Masum Billah, Baku (Azerbaizan) BAKU, November 14: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said his government would carry out vital labour reforms in an effort to attract more foreign investment in the country’s manufacturing sector. The Chief Adviser made the comments during a meeting with former British Prime Minister Theresa May on the […]
Read MoreBy Masum Billah, Baku (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday said his country wishes to deepen ties with Bangladesh and take the bilateral relationship with Bangladesh to a new height. President Aliyev made the comments when he met Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the COP 29 global climate conference […]
Read MorePrime Minister Tshering Tobgay Unveils New Forum of Carbon-Negative Countries, Aims for Global Cooperation on Emission Reduction with Support from SACCJF By Masum Billah, Baku (Azarbaizan), 13 November In a significant move to combat climate change, four carbon-negative countries—Bhutan, Madagascar, Panama, and Suriname—have united to form the “G Zero” Forum, a new coalition aimed at advancing […]
Read MoreBy Masum Billah BAKU, November 13: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for creating a South Asia grid to share the hydroelectricity generated by Nepal and Bhutan. In a meeting with the Social Business Group on the sidelines of the climate conference in Baku, the Chief Adviser said much of the hydroelectricity […]
Read MoreBy Rinzin Wangchuk November 13, Baku, Azerbaijan — In a landmark move to tackle the escalating climate crisis, four countries—Bhutan, Madagascar, Panama, and Suriname—have united to launch G-ZERO, a new forum committed to driving global climate action. This initiative was unveiled at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention […]
Read MoreMasum Billah, Baku (Azerbaijan) South Asian Climate Change Journalist’s Forum (SACCJF) leaders met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif at the World Climate Conference Center in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Pakistani Prime Minister expressed his excitement in this brief interaction with Bangladeshi journalists. He said in Bengali – “Bangladesh, Sonar Bangla.” Then, in […]
Read MoreBEIJING: Senior Russian official Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday (Nov 12) told China’s foreign minister Wang Yi their two countries’ most urgent task should be countering “containment” by the United States, as they met for security talks in Beijing. Moscow and Beijing have expanded military and defence ties since Russia ordered troops into Ukraine nearly three […]
Read MoreCanberra: China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after a meeting with his Australian counterpart in Canberra. “What we see is an increasing demand by Beijing for us to concede our sovereign rights in the […]
Read MoreBy Masum Billah Baku, Azerbaijan — On Tuesday, Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the Bangladesh government, addressed world leaders at the COP 29 climate conference in Baku, urging them to adopt a transformative vision for the future to avert climate catastrophe. In a passionate speech, Prof. Yunus presented what he called a “new […]
Read MoreAgence France-Presse: In a mask and a hazmat suit, Ermek Murataliyev drives a truck filled with Soviet-era radioactive waste along the winding mountain roads of Kyrgyzstan. His is a hazardous mission: two such trucks crashed into ravines over the summer. Drivers in this former Soviet Central Asian state are forbidden to stop until they reach […]
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