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India begins work on bridge linking ports in BD

India has started preliminary work, including making Detailed Project Report, to build a bridge over Feni river in Tripura to access Bangladeshi ports to carry goods and heavy machineries for the northeast region, an official said on Sunday. “We have started preliminary work and making DPR (Detailed Project Report) to build the all-important bridge over Feni river,” Sunil Bhowmik, chief engineer, Tripura Public Works Department, told reporters. feni river“After preparing the DPR within two months, it would be submitted to Tripura’s industries...

BD assures increase of trade, investment with SL

Bangladesh High Commissioner Tarik Ahsan was a guest speaker in a Session at the National Chamber of Commerce on “Current Business Trend, Trade and Investment Potential, Opportunities and Other Services Available in Bangladesh” on 30 June 2015. The President of National Chamber of Commerce Thilak Godamanna made the welcome address. bd-LankaHigh Commissioner Tarik Ahsan highlighted the prospect of investment in, and trade with, Bangladesh. He particularly mentioned the potentials of import of pharmaceuticals, home appliances, plastics, steels, c...

Thai-BD FOC in city Thursday

Trade issues, including duty-free, quota-free (DFQF) market access, direct port connectivity and signing of a number of new MoUs will be the key agenda at the first-ever Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) between Bangladesh and Thailand to be held here on Thursday. According to a senior official, bilateral trade, investment and technical cooperation, road, air and seaports connectivity, employment of Bangladeshi workers in Thailand, introduction of Buddhist circuit tourism between Bangladesh and Thailand, cooperation in defence, culture and sports and collaboration in regional for a, including Bimstec, ARF and ASEM are also

Japan beating China in race for Indian Ocean deep-sea port

Japan is beating out China in a race to build Bangladesh’s first deep-sea port as the region’s powers jostle for a foothold in the Indian Ocean. Construction of the 18-meter-deep port at Matarbari on Bangladesh’s southeast coast is set to start by January, Japan International Cooperation Agency said in an e-mailed response to questions from Bloomberg News. That’s bad news for a stalled China plan to build a port about 25 kilometers (15 miles) away. [caption id="attachment_17274" align="alignleft" width="300"]bd-japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo A...

Dutch ministers for good tie with Bangladesh

Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen and Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen are visiting Bangladesh from 14 to 18 June. Textiles and water form the focus of the trip, which aims to strengthen bilateral trade and development ties. A multi-stakeholder delegation comprising representatives of Dutch water companies, textile companies, trade unions, NGOs and pension funds will accompany the ministers. bd-netherlandBangladesh’s position as a delta country with...

India-BD land pact: Doubtful homecoming

The celebrations and din over the signing of the Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh early this month have pushed out of focus a crucial aspect of the exchange of enclaves how many Indians in the enclaves in Bangladesh really want to go to India. Highly placed sources in Dhaka said that only a tiny section of the settlers in the enclaves actually want to go to India. Several factors have contributed to such a mindset. bd-indiaContrary to popular belief, not all the 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh, spread over four distric...
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