Boost farm productivity: Speakers

As agriculture becomes more susceptible to the effects of climate change, it is necessary for farmers to make more efficient use of fertiliser and water to increase farm productivity and income
22 June 2023, 16:16 PM

Australia partners with IFC to mobilise $50 million in pvt sector investments

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Australian High Commission in Dhaka have partnered together on a new project to help create more opportunities for inclusive and sustainable private investment flow in Bangladesh
22 June 2023, 15:44 PM

US grants $35m for farmers to mitigate climate impacts

The US government is providing $35 million dollars for the next five years to help Bangladeshi farmers mitigate climate impacts and increase their production
22 June 2023, 14:13 PM

UK mission to use money raised for King Charles' birthday, coronation for women empowerment

The British High Commission in Dhaka will use a significant portion of the sponsorship, raised on the occasion of celebrating the official birthday of King Charles III and the coronation of the king and Queen Camilla, for supporting empowerment of women in leadership and youth promotion of climate advocacy
22 June 2023, 14:03 PM

Energy sector holds huge cooperation potential: Nepal envoy

Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari today said his country sees huge potential to cooperate with Dhaka in five key areas including in the energy sector setting milestones in bilateral and sub-regional cooperation
22 June 2023, 13:27 PM

Ensure policy support for women entrepreneurs

The governments and private organisations in Bangladesh should ensure policy supports to facilitate women’s entrepreneurship, said a top official of the US Embassy in Dhaka yesterday
21 June 2023, 18:57 PM

Nur met Mossad three times

Palestinian Ambassador to Bangladesh Yousef SY Ramadan yesterday said Nurul Haque Nur, member secretary of Gono Odhikar Parishad, had three meetings with Israeli intelligence agency Mossad.
21 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Will let India speak for its ties with Bangladesh: US

Washington wants Delhi to speak for its bilateral ties with Dhaka, said US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby at a briefing ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US starting later today.
21 June 2023, 07:34 AM

Bangladesh set to seek BRICS membership

Bangladesh will apply to join BRICS alliance, and the process to formally seek its membership is underway, according to an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Momen urges US to import more medicines from Bangladesh

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the pharmaceutical industries of Bangladesh are producing medicines of international standard, and are exporting medicines at competitive prices to many countries of the world
20 June 2023, 16:17 PM

Japan grants $4mn for Fourth Primary Education Development Programme

Japan will provide a grant of $4 million for “Fourth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP4)
20 June 2023, 15:24 PM

BRICS: China says ready to welcome new members

China is ready to expand BRICS by welcoming new members, Spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry Mao Ning said today
20 June 2023, 12:58 PM

UK to continue to support Bangladesh's democratic process

British Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Anne-Marie Trevelyan has assured that her government will continue to support democratic process in Bangladesh, according to Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
19 June 2023, 18:07 PM

PM for peaceful resolution of Ukraine crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for resolving any dispute peacefully and extended Bangladesh's support to this end
19 June 2023, 17:58 PM

Bangladesh signs new LNG deal with Oman

Under the new deal, Oman will supply an additional up to 1.5 MTPA of LNG for the next 10 years from 2026
19 June 2023, 14:58 PM

Dhaka will ‘surely join’ if gets BRICS’s formal invitation

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh will welcome if BRICS invites Bangladesh formally to join the group of five member states - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
19 June 2023, 12:09 PM

We’ll see if US visa policy realistic or blind and deaf: Quader

The Awami League general secretary said Bangladesh is capable of implementing its own visa policy too
17 June 2023, 12:26 PM

Dhaka, Stockholm discuss Rohingya crisis, climate change

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has exchanged views on different bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interests and concerns with the cross-party Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Swedish Parliament Riksdag in Stockholm.
17 June 2023, 10:57 AM

Dhaka expects help from friendly countries for democracy, dev

Bangladesh expects the assistance of all "friendly countries including India" to sustain democracy and development, said High Commissioner to India Md Mustafizur Rahman
17 June 2023, 09:47 AM

PM returns home from Switzerland

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has returned home from Geneva, wrapping up her three-day official visit to Switzerland
16 June 2023, 20:15 PM