Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to cut the interest rate of International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), an autonomous entity within the IDB, to make its lending rate more "competitive" for the country's oil-import purpose.
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Iyad bin Amin Madani has sought Bangladesh's support to replicate its (Bangladesh) tremendous success in the fields of NGO, women empowerment and micro-financing in other Muslim countries.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of Bangladesh Chancery Building in Riyadh, saying that having such an embassy building is a symbol of an independent country.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid asked DESCO officials to improve professionalism and its service aimed at completion of projects in time.
A report, released by the US State Department, deemed an array of measures, as undertaken by Bangladesh, to counter global terror financing, noteworthy while the country’s growing participation in the global fight against the growing menace of extremism earned strong appreciation.
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