The understanding to this effect reached at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó in Islamabad today. Later addressing a joint news conference, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said both the sides have a common interest in cooperating in areas such as agriculture, energy, healthcare, Information Technology and […]
Israel is a flashpoint issue in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, which does not recognize it. The phrase “valid for all countries except Israel,” which was printed on Bangladeshi passports for decades, was removed during the later years of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure. Nilima Afroze, a deputy secretary at the home ministry, told Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha […]
Will seek to reschedule $27 billion in bilateral debt: Dar Finance Minister Ishaq Dar stated on Friday that he will seek rescheduling of approximately $27 billion in non-Paris Club debt, the majority of which is owing to China, but will not seek haircuts as part of any restructuring. During an interview Dar ruled out the […]
