Diplomacy

Dhaka and Seoul kick off negotiation to sign EPA

TDS Desk: Bangladesh and South Korea have launched negotiations for signing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the two countries. Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin and Korean Minister for Trade

Jaishankar to brief parliament on Bangladesh crisis Friday

TDS Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Foreign Minister S Jaishankar Thursday to discuss attacks on religious minorities, including Hindus, in neighbouring Bangladesh. This includes the arrest this week of

Bangladesh requests Malaysia for supplying palm oil ahead of Ramadan

TDS Desk: Bangladesh has requested Malaysia to take necessary measures as early as possible to supply refined palm oil to Bangladesh through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) under the

US says labour rights in Bangladesh critical to ensuring national economic prosperity

TDS Desk: The United States on Tuesday said resolving longstanding challenges to the exercise of labour rights will be critical to ensuring national economic prosperity at this “unique moment” for

Touhid to lead Bangladesh at UNAOC Global Forum in Portugal

News Desk Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain is set to represent Bangladesh at the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), scheduled to take place

Bangladesh keen to work with Orbis to expand eye care services: Prof Yunus

BSS Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed Bangladesh’s eagerness to work and collaborate with global nonprofit Orbis International to expand eye care services in the country. Speaking at a