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Ismailimail (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Earlier, Iftekhar held talks with the Aga Khan during a brief visit to Paris. Speaking to media later, he said, “We discussed some follow-up action regarding his recent visit to Bangladesh including the programmes and initiatives that were begun there, and a permanent presence of the Aga Khan Development Network in Bangladesh.” He added, “I also raised [...]
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The New Nation (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Staff Reporter Remittance from the expatriate workers till September rose to US$6.8 billion against last year's total amount of US$6.6 billion, Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said yesterday. "The amount of remittance would stand US$9 billion by December," the Adviser expected in a statement. "This is an extremely good news for us. We expect the figure to climb even...
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The New Nation (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
BSS, Dhaka Foreign adviser Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury received UNDP Resident Representative Ms. Renata Lok Dessalien, who is also UN Resident Coordinator, at his office here on Monday afternoon. During an hour long meeting, they discussed different issues including the forthcoming elections. Emerging out of the meeting, Ms. Dessalien told newsmen that she wanted to meet with the foreign...
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Carbon-Based (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Daily Star (Bangladesh) : Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury urged the international community to face the threat of climate change in a comprehensive manner. He said this while he was speaking at an event on “Climate Change” hosted jointly at the UN Headquarters by Bangladesh, Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK on Wednesday. Describing climate change as a major threat to development...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon will make a two-day visit to Dhaka on Nov. 1-2, leading English daily The Financial Express reported Saturday. The Foreign Adviser Iftikhar Ahmed Chowdhury of Bangladesh caretaker government disclosed this at a new conference briefing local Bangladesh media in a hotel in New York on Thursday, the newspaper said. The secretary general will make an on-the-spot...
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The New Nation (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
UNB, New York United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would visit Bangladesh November 1-2, ahead of a crucial general election in the country. Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury made the announcement during an interaction of Bangladeshi local media in New York with Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed at Hotel Helmsley on Thursday afternoon. He said the UN Secretary...
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NaiTazi.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
... accord covers the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawalkot routes, PTI said, citing Aijaz Ahmed Chowdhury, additional secretary in Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.The total trade between India and Pakistan rose to $1.67 billion in the 12 months to March 31, 2007, from $869 million in the previous year, according to India’s commerce ministry.India and Pakistan have been rebuilding ties...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Bangladesh on Sunday condemned the recent blasts in the capital of neighboring India, terming this as "barbaric and cowardly," said a statement of the country's foreign ministry. Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury of Bangladesh's caretaker government has sent a letter to his Indian counterpart, condemning the recent bomb blasts in New Delhi, the statement said. In his letter, the...
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The New Nation (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Pulack Ghatack The Government is soliciting international support to continue the State of Emergency, which appears to be a stumbling block to the general elections. Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury is holding series of meetings with the diplomats to woo their support for holding the parliamentary election under emergency rule. On Sunday, the Adviser held nearly an hour-long...
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Myanmar (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... Complaints have been filed with the UN, but a former UN presence, Bangladesh’s Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury who is also in charge of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, tried to calm things down by saying Bangladesh’s sovereignty will always be respected. This is the regional context and dynamic in which Burma’s military government gets over.
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The New Nation (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
UNB, Dhaka Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said yesterday BIMSTEC carries immense potential for creating wider space for greater economic interaction, flow of trade and investment for the member states. "We need to ensure that this opportunity is not lost," the Foreign Adviser said at the opening session of the 10th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi, India. The adviser...
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Biodun Iginla's Weblog (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
... night of August 26. It is a private visit rather than an official tour,” foreign adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury told bdnews24.com. The six-day conference on climate change and food security in South Asia is jointly organised by Dhaka University and the Ohio State University and will take place between 25 and 30 August. “The president will be provided the security which a head of...
