Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said, the history of 7 Nov is the history of sepoy-people upsurge for bringing back politics to people from cantonment. Information minister described the Day as the first attempt of people and armed forces allies against the heinous killing of Bangabandhu and his family. The Jasod President was speaking in   Read More…»

Under the theme, “Taking the Pulse of the Planet”, 275 members of the GEO community, from more than 45 countries, will chart the next steps in creating and implementing a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) during the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Eleventh Plenary Session to be held on 12-14 November in Geneva,   Read More…»

This afternoon, the Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan in Dhaka Mr. Ahmad Hussain Dayo was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed the disappointment of the Government of Bangladesh at the comments made by a senior and important Cabinet member of the Government of Pakistan regarding the recent verdict by the International Crimes   Read More…»

The second Bangladesh – Republic of Korea (South Korea) Foreign Office Consultations took place at the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul yesterday. Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque led the Bangladesh delegation, while the Korean delegation was led by its First Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador CHO Taeyong. The meeting discussed the whole   Read More…»

This is to cordially request the presence of your media representatives at the Press Conference on the workshop titled “We have not forgotten you – Pathways for Rehabilitation of Prisoners”. To build effective partnerships for a sustainable rehabilitation process of inmates and released prisoners in Bangladesh, Improvement of the Real Situation of Overcrowding of Prisons   Read More…»

HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Centennial Fund (TCF) and Saudi deputy Foreign Minister, hands over the 2014 Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Global Entrepreneurship Award to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus. Also seen in the picture is Dr Abdulaziz H. Al-Mutairi, TCF board member and GM. The   Read More…»

By Zahid Al Amin :: To orient and sensitize relevant GoB officials about the importance of implementation of Earthquake Contingency Plan of Dhaka City Corporation and to discuss opportunities and challenges, build consensus and develop a road map for the implementation of the same, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) in collaboration with Oxfam, organizes a   Read More…»

In the first ever visit of its kind, the Heads of Diplomatic Missions of Bhutan, India and Nepal resident in Dhaka and accredited to Bangladesh will travel together from Dhaka to India, Bhutan and Nepal along the land route with the objective of highlighting the importance of sub-regional cooperation in such crucial areas as trade,   Read More…»

An earthquake leading to a tsunami in Samoa was the mock ‘disaster’ at the core of a simulation exercise designed to test the roles of national media. Held on a wet and windy Monday, the simulation exercise was facilitated by the Samoa Disaster Management Office. Support was provided through the National Broadcasters Climate and Disaster   Read More…»

Bangladesh Foreign Minister, Dr. Dipu Moni, MP welcomed preparations made so far for the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Sri Lanka in November 2013. She made this remark as she was speaking at the Eleventh Session of the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) in New York yesterday after   Read More…»

By Esha Chowdhury On the 22nd of September 2012 “Disability Orientation Training for Trainers” took place at the German House, jointly organized by Promotion of Social and Environmental Standards in the Industry (a project of Bangladesh Government and German Government through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH) and CBM. It was a one day   Read More…»

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in association with Asian Paints and Marico Bangladesh is organising the launch of ‘Destiny’s Dalliance’, a book written by Mrs. Neena Thimmaya, by Mr. Pankaj Saran, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, at 5:45 PM on November 8, 2014, at the IGCC, House No. 35, Road No. 24, Gulshan-1. Destiny’s   Read More…»