Foreign Affairs
Aga Khan School distributes certificates among CPE graduates
Dhaka, Dec 8 (UNB) – The Aga Khan School, Dhaka on Saturday distributed certificates among the teachers, marking the conclusion of a six-month Continuing Professional Education (CPE) certification programme focusing on “Becoming a Reflective Teacher”.
48 Bangladeshi students win Cambridge ‘Top in World’ awards
Dhaka, Dec 8 (UNB) - Forty-eight Bangladeshi students have won ‘Top in the World’ awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education (Cambridge International) for their exceptional performance in the June 2018 Cambridge examination series.
Beijing for deepening “strategic mutual trust” with Dhaka; 5 suggestions placed
Dhaka, Dec 8 (UNB) - China has placed five specific suggestions for deepening the Bangladesh-China strategic partnership of cooperation in the new era with an emphasis on deepening “strategic mutual trust”, saying the next decade will see “faster changes” in the international alignment of forces.
12-day photography exhibition on Rohingya exodus to begin in city Monday
Dhaka, Dec 7 (UNB) – A 12-day photography exhibition titled ‘Exodus’ by internationally acclaimed photographer Patrick Brown will begin at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka on Monday.
‘Correction within Myanmar Buddhists needed to end Rohingya sufferings’
Dhaka, Dec 7 (UNB) – Though everybody knows Buddhists as peace-loving people, Iranian scholar Dr S Javad Mazloumi has said a new definition of Buddhism, seen in Myanmar, is one of many reasons why Rohingyas are suffering there and that definition needs to be corrected.
Cosmos Foundation to host dialogue on Bangladesh-China relations Saturday
Dhaka, Dec 7 (UNB) - Experts both from Bangladesh and China are all set to get together at a symposium in the city on Saturday to assess the Bangladesh-China relationship in the present context and identify the challenges and opportunities.
Ambassador Belal elected to Board of Directors of ICC Trust Fund for Victims
Dhaka, Dec 7 (UNB) - Bangladesh Ambassador in The Hague Sheikh Mohammed Belal has been elected member of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) for next three years.
WB, BD sign $525 mn deal to improve rural connectivity
Dhaka, Dec 6 (UNB) – The government and the World Bank on Thursday signed a total of US $525 million loan agreement with a view to improving connectivity and climate resilience through building, maintaining and improving roads and rural bridges.
Address root causes of Rohingya crisis, US to Myanmar
Dhaka, Dec 6 (UNB) – US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has urged Myanmar to address the root causes of Rohingya crisis expressing strong support to hold accountable those responsible persons for the atrocities committed against Rohingyas in Myanmar.
MoFA summons Myanmar envoy; strongly protests anti-Bangladesh remarks
Dhaka, Dec 5 (UNB) - Bangladesh has strongly protested Myanmar’s recent anti-Bangladesh and racist remarks saying Myanmar’s such remarks are “unacceptable” that hurt the sentiment of Muslims.