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@benasbd

Managing Director, Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), a UN affiliated international financial organisation devoted to poverty alleviation and bridging. 08/04/20

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We celebrate five decades of diplomatic ties between Bangladesh and the United States. I look forward to seeing what our people will build together in the decades ahead as we continue to follow that “star of freedom.”


Thank you, #Singapore for setting a badly needed precedent that hardly anyone cares about. #Commodity Oil tycoon OK Lim gets a 17.5-year jail sentence for cheating HSBC and instigating forgery in one of Singapore's biggest trading scandals bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business


Shell wins appeal against order to cut greenhouse gas emissions ft.com/content/f06e8b… via @ft what a contrast between The Hague and Baku where they agreed on a multibillion-dollar deal to curb emissions at #UNClimateSummit.


Had a productive meeting with H.E. Ms. Ana Cristina Rodríguez Pineda, Ambassador of @Guatemala to The #Netherlands. We explored critical issues around commodity dependence and its impact on smallholders and poverty. 🇬🇹🤝🌍 #SustainableDevelopment #Smallholder@EmbaGuaHolanda

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Honored to welcome H.E. Ambassador Hon. Halima of Kenya to the @CommonFund As a key player in the global commodity sector, Kenya’s leadership is vital. We look forward to working closely together to empower farmers and boost incomes through value addition.@KEHAGUENL

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Poverty is aggravating. Please read my op-ed in the DiplomateMagazineEU and join us #CFC to alleviate poverty. “It’s Commodities, Stupid”: where “morality” went missing diplomatmagazine.eu/2024/10/17/its… via @Diplomat magazine @poverty, @commodities, @hunger, @CFC

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Had a productive and insightful meeting with the Ambassador of Russia to the Netherlands H.E. Mr Vladimir Tarabrin on 15 October 2024. We discussed key areas of cooperation with the #CFC and explored opportunities to strengthen ties with the #Russian Federation and the region.

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তিনি বাংলাদেশের সাবেক ভূমি মন্ত্রী, তার জুতা তৈরি হয় কুমীর আর উট পাখীর চামড়ায়। একজোড়া জুতার দাম ৬ হাজার ডলার বা প্রায় ৬লক্ষ ৫০ হাজার টাকা। তার রয়েছে বিশ্বব্যাপী প্রায় ৫৫০টি বাড়ি, যার মূল্য প্রায় ৭০০ মিলিয়ন মার্কিন ডলার যা কিনা ১০ হাজার কোটি টাকার কাছাকাছি। বিস্তারিত…

"Rolls Royce, shoes, this, that. He's like a kid." During our investigation into Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and the #MinistersMillions, the #Bangladesh politician spoke keenly of his expensive luxuries and hidden wealth. But his property agent had premonitions of a coming disaster..



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র‍্যাবের স্নাইপারের এক গুলিতে দুইটা প্রাণ ঝড়ে গেল! লোকেশন: দক্ষিণ বনশ্রী, ঢাকা জুলাই মাসে ২০২৪ আমি মৃত্যুর আগ পর্যন্ত আওয়ামী লীগ সন্ত্রাসীদেরকে কখনো ক্ষমা করব না। #BanBAL #DictatorsHasina #Boycotthasina #কোটাআন্দোলন২০২৪ #BoycottAwamiLeague


মামলা-গ্রেপ্তার আতঙ্কে আমলারা #Accountability should not only be the priviledge of politicians. We, the bureaucrats, should not continue to enjoy this immunity forever. But we want justice, not greenwashing in the new #Bangladesh. prothomalo.com/bangladesh/h6v…


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Interesting and heartbreaking historical parallel: Richshawpuller in Tinaman Square nytimes.com/2014/05/18/opi…


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বিগত @albd1971 সরকারের মদদপুষ্ট গোষ্ঠি ব্যাংক লুট করে শূণ্য করে ফেলার কারণে — গ্রাহকের টাকা দিতে না পারায় তাঁদের তোপের মুখে জঘণ্য সব গালিগালাজ শুনে সোশ্যাল ইসলামী ব্যাংকের (এসআইবিএল) আগারগাঁও শাখা ম্যানেজার অপমান-গ্লানিতে নিজেই ভেঙ্গে পড়েছেন।


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@CommonFund’s Exec Board ok’d financial facility worth USD 10.7M for 11 innovative, sustainable agricultural projects benefiting smallholder farmers & coops in developing countries. 🌾👩‍🌾 It has been an honor to have chaired bi-annual mtg, w/ CFC Managing Director ⁦@benasbd

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Paid a farewell courtesy call on H.E.Hatem Elsayed Mohamed Kamaleldin, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Netherlands to register gratitude for Egypt's untiring support as well as Ambasador Hatem's innovative leadership as Acting Chairperson of the Governing Council.

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"My father was very close to the Prime Minister (Sheikh Hasina), I am also. I am like her son actually." - Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, former Minister of Land in Bangladesh, who owns over 500 real estate properties across three continents valued at $675 million. @AJIunit


I hope it will come through—good news for schizophrenic patients. Schizophrenia: the new drug set to tackle the ‘cancer of psychiatry’ ft.com/content/427d37… via @ft


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আদালতে হাজিরার দিন এভাবে হেঁটে যেতে হত এই বয়োবৃদ্ধ লোকটাকে,,,,,,,, বন্ধ করে দেয়া হত আদালত ভবনের লিপ্ট।


Had a wonderful afternoon cherishing the amazing hospitality of H.E Salima ABDELHAK, Ambassador of #Algeria to the #Netherlands. We discussed modalities to make use of commodities for #smallholders after a successful election in #Algeria. Congratulations #Algeria.

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⚖️ The crime of enforced disappearance is a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute of the ICC. 🕊️⚖️ Today, 30 August, the Trust Fund for Victims at the ICC reflects on the plight of victims of the crime of enforced disappearance. 🔗 linkedin.com/posts/trust-fu…

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Learned a lot from Amb. Huong Nam Ngo of #Vietnam about their transformation into a global #Commodity powerhouse. This is a remarkable success story, driven by strategic reforms, innovation, and the effective mobilization of its agricultural sector.common-fund.org/vietnams-rise-…

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