Chang Wanquan and Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan.Chang, also a state councilor, said during the meeting that China and Bangladesh are close neighbors with a sound friendship.China attaches great importance to developing relations with Bangladesh and is committed to cementing the two sides' comprehensive partnership of cooperation, Chang said.He [...]

WELLINGTON/DHAKA (Reuters) - New Zealand's Fonterra said on Wednesday some of its milk powder products had been held up for chemical testing in Bangladesh, the latest country to stop the company's products at its borders after a food safety scare earlier this … [Read More]

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The Ministry for Primary Industries is playing down a Bangladesh halt on Fonterra milk powder imports following the botulism contamination scare. More than 600 tonnes of powdered milk - mostly from the dairy giant - is being held at the border while Bangladeshi officials carry out testing, and officials say it won't be allowed [...]

Bangladesh has halted the imports of powdered milk from Fonterra for testing following the botulism contamination scare. The restricted affects more the 600 tonnes of powdered milk mostly from the New Zealand dairy giant until tests showed they were safe, a senior official in Chittagong said. "Samples have been sent for chemical tests, [...]

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* Powdered milk held up pending tests
* Fonterra supplies bulk of Bangladesh imports
* Samples to be tested by national agency
DHAKA, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Bangladesh customs authorities have restricted the import of more than 600 tonnes of powdered milk mainly from New Zealand-based Fonterra pending mandatory chemical [...]

Ban on Fonterra products in Sri Lanka lifted Bangladesh has restriced the import of hundreds of tonnes of Fonterra milk powder, the latest country to react to the company's contamination scare. Customs officials in Chittagong are holding more than 600 tonnes of powdered milk, mostly from Fonterra, until mandatory chemical [...]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the country's flag carrier, is set to become profitable by 2015, after breaking even in the current fiscal year ending June 2014, a top official said. The airline is also planning an initial public offering (IPO) in three years, after becoming profitable, when it will becomes [...]

A young Bangladeshi artist, who specializes on miniature works of art, is hoping that his works would be included in the Guinness Book of World Records.Highly-talented artist Mintu Dey already has 15 works on mustard seed, two on hair strands, and three miniature books, one of which contains sketches of 48 world-renowned personalities, including Mao [...]

Dubai real estate developer DAMAC Properties has cancelled its promotional event in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, it was reported, amid controversy surrounding ownership of foreign properties by the South Asian country's … [Read More]

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The main purpose of this development project is to secure the 7.5 m depth around the Mongla jetty and mooring buoy area. Regarding this dredging plan, the Mongla Port Authority (MPA) signed yesterday an agreement with the lowest bidder in a tender process, the China Harbour Engineering Company, informs dhakatribune.com. The contract was [...]