Vietnamese PM invites Sheikh Hasina to visit Hanoi

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has invited his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina to pay an official bilateral visit to Hanoi. The formal invitation was handed over to foreign minister Dr Hasna Mahmud by his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son at a bilateral meeting today on the sideline of the 3rd

Turkish envoy visits DIU

Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Dhaka Mustafa Osman Turan has visited the Daffodil International University (DIU) on Tuesday, a press release said. He also joined as chief guest at a special seminar on "Bangladesh-Turkiye Relations: Dimensions and Prospects.” The seminar was jointly organized by the Department of Development Studies and

Danish Fashion delegation visits Envoy Textile complex

A delegation of the Danish Fashion & Textile led by its Head of CSR and sustainability, Marie Busck, visited the Envoy Textiles Ltd. (ELT) on November 17 during the ‘Made in Bangladesh Week,’ a press release said Monday. Marie Busck, during the visit, said Envoy Textiles is a showcase example of

UNICEF team visits Beximco

A delegation of UNICEF Bangladesh office visited the Beximco Industrial Park on 20th November 2022, a press release said Monday. The team included Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative to Bangladesh, Elisa Cortes Gil, Chief Of Resource UNICEF and Serafin Girbes Royo, Country Head of Bershka.  Syed Naved Husain, Beximco Group director & CEO

Unilever CEO visits Minister’s headquarter

Unilever Bangladesh Limited’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) Mohammad Zaved Akhtar and Marketing Director Shadman Sadikin recently visited the headquarters of Minister Myone Group, a press release said Monday. During the visit, positive views were expressed regarding future cooperation in resolving international challenges. A variety of other

UN Special Rapporteur begins 10-day visit to Bangladesh

UN Special Rapporteur Siobhan Mullally will assess the human rights issue of trafficking in persons during a ten-day official visit to Bangladesh that began on Monday. "I will pay particular attention to the main challenges to ensuring the human rights of victims, and effective prevention of trafficking," Mullally said. The

Significance of Bangladesh PM’s upcoming Japan visit

On February 10, 2022, marked 50 years of diplomatic ties between Bangladesh and Japan. The recognition of Bangladesh on February 10, 1972, marked the beginning of Japan's cordial state relations with Bangladesh, but they actually started almost a century before. Before Bangladesh became an independent nation, Japan maintained excellent relations

IMF team to visit Dhaka from Oct. 26

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team plans to visit Dhaka from October 26 to November 9 to start discussions with the Bangladeshi authorities on economic and financial reforms and policies, and a much-discussed $4.5 billion loan as budget support. The team will be led by Rahul Anand, IMF mission chief to

Hungarian PM Viktor to visit Bangladesh

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is likely to visit Bangladesh soon and the two countries are expecting to sign a number of cooperation agreements to strengthen the bilateral relations.  Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen had a meeting with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto in New York

StanChart regional bosses visit Bangladesh

Zarin Daruwala, Cluster CEO, India & South Asia, Standard Chartered, arrived in Dhaka recently for her first official visit to Bangladesh. Zarin was accompanied by Heidi Toribio, Regional Co-Head, Client Coverage, Asia, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking (CCIB), Standard Chartered. Over the course of the four-day visit, they met with regulators, the