Mexico to Open Consulate in Dhaka
With a population of over 170 million, Bangladesh is a major player in the central Asian region
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Mexico Looks to Expand Commercial Ties with Bangladesh
Bangladesh entrepreneurs and government officials are eying expanded trade relations with Mexico in the hopes of penetrating the second-largest economy of Latin America
Read moreBangladeshi Envoy Sees $500 Million in Sales to Mexico by 2024
By IMTIAZ AHMED DHAKA, Bangladesh — Although two-way combined trade between Mexico and Bangladesh currently amounts to less than $340 million a year, that country’s ambassador to Mexico said last week that the South Asian nation could be exporting as much as $500 million a year in readymade garments to the Latin American nation by the end of 2024. As
Read moreBangladeshi Envoy Touts Nation’s Economic Successes
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Bangladeshi Ambassador to Mexico Abida Islam hosted a lavish, sit-down buffet luncheon for friends and colleagues at Mexico City’s María Isabel Sheraton Hotel on Thursday, March 31, to mark the 51st anniversary of her nation’s independence. “In 2021, Bangladesh commemorated its Golden Jubilee of Independence, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, we could not celebrate that event,”
Read moreBangladeshi Embassy Hosts Culture Fest
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of an ongoing celebration of Bangladesh’s 51st Independence Day anniversary, that country’s ambassador to Mexico, Abida Islam, in cooperation with Mexico City’s Miguel Hidalgo Municipality, hosted a two-day festival of Central Asian art and culture in the capital’s Lincoln Park on Saturday, March 26, and Sunday, March 27. Bangladesh won its independence from Pakistan on March
Read moreSalazar, 16 Other Envoys Present Diplomatic Credentials
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. envoy Ken Salazar, along with 16 other then-ambassador-designates, presented diplomatic credentials to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in a solemn ceremony at the National Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 14, just three days after Salazar’s arrival in the country. After the ceremony, in which Salazar was the last to present credentials due
Read moreA Fresh Approach to Peace in Afghanistan
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and former U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan
Read moreAfghanistan: Where Do We Go from Here?
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and former U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan
Read moreIs Peace Actually on the Horizon in Afghanistan?
Two former U.S. ambassadors speak out
Read moreBangladeshi Ambassador: My Country Has Come a Long Way
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Bangladesh – once the literal posterchild for a nation on the verge of financial and social collapse – has come a long ways in its brief 48 years, at least in economic terms. For more than a decade, the South Asian country with a massive population of 168 million (making it one of the most populated nations
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