottleneck in regional electricity trade.The JWC meeting is scheduled for May…
Read More »PM returns home after 15-day overseas visit
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday returned home from London after wrapping up her 15-day tri-nation visit to Japan, the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK).A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage members, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:05 am.Earlier,…
Read More »Hasina invites Bhutan to get an economic zone in Bangladesh
Industry Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited Bhutan to build an economic zone in Bangladesh for mutual benefits of the two neighbouring countries.“We’re establishing economic zones in Bangladesh. You can build an economic zone in our country which will be known as Bhutan Economic Zone,” she said.The premier made…
Read More »675 Bangladeshis reach Port Sudan to leave crisis-hit Sudan: Shahriar Alam
Industry Desk: A total of 675 Bangladeshi nationals looking to leave crisis-hit Sudan have reached Port Sudan from Khartoum so far.“Those who are without passports have already been provided with travel permits,” State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said in a Facebook post on Thursday.“We’ll evacuate women, children…
Read More »50,790 Bangladeshis sought political asylum in Europe in two years
Batan Biswas from EU: Bangladeshis are mainly choosing Italy and France to be recognized as refugees after illegal entry into the European Union. Bangladesh ranks seventh in the list of political asylum seekers in various European countries. This information has come out in the data of Eurostat, the statistical agency…
Read More »Tk 11,000 cr Bangladeshi illegal investments in Dubai
Zarif Mahmud: Dubai is the largest commercial city in the United Arab Emirates. The bustling city offers endless investment opportunities for business and entertainment. As a result, Dubai has now become the top choice in the second home list of foreigners.Bangladeshi entrepreneurs have invested around Tk 37,000 crore legally in…
Read More »Dhaka, Tokyo sign 8 instruments to boost cooperation
Industry Desk: Dhaka and Tokyo yesterday signed eight instruments on the second day of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day state visit to Japan at the invitation of her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida.Those were signed on agriculture, metro rail, industrial upgrade, ship recycling, customs matters, intellectual properties, defence cooperation, ICT…
Read More »Why China is active with Rohingya repatriation?
Rabiul Haque: China has started again with Rohingya repatriation deal. As part of this, a tripartite meeting between Bangladesh, China and Myanmar was held in Kunming, China recently. It is said that Rohingya repatriation was discussed in the meeting. Earlier, a special envoy of China visited Dhaka. Foreign Secretary Masood…
Read More »Hasina’s Japan visit highlights a growing defense relationship
Delwar Hossain: Japan was one of the first nations to provide support in the development of the post-independence war-torn Bangladesh. Japan has been Bangladesh’s major partner since then, especially in the development field, and historically is considered an all-weather friend of Bangladesh. However, the relationship between Bangladesh and Japan is…
Read More »Most fresh BD workers got job in Malaysia
Sakhawat Hossain from Malaysia: Due to the intensive diplomatic efforts of all concerned ministries of the Bangladesh government and the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, after the signing of the Bangladesh-Malaysia bilateral memorandum of understanding on December 19, 2021, the Malaysian government withdrew the ban issued four years ago…
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