Day: March 11, 2017

Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council jointly organised a two-day long Commonwealth Trade Ministers’ meeting in London, UK from 9-10 March 2017. The meeting was attended by 37 Commonwealth Trade Ministers, delegates and business organisations of the Commonwealth member countries. A three member Bangladesh delegation headed by HE Mr. Tofail Ahmed, Hon’ble Commerce Minister of Bangladesh attended the meeting. The other two delegations include HE Mr. Nazmul Quaunine, High Commissioner and Mrs Sharifa Khan, Commercial Counsellor of Bangladesh High Commission, London. At the inauguration session of the meeting on 9 March, Lord Marland, Chairman of Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council welcome the delegates and mentioned that free trade is important...

    A plane carrying hundreds of passengers was escorted into Heathrow airport by German and Belgian fighter jets after it went off radar over Europe. Fighter jets were scrambled after the Air India plane lost contact with air traffic control as it flew over Hungary at around 8.15am on Friday. The UK-bound flight was on its way back from Gujarat in India and was passing over Eastern Europe when the loss of radio contact sparked fears it could have been hijacked. Hungarian, German and Belgian pilots flew fighter jets alongside the 787 Dreamliner plane, which was carrying 231 passengers, for two hours as it passed over Europe. The fault on the plane was fixed by the time the plane reached Britain, the Mail Online reported. By the time the plane was ready to land in Heathrow it i...

Hon’ble Commerce Minister Mr. Tofail Ahmed joins the first ever Commonwealth Trade Ministers meeting at London on 8-10 March, 2017. 1. Hon’ble Commerce Minister Mr. Tofail Ahmed highlighted Bangladesh’s developments in the field of agriculture, educations, health and ICT as well as achievements in social sectors like reducing meternal and infrant motality rates, children enrolment in priamary education under the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. 2. Hon’ble Minister also underscored the export led growth strategy of Bangladesh and Government’s role in implementing a number of policies supporting the economy and trade. Remarkable sucess of the RMG and other sectors were also highlighted. 3. Hon’ble Commerce Minister highlighted in the round tables the policies of Prime Ministe...