Monday, September 12, 2011 - Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, D.C.

Speech delivered at the 150th birth anniversary event of the Library of Congress, USA

June 9, 2011 Dr. Franklin OdoDistinguished scholarsLibrary of Congress officials and readers Good afternoon, It is pleasing to meet you all here at the Library of Congress celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore-the great Bengali poet, philosopher, educationist and social reformer. While this time around I had the opportunity to address a few …

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Speech delivered at a reception of Tufts University Alumni Association at the Embassy

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November 23, 2010 Dear Friends and Colleagues It is my pleasure to have you all- the members of the Tufts University Alumni Association in Washington, DC at our Embassy this evening for a presentation on BANGLADESH and Alumni reception. I reckon, this forum offers an opportune moment for us to interact, share ideas and expand …

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Topsøe co chief in city

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FE Report Chairman and founder of the Topsøe company in Denmark, Dr. Haldor Topsøe, aged 98, arrived in Dhaka on Sunday, on a five-day visit to Bangladesh until September 15, 2011. During his visit, he will lay the foundation stone for UTSHO’s new school campus for underprivileged children at Sreepur, Gazipur. Dr. Topsøe has offered …

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$359m WB loan for health sector

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The World Bank will provide $ 359 million loan for implementing the Health Sector Development Programme (HSDP). An agreement to this effect will be signed at NEC 2 in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area today. The assistance will come as a credit from the International Development Association (IDA), the bank’s concessionary lending arm. The credit …

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Govt okays seven power plants with overseas credit

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The government yesterday approved setting up seven power plants partly with hard-term loans from abroad to lessen pressure on foreign exchange reserve and lower dependence on the private sector. The approval came at a meeting of the cabinet committee on economic affairs with Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair. According to a Power Division …

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Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, D.C.

Day: September 12, 2011