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ECNEC approves 11 projects including waste management and traffic congestion reduction

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 1,503.32 crore project to set up an institute of frontier technology. Through the ‘Construction of Primary Infrastructure for Sheikh Hasina Institute of Frontier Technology’ project, the government will set up the country’s first frontier te...

Bangladesh-Japan partnership poised to soar high: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the "Comprehensive Partnership" between Bangladesh and Japan is now poised to be raised to "Strategic Partnership". "I'm happy today to note that our time-tested friendship has evolved in depth and dimension. So much so that our "Comprehensive Partnership" is now poised to be raised to "Strategic Par...

EU keen to work in Bangladesh's energy sector

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley expressed interest in working in Bangladesh's energy sector. "Cooperation for green transition, smart grid, renewable energy and regional cooperation with Nepal-Bhutan can be financed by the EU," he said while paying a courtesy call on State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resource...

Luxembourg reaffirms support to Bangladesh on Rohingya repatriation

Western European country Luxembourg has reaffirmed Bangladesh to continue its support regarding the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their homeland Myanmar alongside exploring new opportunities to widen and deepen the existing bilateral relations further. The reaffirmation came when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanged greetings with her ...

'Genocide Watch' recognizes the Pakistan army's 1971 genocide in Bangladesh

Genocide Watch, a US-based organisation that campaigns against all forms of mass murder, has recognised as genocide the crimes committed by the Pakistani forces during Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971. “Genocide Watch recognizes the crimes committed by the Military Forces of Pakistan against the Bengali population in Bangladesh i...