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FM Hasan Mahmud requests visiting Irish Minister to ease visa process

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has invited Irish investment in Bangladesh, particularly in agro-processing, pharmaceuticals and IT sectors. He also thanked Ireland for hosting a few thousand Bangladeshis and requested the Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney to ease the visa process to enable more Bangladeshi students and IT professionals to pursue higher studies and work in Ireland, ...

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Hallmark’s Tanvir, Jasmine jailed for life

A court in Dhaka on Tuesday sentenced nine people, including Hallmark Group managing director Tanvir Mahmud and chairman Jasmine Islam, to life imprisonment in a corruption case. Dhaka Special Judge Court-1 Judge Md Abul Kashem pronounced the judgement. The court also sentenced seven other accused including senior executive officer of the Dhanmondi Branch of Sonali Bank Ltd Meherunnisa Mary to ...

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Swedish princess in Khulna to see climate change impact

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, as part of her visit to Bangladesh as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNDP, is now staying in Koyra upazila of Khulna to see firsthand the impacts of climate change and lifestyle of people living in vulnerable coastal areas. A helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) carrying her landed at a helipad built in Gilabari ...

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PM Sheikh Hasina urges UNDP to raise larger fund for Rohingyas

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called upon the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to pursue an effort to mobilise a larger international fund in support of the Rohingyas. She made the appeal in a meeting with visiting UNDP goodwill ambassador and Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria at a city hotel, reports BSS. PM’s Speechwriter Md Nazrul Islam briefed reporters ...

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PM Sheikh Hasina seeks Ireland’s support to get EU’s GSP support until 2032

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought Ireland’s support in Bangladesh’s efforts to enjoy the preferential business facilities (GSP) in the EU market until 2032 instead of 2029 during the country’s post-graduation period. She sought the support when a high-level Irish delegation, led by Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney paid a courtesy call on her at ...

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Decision on Khaleda’s release Tuesday: Anisul

The decision regarding a prayer that sought permission for extension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia release period and her treatment abroad will be taken on Tuesday (March 19), instead of today, said Law Minister Anisul Huq. While responding queries over the issue, the minister said, “Khaleda’s family applied for her permanent release like previous. What did they mean by permanent ...

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Barrister Kajol denied bail in SCBA vandalism case

A Dhaka court on Monday rejected BNP-backed Blue panel’s secretary candidate Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kajol’s bail in a case filed over violence during the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election. Kajol’s lawyers earlier today submitted an appeal with the court of Sixth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Morshed Alam seeking his bail. After hearing, the Judge passed the order. Omar Faruk ...

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Irish Minister pays homage to Bangabandhu at Dhanmondi-32

Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney has paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi-32. He placed a floral wreath at Bangabandhu’s portrait on Monday morning. The Irish Minister observed a minute of silence in memory of all those martyred on August 15, 1975. He also had a tour of the Bangabandhu ...

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Be friendly with children: PM Sheikh Hasina to guardians

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday advised the guardians to become friendly with their children to keep them away from menaces like terrorism, militancy, drug and corruption. “There should be a friendly relation with parents. If so, they (children) can’t go astray. They must be given the lesson of honesty from their childhood to keep them away from terrorism, militancy, ...

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India recaptures ship MV Ruen from Somali pirates, rescues crew

India’s navy recaptured a ship from Somali pirates off the Indian coast Saturday, the military said, rescuing the crew and ending a three-month takeover of the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier MV Ruen. The December hijacking of the ship was the first time since 2017 that any cargo vessel had been successfully boarded by Somali pirates, reports AFP. “#IndianNavy thwarts designs of ...

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