Browse Category

News

New German Ambassador presents credentials

The new German Ambassador, Dr. Thomas Prinz was officially accredited to Bangladesh through a ceremony in Dhaka on April 8th, Wednesday. The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany presented his credentials to the President of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Md. Presdent + German envoyAbdul Hamid. The President and the Ambassador had a meeting after the accreditation ceremony was over. Ambassador Prinz emphasized on long lasting ties between Bangladesh and Germany. He mentioned the economic re...

India asks patience, trust for Teesta deal

India today asked Dhaka “to have patience and trust” for Teesta water sharing deal in view of the delay in signing of the much-awaited agreement. “Bangladesh and India need to wait…I think we have to wait for a solution to emerge and it, when emerges, naturally has to depend on mutual acceptability of both countries,” said Indian envoy in Dhaka Pankaj Saran at a diplomatic talk today. ps-450x300Voicing some principles on the basis of which any agreement regarding Teesta will have to take place, the Indian high commissioner said any for...

UN asks to halt Kamaruzzaman’s execution

Human rights body of the United Nations (UN) has called the Bangladesh government to halt execution of the Jamaat-e-Islami leader and convicted war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman. unhcrThe UN Human Rights Office made the call on Wednesday. A statement was published by the office in UN headquarters. “We urgently call on the government of Bangladesh to halt the execution of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman which is reportedly imminent, following the rejection of his appeal on Monday by the Supreme Court,” said Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the UN High ...

British Foreign Office Peer discusses unrest in Bangladesh

A FOREIGN Office Peer visited Bradford to give its Bangladeshi community more details on the ongoing unrest in their native country. Lord William Wallace of Saltaire, Government Minister and spokesman for Foreign Affairs in the House of Lords, yesterday briefed David Ward, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Bradford East, about the continuing political stand-off in Bangladesh. [caption id="attachment_14777" align="alignleft" width="300"]brtian foreign peer David Ward with Foreign Office Peer Lord William Wallace of Saltaire[/c...

BD, India jointly to combat maritime crimes

Cooperation in combating maritime crimes and conducting search and rescue operations came up for a discussion at a meeting between top officials of Coast Guards of India and Bangladesh here yesterday. Several issues, including training for Bangladesh Coast Guard personnel, cooperation on combating maritime crimes, maritime bd-indiasearch and rescue and pollution response at sea were discussed during the meeting, an official release said. The meeting is a step ahead in institutionalisation of cooperation between the two Coast Guards, it added. The B...

Economic zone in Bangladesh can boost Chinese FDI

The foreign direct investment (FDI) by China in Bangladesh can witness a phenomenal boost with an economic zone in place for Chinese investors, said new Chinese envoy Ma Mingqiang. “There could be a 50 per cent increase [in FDI],” said Mingqiang, adding, “Private companies are investing everywhere. If they are confident enough and are not left alone, they will be coming in more numbers.” BD_CHINADhaka has already cleared allocation of a separate economic and industrial zone in Chittagong for Chinese investors. Talking with senior journa...
Verified by MonsterInsights