Children's parade celebrating the 17th of May outside the Royal Palace. 
Photo: Hege M. Kolshus Hansen/MFA Norway.Children's parade celebrating the 17th of May outside the Royal Palace. Photo: Hege M. Kolshus Hansen/MFA Norway
News and events // Last updated: 16/05/2013 //

For Norwegians, 17th of May is the most important celebration of the year. Every year children and adults gather in the streets for a joyous celebration, much like the way Bangladeshis celebrate the Bangla Nobo Borsho.

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News and events // Last updated: 28/04/2013 //

The hearts of the Norwegian People go out to the victims and rescue workers of the Savar disaster. The Norwegian Embassy in Bangladesh offers a symbolic sum in the hope that it can help facilitate medical attention for survivors and provide som comfort and consolation to the many who lost their loved ones.

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From the left: CEO of Telenor Jon Fredrik Baksaas, Norwegian Ambassador Ragne Birte Lund, Minister of Trade and Investment Trond Giske and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina . 
Photo: Trond Viken.
News and events // Last updated: 08/04/2013 //

Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Trond Giske, ends his tour of Asia with a highly successful visit to Bangladesh on the 6th and 7th of April. The delegation included Norway’s two largest companies; Statoil and Telenor.

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Ambassador Ragne Birte Lund accepting the award on behalf of director Christian Lo
News and events // Last updated: 29/01/2013 //

From January 19 - 25, the 6th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh was organized by Children’s Film Society, Bangladesh. With support from UNICEF and other partners, including the Norwegian Embassy, the festival was able to show over 200 films from 42 countries at over 20 venues around the country.

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The EU received the prize at a ceremony in Oslo on December 10. . 
Photo: Photo: MFA/Per Thrana.
News and events // Last updated: 12/12/2012 //

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg commented, “After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the EU continued to safeguard peace by enlarging the union to include the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. These are projects of historical significance that have helped to secure peace and stability in Europe.”

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News and events // Last updated: 14/05/2013 //

From May 19 to June 04, Star Cineplex will be hosting the European Film Festival in Dhaka, showing 16 films from 10 European countries.

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News and events // Last updated: 28/04/2013 //

The Embassy sponsored a study titled “Water scarcity in Bangladesh and South Asia: Examining dynamics of conflict and cooperation” conducted by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), published March 22. 2013. Dr. Åshild Kolås from PRIO lead the study team in collaboration with colleagues from PRIO and researchers from Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

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The main organisors. From the left: Ellen Hofsvang, Ambassador Ragne Birte Lund, Prof Akhtar Sultana, Prof Elisabeth Eide and Prof Risto Konelius
News and events // Last updated: 24/01/2013 //

The MediaClimate Network and Global Intermedia Dialogue Network, supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hosted an international conference facilitating dialogue on the future challenges of journalism in covering climate change. Participants from 18 different countries discussed on the shared and differing challenges ahead in Cox’s Bazar on the 11th and 12th of January.

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The panel debate was moderated by Mr. Shameem Raihanuddin (Managing Director of Eshna Consulting Ltd) and the participants were Mr. Latifur Rahman (CEO Transcom Group), Ms. Jahrat Adit Chowdhury (Head of Corporate Affairs GPIT), Mr. Mahbubur Rahman (President International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh) and Mr A.M. Kazemi (Former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank and Senior Adviser to the Governor of Bangladesh Bank)
News and events // Last updated: 06/12/2012 //

The Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) and Royal Norwegian Embassy hosts the NCCI Annual Night featuring a panel debate on business practices.

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