UNFPA supplement 2013
SAARC officials meet to set agenda for bringing down tariffs
KATHMANDU, July 30 : The main South Asian regional group on Tuesday took new steps toward eliminating tariffs to boost trade in the region, reports AFP. Senior officials from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries began a three-day meeting here to set an agenda for bringing down tariffs. The inter-governmental group on trade liberalisation will make recommendations to the governments of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka on how to free up trade. The meeting was inaugurated by SAARC Secretary General Naeem U Hasan who stressed the importance of regional cooperation for developing regional trade and commerce through concessional tariffs. The member nations set up the South Asian Preferential...
SAFMA regional confce
Baroness Paula accorded reception
SYLHET, Jan 15: Baroness Paula Manjila Uddin, the first Bengali member of the British House of Lords, has stressed the need for proper development of children through better education and training, reports APB.
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Khaleda-Sharif meet in Makkah
BNP Chairperson and leader of the Opposition in Parliament Begum Khaleda Zia on Wednesday met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the Royal State Guest House in Makkah.
Both the leaders are now in Makkah to perform Umrah.
A press release of BNP yesterday said they discussed matters relating to mutual interests.
Dhaka Int'l Trade Fair begins Feb 2
The stage is set for the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) '99 beginning in the city on February 2. The fifth international trade fair will be held with participants from as many as 30 countries.
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Indo-Bangla train link from June
India and Bangladesh are set to move closer with the restoration of a five-kilometre rail track that has been lying unused for nearly five decades.
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Canadian investor praises quality of garments
George Heller, President of Zellers, the biggest chain-shop in Canada, yesterday said that the quality of Bangladeshi garments is very high and suggested that the people of his country be informed about it through massive publicity, reports BSS.
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Holzman calls on Prof Rafiq
US Ambassador in Bangladesh John C Holzman called on State Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Prof Rafiqul Islam at his office yesterday, reports UNB.
They discussed matters relating to mutual interest with specific focus on development of cooperation in power and energy sectors.
They hoped that the existing excellent relation between the two countries would be strengthened further in future.
Russian envoy meets Noor Uddin
Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Eugeniy P Ivonov called on Science and Technology Minister Lt Gen (Retd) Muhammad Noor Uddin Khan at his office yesterday, reports UNB.
They discussed matters relating to mutual and bilateral interests with special trust to further strengthening cooperation in the field of science and technology.
Arafat greets Sheikh Hasina
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has greeted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of the forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS.
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PM, FM greet Turkish counterparts
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated Bulent Ecevit for his appointment as Turkish Prime Minister, reports UNB.
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Hasina invited to visit Language Martyrs Memorial in Calcutta
Prominent intellectuals of West Bengal in a joint letter have invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit the Bengali Language Martyrs Memorial during her upcoming tour of Calcutta on January 27-28, reports UNB.
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