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Bangladesh, Thailand ink deal to fight corruption jointly
Apr 5, 2025The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at jointly fostering international cooperation in fighting corruption. ACC chairman Dr Mohammad Abdul... -
Bhutanese PM seeks dedicated fibre optic internet connection from Bangladesh
Apr 5, 2025Today, Tshering Tobgay, the prime minister of Bhutan, requested a dedicated fiber optic internet connection from Bangladesh. During a meeting with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, the prime of... -
Prof. Yunus presents photograph to Modi
Apr 5, 2025During their bilateral meeting in Bangkok today, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was shown an image by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. According to Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, the deputy press secretary for the chief adviser,... -
100K+ Child Deaths, 63K Stillbirths in Bangladesh
Apr 5, 2025According to recent statistics published by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), Bangladesh is confronting serious difficulties in providing care for mothers and newborns. Even though there has been improvement since... -
EU leaders push for influence at Central Asia summit
Apr 4, 2025In order to increase their influence and strengthen their ties in the face of competition from China and Russia, top EU officials met with the presidents of five Central Asian countries at a significant summit in... -
Hungary announces ICC withdrawal as Israel’s Netanyahu visits
Apr 4, 2025As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom the International Criminal Court has charged with war crimes in Gaza, was received by Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday, Hungary announced its intention to withdraw from the court.... -
TikTok must find non-Chinese owner by Saturday to avert US ban
Apr 4, 2025TikTok on Friday was hours from a deadline to find a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. The hugely popular video-sharing app, which has more than 170 million American users, is under... -
Danish PM in ‘unity’ Greenland visit after US takeover threats
Apr 4, 2025Denmark’s prime minister said on Thursday that Copenhagen would not give up Greenland, as she visited the resource-rich autonomous Danish region that US President Donald Trump has vowed to take over. Speaking in English and addressing... -
Trump says ‘very close to a deal’ on TikTok
Apr 4, 2025President Donald Trump said his administration was “very close” to a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by its Chinese owner by the weekend. “We’re very close... -
IMF chief says US tariffs a ‘significant risk’ to global economy
Apr 4, 2025IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said new US tariffs “clearly represent a significant risk to the global outlook” and urged Washington to work with its trade partners. The statement was the first from the IMF...
