Businesses from Singapore can invest in Bangladesh’s different sectors, including information technology, pharmaceuticals and hospitality, as the south Asian country offers a wide range of facilities …
UN adopts Rohingya resolution by consensus, expressing solidarity with Bangladesh
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted an annual resolution on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar by consensus while recognising Bangladesh’s …
H&M has big sourcing plan for Bangladesh
H&M has a big plan for sourcing for Bangladesh although the price will increase by up to 12 per cent following the country’s graduation from the grouping of the least-developed countries in 2026, said …
Trade with Turkey to hit $2b if barriers go
Underscoring the need to diversify the business landscape here, Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan yesterday said the bilateral trade volume could reach $2 billion a year if the …
Bangladesh seeks Singaporean investment to become ‘connectivity hub’
Describing Singapore as a “connectivity hub” for distribution of services as well as trade, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam yesterday shared the aspirations of Bangladesh to emerge …
Free, fair polls: They will strengthen Bangladesh
Bangladesh will miss out on the opportunity to hold a “free and fair election” if it cannot ensure the opposition’s participation, Turkish Ambassador Mustafa Osman Turan said yesterday.
Annual dengue hospitalisations in Bangladesh cross 50,000, deaths hit 216
The number of patients hospitalised with dengue across Bangladesh in a year has crossed 50,000 for the second time on record. Hospitalisations over dengue increased to 50,759 with 767 patients …
Iraqi businesses keen to invest in Bangladesh’s pharma, leather sectors
Iraqi business people are interested to invest in Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical and leather sectors either through forming joint ventures or on their own, said a business leader from the Middle Eastern …
COP27: Bangladesh urges developed nations to double provision of adaptation finance by 2025
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shahab Uddin has urged developed countries to at least double their collective provision of adaptation finance by 2025, as agreed upon during COP26 in …
Energy supply to Bangladesh: Turkiye will be ‘more than happy’ to be a transit country, says ambassador
Ambassador Mustafa Osman Turan today said Turkiye would be “more than happy” to play the role of a transit country for energy supply to Bangladesh. He said the Russian Federation has conveyed that it …