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UN Chief Guterres arrives

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Dhaka this afternoon on a four-day official visit at the invitation of Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. An Emirates flight (EK-586) carrying Guterres landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at around 4:26 pm.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain received the UN Secretary General at the HSIA when two tiny tots welcome Guterres with flower bouquets.

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Liquidity crisis, inflation weigh on economy

Bangladesh's economic growth has recently decelerated, which is attributed to elevated interest rates, rising energy costs, and political uncertainty, according to trade body leaders and economists. They noted that high financing costs and insufficient energy supplies are impeding business growth, despite the country having a substantial workforce. Zakir Hossain Nayan, Convener of the Anti-Discrimination Business Forum at the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), remarked that the domestic business...

Police urge responsible reporting

The Police Headquarters urged media outlets to uphold responsible journalism following the release of images depicting law enforcement's intervention in an anti-rape demonstration in Dhaka.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Police Headquarters asserted that several newspapers had portrayed the police as having obstructed the protest on Tuesday without cause. According to the police, approximately 60 to 70 individuals from the organisation "Bangladesh Against Rape and ...

Guterres arrives Dhaka this afternoon

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is set to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow afternoon on a four-day official visit at the invitation of Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. Official sources said today that an Emirates flight (EK-586) carrying Guterres will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. Upon arrival, he will be received by Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain before proceeding to his place of residence at the InterContinental Hotel.

ILO supports first-ever competency-based skills dev for Rohingyas

The International Labour Organisation (ILO), together with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), have created and operationalized the first-ever competency-based skills development framework for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to equip them with employability skills that would enable them to get decent work should they return to Myanmar, or resettle in other countries.

Competency-based training (CBT) is a structu...

Best of Bangladesh in Europe return to focus on collaboration, growth

The Europe-focused iteration seeks to highlight Bangladesh's economic achievements and industrial prowess at Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Slated for 17-18 April 2025, the event will be organised by Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) and supported by PDS Limited, in collaboration with The City Bank PLC, Bangladesh, KDS Group, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), and the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA).

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