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Yunus thanks Trump for 90-day tariff pause

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Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has expressed gratitude to US President Donald Trump for granting a 90-day suspension on the reciprocal tariffs announced earlier this week."Thank you, Mr President (@POTUS), for responding positively to our request for a 90-day pause on tariffs. We will continue to collaborate with your administration in support of your ...

Foreign Adviser off to Turkey to attend ADF

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Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain departed Bangladesh on Thursday for Turkey to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) 2025, scheduled to take place from 11 to 13 April.The event will emphasise the urgent need for diplomacy to reinforce global stability amid rising divisions worldwide.Titled "Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World", the forum is being ...

Pakistan's Deputy PM Ishaq Dar to visit Dhaka this month

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Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said on Wednesday that Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will pay an official visit to Dhaka this April."It has been finalised that he will come. We will be able to confirm the exact date within the next couple of days," Touhid told reporters at the ...

India cancels transhipment facility for BD's export cargo

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India has withdrawn the transhipment facility for Bangladesh's export cargo to any third countries, including Bhutan, Nepal, and Myanmar, according to the Indian Express.This move could impact the shipment of Bangladesh's readymade garments through Indian airports, as a significant portion of RMG exports is routed through India, experts said."On Tuesday (April 8, 2025), the Central ...

China Eastern Airlines to launch Ctg-Kunming flights to ease medical travel

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China Eastern Airlines has planned to operate flights from Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong to Kunming to help people from the country's eastern part to avail of treatment in hospitals in southern Chinese city, officials said Saturday.China has dedicated four Kunming hospitals for treatment of patients from Bangladesh, but the high air ticket cost is ...

Dhaka, Beijing sign 8 MoUs, 1 deal

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Bangladesh and China have signed one agreement on economic and technical cooperation, along with eight Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in diverse fields including translation and production of classics, exchanges and cooperation on cultural heritage, news exchange, media, sports, and health sectors.Additionally, five major announcements were made. These included the initiation of formal negotiations on investment, ...

Bangladesh, China agree on wide range of issues Joint Statement

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Bangladesh reiterated its firm commitment to the One-China principle and its position that the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. Bangladesh opposed "Taiwan independence," a joint statement said following the meeting between Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad ...

BD secures $2.1 billion in commitments from China

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Bangladesh has secured $2.1 billion in investments, loans, and grants from the Chinese government and its companies during the "milestone" visit of Chief Professor Muhammad Yunus to China, officials confirmed.Bangladeshi authorities and Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka Yao Wen revealed that nearly 30 Chinese companies pledged $1 billion in investment in the exclusive Chinese Industrial Economic ...

CA seeks fifty-year master plan from China to manage water systems

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Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Friday called for a fifty-year master plan from China to manage the rivers and water systems of Bangladesh, a country interwoven with hundreds of rivers. The proposal was made during a meeting with Li Guoying, China's Water Resources Minister, at a state guest house in Beijing on the ...

Xi, Yunus decide to elevate bilateral ties to new height

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China and Bangladesh have decided to elevate their bilateral relations to a new height after a historic bilateral meeting between President Xi Jinping and Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus.The meeting held on Friday at the Chinese capital's Great Hall of the People discussed issues of mutual interest, with President Xi Jinping reiterating China's full ...