April2025
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ADB deploys almost $40b for Asia-Pacific dev in 2024
Apr 25, 2025The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $24.3 billion from its own resources in 2024, coupled with $14.9 billion from co-financing in collaboration with its partners, to help Asia and the Pacific solve a range of complex... -
Norway sovereign wealth fund posts negative return of $39.7 bn in first quarter
Apr 25, 2025The largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, Norway’s, reported on Thursday that its first quarter of 2025 had witnessed a negative return of 0.6 percent, or 415 billion kroner ($39.7 billion). “Notable changes in the... -
Chinese business in Vietnam struggles with Trump tariffs uncertainty
Apr 25, 2025Zhang Chundong assisted the company he oversees in expanding into Vietnam a year ago. This was one of many Chinese companies that have chosen the thriving manufacturing hub since the trade war during the first term... -
Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin’s wife Jahanara Abedin dies
Apr 25, 2025At a major hospital today, Jahanara Abedin, the wife of Zainul Abedin, a well-known Bangladeshi artist known as Shilpacharya, passed away from age-related difficulties. She was ninety-four. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan, the vice chancellor (VC) of... -
Forest Department to get back 12,000 acres land in Cox’s Bazar: Rizwana
Apr 25, 2025Approximately 12,000 acres of forestland in Cox’s Bazar that were previously given to other agencies would be given back to the Forest Department, according to Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan. She told... -
Prof Yunus delivers lecture on ‘Three Zero’ at Qatar University
Apr 25, 2025At Qatar University, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus gave a motivational address today that centered on his “Three Zero” idea. A talk titled “Building A World of Three Zeros: Zero Net Carbon Emission, Zero Wealth Concentration,... -
CJ leaves for Türkiye, UAE to join separate functions
Apr 25, 2025Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed today left here for Türkiye and United Arab Emirates (UAE) to join two separate programmes as invited guests, official sources said. He departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here at 7... -
Bangladesh mission launches e-passport in Japan
Apr 25, 2025The e-passport service for Bangladeshi expatriates living in Japan was introduced today by the Bangladesh Embassy.According to a message received here, the project was launched today at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo by Principal Secretary to... -
Russian foreign minister says Russia ‘ready to reach a deal’ on Ukraine: interview
Apr 25, 2025In an online interview with CBS News published Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that his country is “ready” to come to an agreement with Ukraine. According to Lavrov, US President Donald Trump “mentions a...
