News and events // 30/08/2010 //

The Strømme Foundation’s Shonglap programme has received a grant from Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s Humanitarian Fund for their work for education and social rights for girls in Bangladesh.

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News and events // 26/08/2010 //

The Norwegian ceramic artist Linda Jansson Lothe held a three day workshop at Faculty of Fine Art, Dhaka University 8th-10th August. The workshop was part of the program for the “Contemporary Norwegian Glass and Ceramics” exhibition displayed at Bengal Gallery of Fine Art.

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News and events // 05/08/2010 //

On the 2nd of August the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) signed an agreement with the Department of Environment (DoE), a directorate under the Ministry of Environment and Forest, concerning air pollution management in Bangladesh. The agreement is in line with the new guidelines for development cooperation between Norway and Bangladesh and is supported by Norad, who will contribute w...

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The signing ceremony  
Photo: UNDP Bangladesh
News and events // 12/07/2010 //

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka has signed a Cost-Sharing Agreement with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangladesh on Sunday 11 July 2010 for supporting the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP) of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB). Under the Agreement UNDP Bangladesh will receive 100 million Norwegian Kroner (USD 16 million) over a five years period of 2010-2014...

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Photo: Centre for Policy Dialougue
News and events // 28/06/2010 //

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway jointly signed a contract with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 23 June 2010 at CPD to conduct a collaborative research focusing on Inclusive Growth and Good Governance.

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Desmond Tutu speaking at ISFiT 2009
Photo: ISFIT/Fotogjengen ved Studentersamfundet i Trondjem
News and events // 25/08/2010 //

ISFiT -The International Student Festival in Trondheim, one of the world’s largest student festivals, is being held in Norway in February 2011. The theme for this year’s festival is global health. The application deadline is 30 September.

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