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Polls irregularities: EU calls for ensuring timely probe

EU High Representative Josep Borrell, on behalf of the EU, in a statement today said they welcome the agreement of the Bangladesh authorities to make public the upcoming report and recommendations of the EU Election Expert Mission

EU seeks agreement on world's first AI law

The EU is racing to approve the world's first comprehensive AI law after the issue took on greater urgency when the ChatGPT bot burst onto the scene last year, highlighting AI's dizzying advances.

Foster enabling environment for civil society

The European Union has called on the Bangladesh government to foster an enabling environment for the civil society to carry out their work without fear of reprisals.

National polls: EU’s Election Exploratory Mission arrives for 2-week visit

A six-member Election Exploratory Mission from the European Union arrived in Dhaka early today to assess the overall environment surrounding the national elections scheduled for December this year or early next year

BGMEA again seeks extension of EU GSP

The garment makers' platform sits with EU ambassador today

EU to send election monitoring team to Bangladesh in July

The European Union will send an exploratory election monitoring mission to Bangladesh in July as the Election Commission has welcomed them in a written invitation..EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley confirmed the development to The Daily Star..He said he was very happy abou

$18b export potential to EU unutilised: study

Bangladesh is yet to utilise $18 billion-worth export opportunities to the European Union availing duty and quota free privileges enjoyed by the South Asian nation as a least developed country (LDC), according to a study shared yesterday. 

Number of Bangladeshis seeking asylum in EU up by 70% in 2022

According to a new analysis of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) released last week, a total of 9,66,000 foreigners applied to the EU+ countries for international protection, up more than 50 percent from 2021, and the most since 2016

Can Bangladesh overtake China to be EU’s biggest apparel source?

Bangladesh is poised to become the source of most of the European Union’s (EU) apparel as China, the largest apparel supplier worldwide, is witnessing a decrease in its share of trade with the bloc. 

January 9, 2024
January 9, 2024

Polls irregularities: EU calls for ensuring timely probe

EU High Representative Josep Borrell, on behalf of the EU, in a statement today said they welcome the agreement of the Bangladesh authorities to make public the upcoming report and recommendations of the EU Election Expert Mission

December 6, 2023
December 6, 2023

EU seeks agreement on world's first AI law

The EU is racing to approve the world's first comprehensive AI law after the issue took on greater urgency when the ChatGPT bot burst onto the scene last year, highlighting AI's dizzying advances.

September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023

Foster enabling environment for civil society

The European Union has called on the Bangladesh government to foster an enabling environment for the civil society to carry out their work without fear of reprisals.

July 9, 2023
July 9, 2023

National polls: EU’s Election Exploratory Mission arrives for 2-week visit

A six-member Election Exploratory Mission from the European Union arrived in Dhaka early today to assess the overall environment surrounding the national elections scheduled for December this year or early next year

June 26, 2023
June 26, 2023

BGMEA again seeks extension of EU GSP

The garment makers' platform sits with EU ambassador today

May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023

EU to send election monitoring team to Bangladesh in July

The European Union will send an exploratory election monitoring mission to Bangladesh in July as the Election Commission has welcomed them in a written invitation..EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley confirmed the development to The Daily Star..He said he was very happy abou

March 15, 2023
March 15, 2023

$18b export potential to EU unutilised: study

Bangladesh is yet to utilise $18 billion-worth export opportunities to the European Union availing duty and quota free privileges enjoyed by the South Asian nation as a least developed country (LDC), according to a study shared yesterday. 

February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023

Number of Bangladeshis seeking asylum in EU up by 70% in 2022

According to a new analysis of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) released last week, a total of 9,66,000 foreigners applied to the EU+ countries for international protection, up more than 50 percent from 2021, and the most since 2016

January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023

Can Bangladesh overtake China to be EU’s biggest apparel source?

Bangladesh is poised to become the source of most of the European Union’s (EU) apparel as China, the largest apparel supplier worldwide, is witnessing a decrease in its share of trade with the bloc. 

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023

Bangladesh retains 2nd place in RMG export to EU

Apparel shipments to the European Union (EU) grew 41.76 per cent year-on-year to hit $19.40 billion in the January-October period of 2022, according to data from Eurostat, the statistics department of the EU.

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