Tag: Bhutan
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Bangladesh surpasses India, Pakistan in peace index, also lags behind Bhutan, Nepal
Palestine experienced the fourth-largest drop in terms of peace in the latest Peace Index, falling nine places to 145th. Its overall score fell by 7.28 percent, with declines in all three areas over the past year. Although this was the largest year-on-year decline in peacefulness in Palestine, the security environment had been deteriorating further over…
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President, Prime Minister, Bhutanese King paid tribute to the martyrs of the liberation war
After paying floral tributes, the President, the Prime Minister and the King stood in silence for some time to express their deep respect for the memories of the martyrs of the great liberation war of 1971. A smart contingent of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force presented the state salute when the bugle sounded the…
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Dhaka, Thimphu sign 3 new MoUs, renew 1
Dhaka, Thimphu sign 3 new MoUs, renew 1
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Dhaka welcomes Bhutanese King on state visit: Independence Day celebrations and bilateral agreements awaited
On Thursday, the king will visit Kurigram Special Economic Zone. He will leave Bangladesh territory for Golakganj in Assam via Sonahat Land Port on Thursday afternoon. Minister of State for Shipping Khalid Mahmood Choudhary will see him off there. Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the fourth King of Bhutan, recently sent a congratulatory letter to the Prime…
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King of Bhutan will visit Dhaka, 3 MoUs expected to be signed
Hasan said Bangladesh will build a burn unit in Thimphu as a goodwill gesture which also showcases the country's capability. The Foreign Minister also gave information about the visit of Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk. Bhutan was the first country to recognize newly independent Bangladesh on 6 December 1971 when the third King of…
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Bangladesh's dominant win: SAFF Under-16 Women's Championship – Bangladesh 6-0 Bhutan
Bangladesh Under-16 national women's football team continued their winning streak by defeating Bhutan 6-0 in their third and final league match of the SAFF Under-16 Women's Championship at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday. Bangladesh have already reached the final of the championship and will face either India or Nepal in the final…
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India-China border dispute: Bhutan’s strategic role in South Asia
However, India is the largest source of investment and infrastructure in Bhutan – Thimphu’s Ngaltrum currency is pegged to New Delhi’s rupee – and promoting bilateral ties is important. “Any government that comes to power will try to strengthen ties,” Haider said. According to the World Bank, Bhutan has strong economic and strategic ties with…
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India-Bhutan relations go beyond just geopolitical interests
India-Bhutan relations go beyond just geopolitical interests
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Bangladesh beat Bhutan 5-0 Prothom Hello
Skipper Shamsunnanhar’s brilliant hat-trick powered hosts Bangladesh to the final of the Four Nations U-20 Women’s Championship ‘2023, which saw all-conquerors Bhutan thrash them 5-0 unbeaten in the final league match under floodlight at the Bir Shereshtha Shaheed Shipahi Kamlapur Stadium. Tuesday evening at Mustafa Kamal Stadium. The title match will be held between hosts…
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Bangladesh ‘visible’ for Indian collaboration on hydropower imports from Nepal, Bhutan
Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has sought “visible Indian cooperation” to import hydropower from Nepal and Bhutan, UNB reports. He attended a bilateral meeting on power cooperation between Bangladesh and India in New Delhi on Wednesday. In the meeting, Nasrul led the Bangladesh delegation and Power, New and Renewable…
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Bangladesh second-best performer in SDGs
Bangladesh has performed better in attaining the SAARC Development Goals (SDGs) after Sri Lanka compared to other South Asian countries thanks to its achievements in controlling fertility rate. The fertility rate (children per woman) in Bangladesh in 2011 was 2.2, followed by 2.3 in Sri Lanka and Bhutan, 2.6 in India, 2.7 in Nepal and…
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Dhaka operative for South Asian power grid line
Bangladesh is set to try a eventuality to daub poor power resources in India, Nepal, Bhutan as good as Myanmar. “A six-member corner technical organization is operative in India as good as Bangladesh to settle a common appetite grid in South Asia. It’ll try a eventuality to sell appetite from India, Nepal as good as Bhutan,”…
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Poor electricity pushes country 4-notch down
Bangladesh ranked 122nd out of 183 countries in a survey on the ease of doing business, dropping four places from last year. The report “Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World” released globally yesterday by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation said difficulties in getting fresh electricity connections due to…
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Bhutan’s aristocrat seals marriage festivities
Bhutan’s love-struck immature aristocrat danced in public, joked with subjects as well as to a pleasure of thousands of onlookers kissed his ultimate black upon Saturday at the finish of 3 days of marriage celebrations. Thousands packaged a capital’s sports track to see King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, a hugely renouned 31-year-old Oxford University graduate, as well…
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Highest fees for road, lowest for waterways
A supervision row upon transformation competence indicate charging India, Nepal as good as Bhutan smallest transformation fees in between 2.5 cents as good as 7 cents a tonne for each kilometre of float depending upon a mode of transport. The committee, led by Tariff Commission Chairman Mujibur Rahman, is approaching to contention a inform to…