Sri Lanka's new president said Wednesday that his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years that aims to cut public debt and turn the country into a competitive export economy as it seeks a way out of its worst economic disaster. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his
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Biden told Xi that US policy on Taiwan has ‘not changed’: W.House
President Joe Biden told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday that US policy is unchanged on Taiwan, despite Beijing's warning that Washington should not "play with fire" regarding the island's status. "On Taiwan, President Biden underscored that the United States policy has not changed and that the United States strongly
Wickremesinghe becomes interim Sri Lankan president
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's interim president Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass protests over the country's economic collapse forced him from office. The speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament said Rajapaksa resigned as president effective Thursday and lawmakers will
US labor officials meet BGMEA president
Margaret Scotti, Area Advisor for South Asia and Europe and Leena Z Khan, International Relations Officer at the U.S. Department of Labor, paid a courtesy call on Faruque Hassan, President of BGMEA at the latter’s office on June 28, a press release said Thursday. Scott A. Brandon, Counselor for Political and
Aligning with changing business trends must to remain competitive: BGMEA President
Aligning business strategies with changing trends in the fashion industry and building capabilities accordingly are a must to sustain in the global competitive market, said Faruque Hassan, President of BGMEA. Globally the apparel industry is undergoing rapid and notable changes mostly driven by evolving technologies, and requiring businesses to cope up
Design modern curricula for every university: President
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday directed all concerned to formulate modern curriculum in every university of the country. He gave the instruction when the Vice-Chancellors of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib University of Science and Technology and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University visited the President at Bangabhaban in the
President authenticates proposed budget for 2022-23 FY
President M Abdul Hamid today authenticated the national budget for 2022-23 fiscal and the revised budget for 2021-22 for placing before the Jatiya Sangsad by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal. The head of the state authenticated the budget at his Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (parliament complex) Office at about 2:40 this afternoon. Chief
Mahbubur Rahman re-elected as ICC Bangladesh president
Mahbubur Rahman, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of ETBL Holdings Limited, has been re-elected as the president of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)- Bangladesh for a two-year term from April 2022 to March 2024.Rokia Afzal Rahman, former president of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and chairman of
Sheikh Khalifa, the President of the UAE, has died.
The United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan died aged 73 on Friday, state media said, after battling illness for several years. "The Ministry of Presidential Affairs condoles the people of the UAE and the Islamic world... on the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Friday, May
Banani Club re-elects Rubel Aziz as president
Rubel Aziz has been re-elected as President of Banani Club Limited for next year (2021-2022), according to results announced by election commission of the social club. Banani Club members exercised their franchise on Saturday (December 11) to elect one president and 10-member executive committee. A total of 545 members of the club