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Bangladesh to purchase huge amount of rice from Vietnam

Bangladesh is putting final touches to deals to import hundreds of thousands of tonnes of rice from Vietnam and India in order to address the food price crisis in the country, reported Reuters.

Liaison board for Vietnamese community in Bangladesh makes debut

A liaison board for the Vietnamese community in Bangladesh has made its debut.

At least 14 dead as Rohingya boat sinks in Bangladesh

The boat was reportedly destined for Malaysia and included Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi artists bring Ho Chi Minh’s life to stage

Late President Ho Chi Minh’s life, career and ideology were depicted by Bangladeshi artists in a special concert held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh last weekend.

Trade war to benefit Vietnam’s fashion: Fitch Solutions

Vietnam and Bangladesh are forecast to reap benefits from becoming alternative sourcing destinations as the fashion sector is reckoned the most exposed amid an escalating US - China trade war, according to Fitch Solutions analysts.

At least 70 dead in Dhaka fire that ripped through apartment blocks

 At least 70 people have been killed and 40 injured after a fire tore through apartment buildings and chemical warehouses in a historic part of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, the latest such deadly blaze in the south Asian nation.

VN President to pay State visits to India, Bangladesh

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay State visits to India from March 2-4 and Bangladesh from March 4-6.

Cyclone aims for Bangladesh as flood toll rises to 164 in Sri Lanka

 Floods and landslides in tropical Sri Lanka have killed at least 164 people, authorities said on Monday, as a cyclone grew in the Bay of Bengal, churning towards Bangladesh

Senior officer hopes for stronger defence ties with Laos, Bangladesh

 Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, met with officers of Laos’s border guard force and Bangladesh’s national defence college on October 4, aiming to enhance defence cooperation. 

At least 31 killed in India's northeast, Bangladesh by heavy rains

 At least 17 people have been killed by heavy rains and flooding in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, while at least 14 people have died in Bangladesh, with millions of people also displaced,

Government News 22/1

PM greets new Panamanian Ambassador; Prime Minister promises to promote ties with Bangladesh; Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong receives Lao guest; Celebrations to mark 40 years of Vietnam-Germany ties

Vietnam beats Bangladesh in friendly game

 The Vietnam Olympic football team defeated their Bangladesh counterpart 4-2 in a friendly game in the Republic of Korea on September 10 in preparation for the 2014 Asian Games (ASIAD 17).

Show reflects successes of Bangladesh women

VietNamNet Bridge – "Female artists in Bangladesh today are no longer confined to their homes. They enjoy an equal position with male colleagues," said Kanak Chanpa Chakma,

Bangladesh cleans up after killer cyclone

 Bangladesh began cleaning up on Friday after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes along its coast while breathing a sigh of relief that the damage was not much worse.

Bangladesh tragedy toll hits 352, rescuers find 29 more alive

More than 84 hours after the horrendous tragedy, Bangladeshi rescuers Saturday pulled 29 more people alive from beneath the rubble of the collapsed building that has left 352 persons dead so far.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 27/3

  Viet Nam strengthens wide-ranging ties with Qatar; Indian and Vietnamese Communist parties convene; Journalists give opinions to Constitution amendments; Vietnam journalist delegation welcomed in Laos

Four killed, 600 injured in Bangladesh's anti-government protest

 Four people were claimed to be dead with 600 others injured when Bangladesh's anti-government protesters and their ruling party rivals fought pitched battles for hours in capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country Sunday morning.

Vietnamese vessel rescues 40 victims floating in the sea

VietNamNet Bridge - On the way to Singapore to take oil, Vietnamese ship Nosco Victory has picked up 39 people adrift at sea after a ship from Bangladesh which carried more than 200 people sank.