Foreign-Affairs
Indian businesses urged to explore opportunities in Bangladesh
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das has urged Indian business leaders to explore opportunities for collaboration and joint ventures (JVs) with Bangladesh, including exports to third countries.
EU provides €1.65mn for S Asian flood victims
The European Union is providing €1.65 million in humanitarian aid funding in response to severe flooding that have affected South Asia — most notably Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
Momen, Shahriar pray for quick recovery of Pranab Mukherjee
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has prayed for quick recovery of former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee who recently tested positive for COVID-19.
COVID-19: US provides protective equipment to IG Prisons
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and his team on Monday provided essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Inspector General Prisons Brigadier General AKM Mustafa Kamal Pasha as part of continued US support for Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response efforts.
Emergency supplies from Bangladesh reach Beirut
Bangladesh has sent "emergency supplies" to Lebanon for the people of Beirut as a token of friendship who are trying to recover from the damage caused by the huge twin explosions.
Panam City restoration work to begin soon
Bangladesh will soon start working on restoring and preserving the historic Panam City based on a report to be submitted by Indian research team.
Modalities of 5th BIMSTEC Summit to be discussed on Sept 2
The 21st session of the BIMSTEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) comprising Foreign Secretaries of the BIMSTEC Member States will be held virtually in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 2 with a possibility to hold the next Summit virtually if the pandemic situation does not improve.
Fortified rice to be available in OMS in Dhaka
The Ministry of Food and the World Food Programme on Monday formalised the inclusion of fortified rice in the Open Market Sales (OMS) which will directly benefit about 720,000 people in 144,000 households.
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Iran for expanding ties with Bangladesh
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqher Ghalibaf has expressed his country’s desire to strengthen relations with Bangladesh on all fronts.
Inclusion, participation of indigenous peoples must be ensured in response to COVID-19: UN
UN Secretary General António Guterres has underscored that inclusion and participation of the world’s 476 million indigenous peoples must be ensured in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and on the road ahead towards recovery.