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September 22, 2023 3:38 PM

Global attention to Rohingya's needs is rapidly diminishing: Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday admitted that global attention to Rohingya's needs is rapidly diminishing. This is evident in the increasing funding gaps in the humanitarian response plan. Sheikh Hasina was speaking in New York at the 78th United Nations General Assembly High-Level Side Event titled “Have they forgotten us?”, reports UNB. The Bangladesh PM said that the Rohingya issue has now reached a point of stagnation. Not a single displaced Rohi...

September 22, 2023 12:34 PM

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina admits that global attention to Rohingya's needs is rapidly diminishing

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has admitted that global attention to Rohingya's needs is rapidly diminishing. This is evident in the increasing funding gaps in the humanitarian response plan. Sheikh Hasina was speaking in New York at the 78th United Nations General Assembly High-Level Side Event titled “Have they forgotten us?”, reports UNB. The Bangladesh PM said that the Rohingya issue has now reached a point of stagnation. Not a single displaced Rohingya has been able to...

September 8, 2023 12:56 PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka this morning for New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, in a media briefing, said that the Bangladesh premier will join a bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi this afternoon. He said, three MoUs are also likely to be signed for cooperation in the agriculture research, cultural exchange and simplification of financial transactions between the two countries. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will...

July 15, 2023 8:11 PM

Gautam Adani handover 1600 MW Godda Power Plant to Bangladesh

Adani group chairman, Gautam Adani today handover 1600 Megawatt Godda Power Plant to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a brief visit of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In a tweet, Mr Adani wrote, he salute the dedicated teams from India and Bangladesh who braved COVID to commission the plant in a record time of three and a half years. Adani Power has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board to supply 1600 MW of electricity generated from the Godda power plant located...