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Want to make 2023 a milestone year in Bangladesh-South Korea relations: Ambassador

Shawdesh desk: South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun today said this year will be momentous in terms of Bangladesh-Korea relations and efforts are underway to further strengthen the relations

BNP’s 4th march from Kamalapur to Malibagh begins

Shawdesh Desk: Leaders and activists of BNP’s Dhaka South City unit started marching towards the capital’s Malibagh from Kamalapur Stadium, to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next

Bangladesh-Japan relations to be cemented further: new envoy

Shawdesh desk: Japan’s new ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori today said the relations of the two countries will be strengthened further in future as he paid a courtesy call on

US ambassador visits NHRC, inquires about rights priorities

Shawdesh desk: United States ambassador to Bangladesh, Peter Haas, on Wednesday visited the National Human Rights Commission and inquired about the commission’s priority in protecting rights. The one-hour meeting was

BPDB seeks revised agreement with Adani before importing power

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh government has sought a revision to the power purchase agreement it signed with Adani Power Ltd for importing electricity from its thermal power plant in Jharkhand of

We will force the govt to implement CHT treaty: Menon

Shawdesh desk: Workers Party of Bangladesh president Rashed Khan Menon on Tuesday said that they would force the government to complete the implementation of the Chattogram Hill Tracts treaty. Rashed

Voting continues in by-polls to vacant seats of BNP lawmakers

Shawdesh desk: Voting in By-elections to six parliamentary seats that fell vacant following the resignation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmakers in December began on Wednesday morning and the voting continued

IMF approves $4.7 billion loan for Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The International Monetary Fund has extended $4.7 billion in loans for Bangladesh which has been facing a shortage of dollar. IMF executive board, in a meeting on January