PM urges Swiss investors to make mini Switzerland

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the Swiss entrepreneurs to make investments in Bangladesh to create a mini Switzerland in the South Asian country. Swiss businesses can invest in Bangladesh in the special economic zones (SEZs), she said, adding "We will provide lands (in SEZs) and they can make a

Bangladesh-Switzerland ties shifting gradually

Bangladesh is seeking partnership with Switzerland in new areas as Dhaka believes the narrative of the bilateral relations is “shifting” by the day. Dhaka thinks cybersecurity, anti-trafficking, the fight against corruption, migration, skill development, IT, SME development and climate change could be some new areas of “strategic collaboration” between the countries. Bangladesh

LDC Graduation: Switzerland to work with all Bangladeshi stakeholders

Outgoing Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh Nathalie Chuard has said that as a "solid and agile" development partner, Switzerland will work with all stakeholders in Bangladesh and its multifaceted cooperation will take on crucial issues to make the latter's graduation from least-developed status "smooth, inclusive and sustainable". "The country is now

Swiss ambassador visits LafargeHolcim’s surma Plant

Nathalie Chuard, the Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh, along with Mr. Eros Robbiani, Counsellor and Head of Political, Economic & Cultural Affairs of the Embassy of Switzerland, recently visited the Surma Plant of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd. (LHBL) at Chhatak in Sunamganj, a press release said Thursday. Rajesh Surana, Chief Executive Officer