Vietnamese State, Government and National Assembly (NA) leaders on February 11 sent messages of congratulations to their Bangladeshi counterparts on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (February 11, 1973).
Vietnam and Bangladesh will work closely to contribute more to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Shahriar Alam affirmed after both nations were elected to the council on October 11.
Chairman of Bangladesh's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Muhammad Faruk Khan has expressed his impression on Vietnam’s culture, especially its tradition of celebrating the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
Meetings between Vietnamese and Bangladeshi firms were held in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh and the port city of Chittagong on November 11 and November 7, respectively, to promote bilateral economic and trade ties.
The Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star has recently published an article highlighting advantages of the Vietnamese garment-textile sector, including low lead time, quality fabric, upmarket focus.
The Government of Bangladesh has approved three separate proposals to procure 350,000 tonnes of rice under the direct procurement method (DPM) from Vietnam, India and Thailand.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung and Deputy Secretary of the Bangladeshi Ministry of Commerce Jafar Uddin discussed measures to lift two-way trade to 2 billion USD during the second meeting of the Joint Sub-Committee on Trade in Hanoi on December 27.
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) held a seminar in Hanoi on September 17 to introduce trade and investment opportunities to Bangladeshi firms in Hong Kong (China).
The United Nations investigators said on September 16 that nearly 600,000 Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a serious risk of violence, warning that the repatriation of a million of this community remains "impossible".
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