Bangladesh Minister Advocates for Local Fruits Over Foreign During Ramadan Iftar
During a recent address to reporters following a session at the deputy commissioners’ annual conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun made a compelling case for the consumption of local fruits such as jujubes and guavas during Ramadan iftar, questioning the necessity of traditional foreign fruits like dates, apples, and grapes. Accompanied […]
Dhaka seeks aquaculture, fisheries collaboration with ASEAN: foreign secretary
BSS, Dhaka Sun Mar 3, 2024 09:10 PM Last update on: Sun Mar 3, 2024 09:20 PM Masud Bin Momen. File photo “> Masud Bin Momen. File photo Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today said that sharing best practices would be the key for Bangladesh and the ASEAN countries to strengthen collaboration in the sustainable […]
Foreign Minister urges global community to change definition of climate migrants and refugees
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has highlighted the adverse effects of global warming that among other factors are negatively contributing towards the rise of climate migrants and refugees. Bangladesh urged the global community to urgently change the definition of climate migrants and refugees to bring it in line with the UN definition of migrants and refugees. […]
College student achieves success by growing foreign vegetable squash
College student Manjurul Ahsan of Jashore ‘s Sharsha Upazila has achieved great success by cultivating foreign vegetable squash. With the help of the Upazila agriculture department, he is very profitable by growing squash on 20 decimal land along with winter vegetables. Farmer Manjurul Ahsan, son of Monsur Ahsan, is a resident of Shikarpur village of […]
Balancing internal and external obligations in the Maldives’ foreign policy
In Maldives, domestic politics is often significant enough to supersede foreign influence and privilege independent approaches to development cooperation. President Dr Mohamed Muizzu aims to maintain internal support as he strengthens relationships with foreign nations. Since it attained independence from Britain in 1965, the Maldives’ foreign policy has been based on principles of sovereign equality […]
Bangladesh Foreign Minister lauds India for backing polls like 1971 Liberation war
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Thursday thanked the people and the Indian government for standing besides Bangladesh for holding a free, fair and transparent election in the country to protect democracy. “It is a fact that the Indian people and government stood beside us like in 1971 during our War of Liberation to […]
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud to visit India today. What’s on agenda?
Bangladesh new foreign minister, Hasan Mahmud, is set to embark on his bilateral visit to India on Tuesday, which will be of symbolic importance as it will be his first bilateral trip since he assumed his new office. As per a report by Hindustan Times citing sources, the visit, aimed at advancing ties and strategizing […]
Why is Bangladesh’s oil refinery not getting foreign investment?
The plan to set up Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) at Chattogram was approved in 1960 and went into operation in 1968, with 35% owned by East Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (EPIDC), 35% owned by private businessmen led by former Commerce Secretary and ICS officer Abbas Khalili of West Pakistan, and 30% by Burmah Oil Company […]
India stood by our election when Opposition, foreign countries tried to disturb it: Bangladesh Minister
Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader argued that the government of Sheikh Hasina has worked to break the “wall of doubt and mistrust” that existed between India and Bangladesh for many years. File | Photo Credit: AFP India stood by Bangladesh’s election process when the Opposition tried to cancel the polling, said one […]
Bangladesh’s security forces remain alert along Myanmar border: Foreign minister
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said Bangladesh’s security forces along the Myanmar border remain alert amid growing tensions in the neighbouring country. He said tensions prevail in Myanmar with brief pauses, and Bangladesh forces have long remained alert. Talking to reporters at the state guesthouse Padma, the foreign minister said such a tense […]