Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said that the government will not sign the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) and the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) before the next parliamentary election. The External Affairs Minister made the remarks in response to questions from journalists after a meeting with members of the civil society. […]
On the same day, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Bangladesh and Korea on the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-4) project. DMTCL under Road Transport and Highways Division will implement this project through EDCF-EDPF co-financing. In addition, a USD 61 million loan agreement for the replacement and modernization of signaling and […]
The partnership was inaugurated by cutting the cake at 11 am. Earlier this year on January 15, both the organizations had signed an agreement for partnership. The speakers also said that this initiative would mark a milestone for digital cash transactions. Arinjoy Dhar, Senior Director, BRAC Microfinance said, “BRAC has been working for marginalized communities. […]
During her visit to Tokyo, the Prime Minister will also hold a number of additional bilateral meetings, including meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and meeting with leaders of JAICA, JETRO, JEBIC, JBPFL and JBCCEC. The Bangladesh prime minister will also meet Aki Abe, wife of late former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, and […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to visit Japan on April 25 on a four-day visit at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. A total of 10 agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) are likely to be signed during the visit on various sectors including defence, communication infrastructure, cyber security, information and communication […]
“This will bring a lot of relief to the families of the prisoners,” he said. Moussan said the ICRC was “facilitating” the transfer by providing air transport and logistical support, and by interviewing the detainees. Days before the major Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, 104 prisoners were released, taking the total number freed since Friday to […]
Israel’s foreign ministry had no immediate comment, but Itamar Ben-Gvir, the security minister for the hardline religious nationalist faction in Netanyahu’s government, said he wanted to go further. “This is our mission. This is our principle,” said Ben-Gvir. “Nine settlements are good but it is still not enough. We want many more,” he said in […]
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The meeting was presided over by the chairman of the committee and former director of FBCCI Mohd. Shafqat Haider did it. He said that Bangladesh needs to focus on developing bilateral agreements and relations to expand foreign trade. FBCCI Director Haseena Nawaz, Nadia Binte Amin, Abu Hussain Bhuiyan Ranu, Former Director Khandekar Ruhul Amin, Mehboob […]
