3rd Bangladesh-US partnership talks end
Bangladesh and the United States have recognized the importance of the relationship between the two countries and look forward to further broadening, deepening, and strengthening the Dhaka-Washington partnership, said the joint statement issued upon the completion of the two-day long third Bangladesh-US Partnership dialogue at the state department. Foreign secretary Shahidul Haque led the Bangladesh side to the dialogue while the US side was headed by under secretary of state for political affairs Wendy Sherman.
The two delegation leaders highlighted the robust and growing bilateral ties between Bangladesh and the United States and affirmed that the relationship is based on shared values and common goals of the two countries and their peoples.
Alternative income opportunities for Rana Plaza survivors
Marium Begum counts herself “very lucky” to be alive, thanks to the firefighters who pulled her from the debris 24 hours after the Rana Plaza building complex collapsed in April 2013.
A month after recovering fully from her injuries, Begum had to take a job at a garment factory in Savar in order to feed her children. But the memory of the worst garment factory disaster in history, in which over 1,130 people died, still haunts her. Most of the victims were women, and four of her co-workers who died were a metre away from her when the building collapsed.
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Pakistan, Bangladesh to attend China’s summit
China has called a meeting to strengthen connectivity between Pakistan, Bangladesh and six other neighbouring countries ahead of the APEC summit here.
The “Dialogue on Strengthening Connectivity Partnership” would be attended by Pakistan, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Myanmar, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Cambodia, scheduled to be held here on November 8.
President Xi Jinping will attend and host the meeting, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying has said.
The meeting would be attended by Prime Minister of Pakistan Na...
The “Dialogue on Strengthening Connectivity Partnership” would be attended by Pakistan, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Myanmar, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Cambodia, scheduled to be held here on November 8.
President Xi Jinping will attend and host the meeting, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying has said.
The meeting would be attended by Prime Minister of Pakistan Na...
Centre convenes meeting on new Indo-Bangla rail link
The Indian External Affairs Ministry has convened a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday to finalise the pending issues relating to proposed Agartala (Tripura)-Akhaura (Bangladesh) new rail link project, official said here on Monday.
“Various pending issues relating to new Agartala-Akhaura rail link project would be discussed and expected to be finalised in Wednesday’s meeting in New Delhi,” Tripura Transport Secretary Samarjit Bhowmik told reporters.
The much important fourth inter-ministerial steering committee meeting was called by the Externa...
The much important fourth inter-ministerial steering committee meeting was called by the Externa...
South Asia needs to arrest FDI challenges
Speakers at a programme on Sunday said the South Asian countries have a number of challenges to face to attract foreign direct investment.
They cited lack of infrastructure, poverty, environmental hazards, poor governance, infrastructural gap and lack of regional and global integration are the core issues that are keeping FDI from the South Asia.
The observation was made at a session titled “Promoting Investment in Asia,” held as part of a two-day long ICC International Conference on “Global Economic Recovery: Asian Perspective” at a city hotel.
Clean chit to all Padma Bridge graft case accused
A court acquitted all the accused of graft charges in the much-talked-about Padma Bridge case as no evidence of ‘corruption conspiracy’ in hiring consultant for the bridge project was found by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).
Judge M Zahirul Haque of the Senior Special Judge’s Court passed the order on Sunday after taking cognisance of the final report submitted by the national anti-graft body.
On September 14, ACC deputy director Mirza Zahidul Alam, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the final re...
Judge M Zahirul Haque of the Senior Special Judge’s Court passed the order on Sunday after taking cognisance of the final report submitted by the national anti-graft body.
On September 14, ACC deputy director Mirza Zahidul Alam, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the final re...
