Tag: Bangladesh

Bangladesh inks maiden Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)

December 6, 2020

• Bangladesh has inked its first Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bhutan, which will support duty-free access to a range of goods between the two countries and hence boost bilateral trade between them.

United States & Bangladesh jointly launch naval exercise ‘CARAT Bangladesh 2020’

November 3, 2020

• The United States and Bangladesh have jointly launched the ‘Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2020’.
• The CARAT exercise involves a variety of professional exchanges as well as people to people interactions.

Bangladesh government orders ‘no mask, no service’ policy to curb COVID-19

October 24, 2020

• Bangladesh’s government has launched a ‘no mask, no service’ policy in order to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in which no services will be provided to the people who will not be wearing masks.

Bangladesh approves Death Penalty for Rape Cases

October 14, 2020

• Bangladesh Cabinet has approved the death penalty as a maximum punishment for rape cases and sexual assaults in the country.

India-Bangladesh Navy Bilateral Exercise “Bongosagar”

October 4, 2020

• The second edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar commences in Northern Bay of Bengal.

A campaign named ‘Asol Chini’ against fake information and rumours launched by Bangladesh

September 13, 2020

• A campaign named ‘Asol Chini’ or ‘real-sugar’ to fight fake information and rumour spreading on social media is launched by the government of Bangladesh.

Centre makes visa rules stricter for Chinese Nationals

September 10, 2020

• The Indian government has introduced stricter visa norms for the Chinese Nationals. These norms will bring the Chinese on a par with Prior Referral Category countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

Google partners with Bangladesh for Flood Forecasting

September 4, 2020

• Google has partnered with Bangladesh Water Development Board for flood forecasting.
• It will bring the flood warning services to Bangladesh.

India, Bangladesh to open new trade connectivity route on September 3

August 27, 2020

• With an aim to promote regional connectivity by expanding the scope of inland water transport mechanisms that will enable trade boost, India and Bangladesh have decided to open a new trade route from September 3, 2020.

Japan grants a loan of $3.1 million to Bangladesh

August 13, 2020

• Japan grant a loan amount of $3.1 million to Bangladesh that will help them to built Jamuna railway bridge in parallel to the existing Bangabandhu Bridge, expansion of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Projects and Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway improvement project among the seven projects.