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Singaporean medical team arrives tonight: DGHS
Jul 22, 2025A specialized medical team from Singapore is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tonight, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, to provide advanced treatment for the numerous individuals injured in Monday’s devastating fighter jet crash at Uttara Milestone School... -
Singapore’s economy rose faster than expected in the Q1
May 24, 2025Singapore’s economy rose faster than expected in the first quarter year-on-year, official data showed on Thursday, pushed by stronger global demand as businesses rushed to beat the imposition of higher US tariffs. The government, however, warned... -
Singapore economy beats Q1 forecasts, warns of trade war risks
May 23, 2025Singapore’s economy rose faster than expected in the first quarter year-on-year, official data showed Thursday, pushed by stronger global demand as businesses rushed to beat the imposition of higher US tariffs. The government, however, warned that... -
Singapore PM says ‘major restructuring’ of economy needed as polls loom
Apr 29, 2025Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday a “major restructuring” of the economy was needed to weather a “new storm” generated by US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Wong was campaigning ahead of Saturday’s election,... -
Singapore seeks US tariff concessions on pharmaceutical exports
Apr 28, 2025After speaking with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Singapore’s deputy prime minister announced that the city-state is negotiating incentives for pharmaceutical exports to the US. The Straits Times reports that Gan Kim Yong, the trade minister... -
Singaporean eye specialists begin treating July uprising injured
Feb 1, 2025Five well-known Singaporean ophthalmologists have started caring for patients who sustained eye injuries during the nation’s July revolt. According to a press release from Orbis International, a global non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) devoted to saving sight,... -
Eye specialists from Singapore to treat July uprising injured Feb 1, 2
Jan 27, 2025Singaporean eye specialists will treat the July-August revolt victims on February 1 and 2 at Bangladesh Eye Hospital in Dhanmondi and the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIOH) in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Those who sustained serious... -
Singapore economy grows 4.0 pct in 2024, tops forecasts
Jan 4, 2025Despite a dip in the fourth quarter, Singapore’s economy surpassed projections to increase 4.0 percent in 2024, according to preliminary official figures released on Thursday. According to the commerce ministry, the city-state’s economy, which depends heavily... -
Singapore’s economy beat forecasts to grow 4.0 percent in 2024
Jan 3, 2025Singapore’s economy beat forecasts to grow 4.0 percent in 2024 despite a slowdown in the fourth quarter, preliminary government data showed on Thursday. The trade-reliant city-state’s economy accelerated from the 1.1 percent growth registered in 2023,... -
CA’s special envoy holds meeting with Singapore minister Fu
Dec 10, 2024Lutfey Siddiqi, chief adviser’s special envoy of the Bangladesh’s interim government, today held a bilateral meeting with Grace Fu, Singapore Minister for Environment & Sustainability and Minister-in-charge for Trade Relations, at the Ministry of Trade office...