Bangladesh and China elevated their bilateral relations to “strategic partnership” from trade and economic cooperation when Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Dhaka eight years ago. Bangladesh also joined the country’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the main enterprise of China’s foreign and strategic policies, at that time as well. This time China is keen to…
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Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina gives valedictory speech in the third and budget session of the 12th parliament with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair on 3 July 2024BSS Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) the Awami League doesn’t sell the…
A Cabinet committee on procurement has approved the proposal to buy LNG cargo worth Tk609.27 crore from the United States. This is the 21st LNG cargo to have been approved for import this year, Cabinet Secretary (Coordination) Mahmudul Hossain Khan told reporters following a Cabinet meeting today (3 July). A total of nine proposals were…
The situation is worsened by the issuance of fake demand letters, leaving some workers stranded as their prospective employers face blacklisting by Malaysian authorities for corruption. Thousands face delays reaching Malaysia due to recruiting agency mismanagement May 31 is the last day for workers to arrive under a Malaysia-Bangladesh deal Some agencies provided workers with…
Bangladesh – Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed has dismissed allegations against several army officers, calling them baseless and driven by ulterior motives. His comments came during a press briefing on Monday following the inauguration of the 12th Annual General Meeting and Workshop of the Association of Asia-Pacific Peace Operations Training…