22 news articles tagged with "Tarique Rahman"
Indian MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirms invitations to PM Tarique Rahman for bilateral visit and BRICS Summit outreach. No clarity on timing or conditions. Dhaka-Delhi tensions over Sheikh Hasina factor.
A US-Bangladesh Business Council delegation is in Dhaka Aug 11-13 to explore investment in energy, technology, agriculture, and finance. AmCham separately pledged $5B over 5 years. PM Tarique Rahman welcomed the reform push.
Bangladesh government leases 3 closed BJMC jute mills to PRAN-RFL and HAMCO for Tk 619cr investment, creating 11,629 jobs. 17 of 25 closed mills now leased. PM Tarique Rahman oversaw the signing.
Bangladesh formally launched construction of the China Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ) in Chattogram's Anwara on July 27, 2026. The 800-acre zone targets $1.3 billion in investment and 100,000 jobs, with 30 Chinese companies already committing $500 million.
Bangladesh will ask Japan to reconsider JICA loan rates that rose to 3.5 percent from 3.05 percent in October, as the visit agenda also seeks 40-year loans and a three-year post-LDC concessional window.
Dhaka circular waterway: Tk 1.22b spent, only Tk 25.2m earned. 9 of 12 water buses to be sold as scrap. PM Tarique Rahman directs revival. Low-clearance bridges, river pollution, poor management blamed for failure.
Bangladesh is likely to announce the 9th national pay scale only after IMF loan negotiations conclude in October. The IMF has advised a two-year deferral, citing weak revenue mobilisation and fiscal pressures. The National Pay Commission had recommended 100-140% salary increases.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed direct Dhaka-Narita flights on July 27, 2026, after a suspension of more than a year. Civil Aviation Minister Afroza Khanam inaugurated the service, which serves approximately 45,000 Bangladeshi expatriates in Japan and supports bilateral trade and investment ties.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has left Dhaka for a four-day state visit to Japan at Premier Sanae Takaichi's invitation, leading a 15-member delegation ahead of a formal summit in Tokyo on October 27.
Japan is set to arrange about 1 trillion yen ($6.35 billion) in private-sector investments in Bangladesh over five years, covering automobiles, manufacturing, energy and the Matarbari economic zone, as PM Tarique Rahman holds a Tokyo summit with Premier Sanae Takaichi.