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Ireland backs Bangladesh's LDC graduation, eyes stronger ties

Dhaka, April 11 -- Irish Ambassador to Bangladesh and India Kevin Kelly has reaffirmed Ireland's commitment to supporting Bangladesh's LDC graduation process and strengthening bilateral cooperation un... Read More


EU underlines need for transparent investment environment

Dhaka, April 11 -- Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Michael Miller on Wednesday underlined the need for a "transparent, predictable and competitive" trade and investment environment... Read More


Memories of Africa and Russia in 1996 and now

Dhaka, April 11 -- I like to lead a touch of itinerant life, never really going for a career path. I get involved in many kinds of work and they all stick to me, nothing really is lost. So I end up do... Read More


Towards stronger Finnish-Bangladeshi ties

Dhaka, April 11 -- A meeting was recently held in Dhaka between Jarno Syrjala, Deputy Minister of State (International Trade) of Finland, and representatives of the Cosmos Group. On behalf of Cosmos,... Read More


Up Against Trump's Tariff Wall

Dhaka, April 11 -- Globalization helped make the United States the most prosperous country in history. But many Americans apparently did not feel (or appreciate) it, so they voted to "liberate" themse... Read More


Is a North-South Divide Opening in India?

Dhaka, April 11 -- In recent weeks, Indian politics have been roiled by controversy over something that hasn't happened yet: the government's redrawing of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencie... Read More


Sanjida Khatun: Different and defiant

Dhaka, April 11 -- It is not easy to draw a portrait of Sanjida Khatun as she is a person with many identities and a lady with 10 hands, like the dashabhuja of Bangla myth. She is a singer par excelle... Read More


America's Liberation Day

Dhaka, April 11 -- Let us take US President Donald Trump's words literally. April 2, 2025, he had announced, would be America's Liberation Day. He stuck to his promise on that date by announcing tarif... Read More


Singapore launches national standard to validate antimicrobial disinfectant products

Singapore, April 11 -- As public awareness of hygiene and infection control grows in a post-pandemic world, Singapore has launched a strategic national standard to strengthen public health and industr... Read More


Shimadzu integrates two European group companies to strengthen analytical and measurement reagent biz

Singapore, April 11 -- Jaoan-based Shimadzu has announced the merger of its reagent company, Alsachim SAS (France, abbreviated as ALC), as the absorbing company with Biomaneo SAS (France, abbreviated ... Read More