Imtiaz Ahmed

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh should explore new labour market

July 09, 2024

Bangladesh should start exploring new labour market as the manpower export to Malaysia—the second largest destination of Bangladeshi workers after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Oman—the second largest destination of Bangladeshi workers in the Gulf countries – virtually remained closed after May 31, 2024, according to available sources said.

Dhaka, Bangkok to start FTA talks next month

July 07, 2024

Bangladesh and Thailand will start free trade talks (FTA) with Bangladesh next month in a bid to increase the bilateral trade to the tune of 2.00 billion US dollars.

Permanent Bangladesh mission complex in Islamabad next year liley

July 03, 2024

Though the Bangladesh government took seven projects to construct permanent missions aboard in recent years, only one project is likely to be completed next year after revising the budget four times, sources in Dhaka and Islamabad said.

KSA-Bangladesh political consultation meeting on July 1 in Riyadh

June 29, 2024

The migration, repatriation of Rohingyas, war in Gaza and Houthi issues are expected to dominate the second Bangladesh–Saudi political consultation to be held in Riyadh on July 1, 2024, sources in Dhaka and Riyadh said.

S Africa intends to increase engagement with Bangladesh

June 28, 2024

Bangladesh holds tremendous potential to increase engagement with South Africa in multilateral sectors as the latter, a member of BRICS, is going to be an economic giant in the world economy in the coming days, said Md Solaiman Alam Seth, Honorary Consul of South Africa in Bangladesh in an interview marking the Freedom Day of South Africa.

Dhaka-Kolkata train service will get a boost

June 27, 2024

The Bangladesh government has extended the deadline to complete the 'fast-track' Padma Bridge Rail Link Project up to June 30, 2025, as the present tenure of the project will end on June 30, 2024, with the Bangladesh Railway (BR) giving the final touch to the project, sources in Bangladesh Railways said.

PM Hasina likely to visit China on Second week of July

June 22, 2024

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is poised to embark on a significant three-day state visit to China starting likely in the Second week of July at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, sources in Dhaka and Beijing said.