Record number of workers leave for S Korea

A total of 248 Bangladesh expatriate workers left for South Korea from Bangladesh through a chartered flight from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday. It is the biggest number of the workers left for South Korea in a day so far, said the Embassy in a media release. South Korean

Inclusion of new locomotives to contribute to modernization of BR: South Korea

The inclusion of new locomotives is expected to significantly contribute to modernization of Bangladesh Railway (BR) system and improvement of connectivity and transportation, says the South Korean Embassy in Dhaka.  This will ultimately serve as a cornerstone of socio-economic development of Bangladesh, it said.  Bangladesh is the second largest recipient of the

Bangladesh-South Korea have great potential to boost trade: BGMEA President

Bangladesh and South Korea have great potential to derive more mutual trade benefits through collaboration, especially in the area of apparel and textile industry, said Faruque Hassan, President of BGMEA.  “There are huge opportunities for Bangladesh and South Korea to further engage in trade and investment and develop mutually beneficial economic

S Korea provides IOM $1mn to support Rohingya camp fire victims

South Korea has decided to provide emergency support of $ 1 million to the International Organization of Migration (IOM) in order to support humanitarian activities in response to the recent massive fire that broke out at the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar. According to international agencies, the fire that broke out