Metropolitan News

Hasan for working together to foster Bangladesh-India relationship

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said it is obvious to have excellent relationship between Bangladesh and India as the neighboring country (India) had played outstanding contribution to the great Liberation War.
“There is no issue of disparity and it is needed to work in together to foster the relationship of the two countries. The relationship between Bangladesh and India has reached a new height in the recent year under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi,” he said.
The minister stated these while addressing a conference ‘Connections 2022’ and award giving ceremony to reporters organized by Indian Institute of Mass Communication Alumni Association of Bangladesh (IIMCAAB) at Dhaka Club.
Indian High Commissioner Vikram K Doraiswami addressed the function as special guest with association President and Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim in the chair.
Hasan said about one crore people got shelter in India during the Liberation War and the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had visited different countries to free Bangabandhu from Pakistan prison and presented the scenario of mass killing of Pakistani occupation before the world.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami said India is committed to assist Bangladesh as much as possible in developing education and upliftment of the people as a close friend.
Association general secretary Jahid Newaz Khan, vice president Azizul Islam Bhuiyan, Oikko Foundation founder Apu Mahfuz and journalist Prasad Sanal, among others, also addressed the function. Later, the minister along with the guests handed over the awards to the winners.

Dhaka seeks renewed global actions to combat climate change

Bangladesh has sought finance and technology transfer for the developing countries like Bangladesh to help them cope with the devastating impacts of climate change.
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen raised the issue while delivering country statement at the Stockholm+50 international meeting, held in Stockholm, Sweden on Thursday.
Speaking at the plenary session of the meeting, Momen said that the Stockholm+50 platform has offered a unique opportunity to rethink the critical role of the global community for a resilient, healthy and prosperous planet for all.
He emphasized on Bangladesh government’s climate actions and initiatives to save the planet including ‘Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan’ and adoption of ‘Planetary Emergency’ resolution by the Parliament.
Stockholm+50 international meeting is convened by the United Nations and hosted by Sweden with support from the Government of Kenya.
Under the theme “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all–our responsibility, our opportunity,” this high-level meeting commemorates the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and celebrate 50 years of global environmental action. Around 150 members of the United Nations, members of the UN Specialized Agencies, IGOs, IFIs are taking part in this meeting.
On the sidelines of Stockholm+50, Momen attended an intergenerational roundtable on exploring how to better understand, think and act for future generations. In the roundtable, he shared the important policies of the government to leave behind a safe, climate resilient and prosperous Bangladesh for the young generation. Bangladesh also joined a “Ministerial Statement on Future Generations” which aims to recognize the responsibilities of the present generations towards future generations and take specific actions to leave a planet that will not be irreversibly damaged by climate change and other human activity.

Sujan visits ICF in Chennai

At the last leg of his India tour, Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today visited the Integral Coach Factory Chennai (ICF), a manufacturer of rail coaches located in Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
The minister visited the production facilities at Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) shed of ICF and also inspected special coaches made by the ICF like LHB Vistadome coaches, LHB AC 2 tier and 3 tier coaches and Air-conditioned Self Propelled Inspection Cars (SPIC) there.
Later, the minister held a discussion with A.K. Agarwal, GM, ICF and other senior officials of Indian Railway, according to ICF sources.
During the meeting, the Bangladesh railway minister said that the ICF rail coaches can play an important role in modernising Bangladesh railway since Bangladesh has taken a project to upgrade its railway tracks from Meter Gauge to Broad Gauge.
He expressed the hope that Bangladesh Railway will explore the possibility of importing train sets for mass communications. In this connection, he said, a team of Bangladesh would soon visit ICF to find further process of export of coaches from ICF to Bangladesh.
The minister arrived here on May 28 on a week-long official visit. During the visit, he along with his Indian counterpart virtually flagged off the third India-Bangladesh train service “Mitali Express” on June 1 from the Rail Bhaban in New Delhi.
Apart from this, he also visited a number of Railway deports, coach factories and locomotive workshops in Lucknow and Banaras in Uttor Pradesh. The minister will leave Chennai for Dhaka today.

Edible oil price may come down soon: Tipu

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said that edible oil price may come down soon in the local markets as the price of the cooking oil started to decline in the international markets.
“The good news is that the prices of crude edible oil started declining in the international markets. There is a possibility of reduction of price of edible oil in the domestic markets,” Tipu said at a press conference held at his secretariat office in the capital.
The minister was speaking at the press conference on the occasion of the second national tea day celebration to be held on June 4.
He said within next six or seven days, the Commerce Ministry will assess the data on edible oil import, prices in local and international markets, supply and stock of May to fix the new price level of cooking oil in the domestic markets.
Earlier, the bottled edible oil price was increased by Taka 38 per litre to Taka 198 from Taka 160 per litre last month following the price hike of the cooking oil in the international market. The price was hiked despite taking a wide range of remedial measures like VAT reduction to 5 percent from 15 percent in last March. The price of edible oil increased abnormally in the domestic markets following the rise in the prices of cooking oil in the international markets and export ban of palm oil by Indonesia.
However, the Indonesian government withdrew the ban on export of palm oil last week which has mainly eased the supply of edible oil in the international markets. Moreover, the reports are showing that the price of soybean oil is also declining in the international markets, the minister added.
Tipu said that the prices of imported goods went up in the local markets because of abnormal hike in freight charge and devaluation of local currency against the US dollar.

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