EBL signs treade facility deal with KfW IPEX-Bank

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has signed a trade facility agreement with KfW IPEX-Bank, Germany, a press release said Saturday. Funding under this agreement will be used to expand trade between Bangladesh and Germany and other European countries. Mehdi Zaman, DMD and head of treasury, FIs and offshore banking, Iftikhar Imam,

Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave

Firefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year. The worst damage in Spain has been in the northwest province of Zamora, where over 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) have been consumed, regional authorities said, while German

BGMEA participates in Techtextil 2022 in Germany

BGMEA member factories specialized in manufacturing technical textiles-based garments has participated in an international trade exhibition – Techtextil – in Germany, a press release said Monday. The leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens begins today in Frankfurt Germany. International exhibitors will be showcasing a vast spectrum of technical textiles,

Kane’s 50th England goal rescues draw with Germany

England captain Harry Kane scored his 50th international goal on Tuesday by converting a late penalty in Munich to seal a 1-1 Nations League draw with Germany. Germany broke the deadlock when Jonas Hofmann fired the hosts ahead at the Allianz Arena, but Kane levelled from the spot with two minutes

BGMEA team visits Miles headquarters in Germany

A delegation of BGMEA headed by President Faruque Hassan visited the headquarters of Miles GmbH, a leading German fashion company, in Hamburg on June 3, a press release said Sunday.  This was the first-ever visit by a delegation from BGMEA to Miles, one of the largest importers of apparels sourcing from

French, German leaders to visit Russia, Ukraine amid tension

The French president and the German chancellor will head to Moscow and Kyiv in the coming weeks, adding to diplomatic efforts to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion of Ukraine and find a way out of the growing tensions. France’s Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit

Germany to provide EUR 339.54mn to Bangladesh

Germany will provide EUR 339.54 million or approximately Tk 3463.3 crore technical and financial cooperation support to Bangladesh for development projects in various sectors. Bangladesh and Germany on Sunday signed the financial and technical agreements on development cooperation, said the German Embassy in Dhaka on Monday. The cooperation under the agreements will