President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday sought Norwegian support in shipbuilding and ship recycling sectors of the country.
He sought the assistance while newly-appointed Ambassador of Norway to Bangladesh Merete Lundemo presented her credentials to him at Bangabhaban.
Welcoming the new envoy at Bangabhaban, the President appreciated Norwegian cooperation to Bangladesh in various sectors and hoped that it would be further increased in the days to come.
President Abdul Hamid proposed exchange of trade delegations between the two countries for promoting...
Netherlands Ambassador to Dhaka Gerben De Jong on Wednesday said this November is extremely important for further development in the readymade garment sector as two important decisions will be taken during the period which will help Bangladesh become the number one producer in the world.
“Because, in November there are two decisions to be taken – one on joint standards to inspect factories and secondly the discussion on the minimum wage,” the envoy told a function in the city.
Jong said it will be very difficult to explain in Euro...
Airtel Bangladesh Ltd, one of the fastest growing mobile service providers of the country signed an agreement with the City Bank Ltd at the corporate office of Airtel in the city on Wednesday.
Rajnish Kaul, Chief Operating Officer, Airtel Bangladesh and Mashrur Arefin, Deputy Managing Director, COO and CCO, the City Bank Limited signed the agreement, says a press release.
Under this a...
Hair colour has caught on in a big way. Not only those who have greying hair but also those who like to sport a different look, are opting for hair colours. The trend is affecting people across age groups and profiles — from teenagers to the elderly, office goers to home-makers and also models and actors. It has led to a large number of large number of established brands to jump on the hair colour bandwag
on by launching a variety of products in various tints, hues and shades, hair-care conditioners and other colour-maintenance products.
The growing tren...
Hurricane? cyclone? typhoon? They’re all the same, officially tropical cyclones.But they just use distinctive terms for a storm in different parts of the world.
Hurricane is used in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, central and northeast Pacific. They are typhoons in the northwest Pacific. In the Bay of Bengal and the Arabia Sea, they are called cyclones.
Tropical cyclone is used in the southwest India Ocean; in the southwestern Pacific and southeastern India Ocean they are severe tropical cyclones. Strength: A storm gets a nam...
Tacloban, Philippines: Emily Sagalis cried tears of joy after giving birth to a 'miracle' girl in a typhoon-ravaged Philippine city, then named the baby after her mother who went missing in the storm.
The girl was born Monday in a destroyed airport compound that was turned into a makeshift medical centre, with her bed a piece of dirty plywood resting amid dirt, broken glass, twisted metal, nails and other debris.
"She is so beautiful. I will name her Bea Joy in honour of my mother, Beatriz," Sagalis, 21, whispered shortly after giving birth.
Sagalis said her mother was swept away when giant waves generated by Super Typhoon Haiyan surged into their home near Tacloban city, the capital of Leyte province which was one of the worst-hit areas, and she has not been seen since.
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