Following a signing ceremony Tuesday in Bangladesh's capital city of Dhaka, NASA congratulates Bangladesh as the 54th nation to commit to the safe and responsible exploration of space that benefits humanity.
"We are thrilled by Bangladesh's signature of the Accords," said NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro.
"Bangladesh affirms its role in shaping the future of space exploration. This is about ensuring that our journey to the Moon –
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Kihak Sung, Chairman of Youngone Corporation and a pioneer in Bangladesh’s readymade garments (RMG) and textile sectors, who first came to the country in the mid-1990s, was honoured with honorary citizenship on Wednesday for his outstanding contributions to the industry and Bangladesh economy.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus handed over the citizenship document to Sung at the formal inaugural ceremony of the Bangladesh Investment Summit-2025 at a city hotel.
UK Trade Envoy to Bangladesh, Rt. Hon. the Baroness Rosie Winterton of Doncaster DBE is visiting Dhaka to strengthen and expand the long-standing economic and trade partnership between the UK and Bangladesh.
The recent tariff announcements by US President Donald Trump will have substantial implications for global trade and economic growth prospects, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
In a statement, she said while the situation is rapidly evolving, our initial estimates suggest that these measures, coupled with those introduced since the beginning of the year, could lead to an overall contraction of around 1% in global merchandise trade volumes this year, representing a dow...
Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and Bangladesh have discussed opportunities to intensify trade and economic cooperation. The meeting was co-chaired by EEC Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics Eldar Alisherov and Bangladesh Additional Secretary of Commerce Aisha Akter at the EEC headquarters recently.
"Since the conclusion of the Memorandum of Cooperation in 2019, the trade turnover between the Eurasian Economic Union member states and Bangladesh has been on an upward trend, and at the end of 2024, the growth of trade turnover exceeded 5%.
Generating sufficient productive jobs in Bangladesh is arguably the most important developmental challenge facing the country today. A recently published World Bank report offers new insights into how to meet this challenge. It calls for a shift in the country’s development strategy so that it caters for both frontier and non-frontier firms, thereby negating the historical focus on a narrow group of the most productive firms.
The recent tariff announcements by US President Donald Trump will have substantial implications for global trade and economic growth prospects, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).In a statement, she said while the situation is rapidly evolving, our initial estimates suggest that these measures, coupled with those introduced since the beginning of the year, could lead to an overall contraction of around 1% in global merchandise trade volumes this year, representing a dow...
Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and Bangladesh have discussed opportunities to intensify trade and economic cooperation. The meeting was co-chaired by EEC Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics Eldar Alisherov and Bangladesh Additional Secretary of Commerce Aisha Akter at the EEC headquarters recently."Since the conclusion of the Memorandum of Cooperation in 2019, the trade turnover between the Eurasian Economic Union member states and Bangladesh has been on an upward trend, and at the end of 2024, the growth of trade turnover exceeded 5%.
Generating sufficient productive jobs in Bangladesh is arguably the most important developmental challenge facing the country today. A recently published World Bank report offers new insights into how to meet this challenge. It calls for a shift in the country’s development strategy so that it caters for both frontier and non-frontier firms, thereby negating the historical focus on a narrow group of the most productive firms.
