Bangladesh Embassy, Stockholm

During the holy Ramadan, office hour for the embassy will be from 0930 hrs to 1600 hrs on weekdays.

01 September 2010

Dear Members of Hindu Community from Bangladesh in Nordic Countries,

On the auspicious occasion of Janmashtomi, the Birth Anniversary of Lord Krishna, on behalf of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Stockholm and on my personal behalf, I wish to extend to you my sincerest felicitations and best wishes.

Imtiaz Ahmed

10 August 2010

Dear Members of Muslim Community from Bangladesh in Nordic Countries,

Assalamu Alaikum and Ramadan Mubarak.

With the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, the month of the revelation of the holy Quran, on behalf of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Stockholm and on my personal behalf, I wish to extend to you all and other Muslim and peace loving communities our sincerest felicitations and most heartfelt wishes. We earnestly pray to the Almighty Allah that His infinite blessings during this holy month bring peace, hope and welfare for all people of the world and make a better world for our future generation.

May Allah accept our fasting and prayers.

Imtiaz Ahmed

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Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) is going to organize the 21^st Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition ‘BATEXPO-2010’ from 25-27 November, 2010 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh. BATEXPO is one of the largest expositions in the Asia-Pacific region which showcases full range of apparel, textile and other related products under the same roof. This is a unique opportunity for apparel and other buyers to mingle under the same roof and choose their business partners. Business forums, associations, companies, trade bodies and investors of the Nordic countries are welcome to take part in the BATEXPO-2010 in Bangladesh. More information about the event will be found www.bgmea.gov.bd

The Export Promotion Bureau of Bangladesh (EPB), in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh, is organizing the 16th ‘Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) – 2011’ in Dhaka from 1-31 January 2011. The event will provide immense opportunity for both buyers and sellers to establish new business contacts. The participants in the Nordic region are advised to submit their application form for participation in the fair through this Embassy or through their own Embassy in Bangladesh. The application from can be downloaded from the EPB website (www.epb.gov.bd). Any queries regarding participation may be directed towards EPB or to this Embassy.

Standard & Poors (S&P) has rated Bangladesh BB- in the first ever sovereign credit rating of the country which shows the potential of the country as an attractive destination of foreign investment. Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Ba3 rating for Bangladesh which is more or less similar to the BB- rating by S&P.

Chittagong Export Processing Zone of Bangladesh is in 3rd position in Best Cost Competitiveness and in 4th position in Best Economic Potential for 2010/2011 in a Global Competition of Economic Zones conducted by FDI magazine of The Financial Times, London.

A Danish study reveals that shipbuilding is at least 15% cheaper in Bangladesh as compared to any other part of the world.

Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) of Bangladesh has introduced video conferencing facility for importers and other stakeholders. At Skype address epb.bd or at Yahoo Messenger address ticepbbd importers can now contact directly with Bangladesh exporters and EPB officials for any trade related information.

From 01 April 2010 until 31 March 2011 Embassy will issue/renew non-machine readable Bangladesh passports with validity of at best 3 years. Please look into 'Visa/Passport' menu for new fees for 3-year passport or 3-year renewal. Issuing new passport/renewal beyond 3 years is discontinued in general. Please note that the Embassy has not yet started issuing Machine Readable Passport.