[🇧🇩] Germany---A bosom Friend of Bangladesh

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Germany to provide €1b to support renewable energy in Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent
Dhaka
Published: 17 Sep 2024, 18: 18

German ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Tröster met the environment, forest, and climate change adviser at her secretariat office on 17 September 2024. PID

Germany will provide Bangladesh with €1 billion over the next ten years, including €15 million this year, focusing on renewable energy generation, says environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan.

She made the disclosure after a meeting with German ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Tröster at her secretariat office on Tuesday, according to a PID handout.

In the meeting, both countries have agreed to promote knowledge exchange and cooperation with non-state actors like the private sector, research institutes, academia, and civil society.

Syeda Rizwana Hasan said the collaboration will also involve small ethnic minorities, women, and youth, fostering a multi-stakeholder approach.

She thanked the ambassador for his country’s continued support in environmental and climate matters, and underscored the need for increased international cooperation to address global climate challenges and the importance of sustainable forest management.

Ambassador Tröster expressed Germany’s commitment to supporting Bangladesh in its fight against climate change and appreciated the government’s efforts in protecting the environment. He also highlighted Germany’s expertise in renewable energy and offered technical assistance to support Bangladesh’s green energy initiatives.

During the meeting, both sides discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation on environmental protection, river cleaning projects and climate change mitigation. The discussions also included potential collaboration on sustainable development projects, green technology adoption, for tackling environmental and climate-related challenges.

The meeting concluded with a mutual agreement to explore further avenues for collaboration, particularly in technology transfer and environmental sustainability projects.​

 

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German company to establish 500 MW Solar PV module manufacturing hub in Bangladesh

German-based Sonnex Energie GmbH will establish a 500MW Solar PV module manufacturing hub in Bangladesh. This announcement came from a formal launching of Sonnex Energie (Bangladesh) Ltd, which emerged as a strategic joint venture between Sonnex Energie GmbH and Solar EPC Development Ltd at a func

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German company to establish 500 MW Solar PV module manufacturing hub in Bangladesh
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Published :
May 14, 2025 19:42
Updated :
May 14, 2025 19:42

German-based Sonnex Energie GmbH will establish a 500MW Solar PV module manufacturing hub in Bangladesh.

This announcement came from a formal launching of Sonnex Energie (Bangladesh) Ltd, which emerged as a strategic joint venture between Sonnex Energie GmbH and Solar EPC Development Ltd at a function in a city hotel on Tuesday.

Sonnex Energie is renowned for its high-efficiency solar modules and PV inverters and Solar EPC Development Ltd is a market player in turnkey solar solutions in Bangladesh.

The officials of the company said that the ceremonial launch signified far more than a corporate alliance—it represents a shared vision to lead South Asia’s transition toward a green and self-reliant energy future.

This venture’s operational roadmap includes the establishment of a 500 MW Solar panel manufacturing plant, reducing dependence on imports while ensuring competitive pricing and superior quality, they said.

They noted that plans are underway to develop automated assembly plants, advanced testing laboratories, and solar-specific technical training centers—ensuring meaningful technology transfer and a skilled workforce to support a rapidly evolving green economy.

The venture would establish local logistics hubs and warehousing infrastructure to strengthen supply chain resilience. It would offer larger scaling of after-sales and O&M networks enabling long-term system performance and client satisfaction.

In the 1st phase of our joint venture we will focus on comprehensive market development for Sonnex Energie in Bangladesh, ensuring deployment for the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) sector as well as utility-scale solar projects.

In the 2nd Phase it aims to establish a manufacturing capacity of 500 MW annually by 2028, scaling up to gigawatt (GW)-level production by 2035.

The event was chaired by Eric, Managing Director of Sonnex EnergieGmbH and addressed by Ni Xiaopeng Liam, Managing Director of Huawei; Mr. ean Lee, Director of Yunnan Commercial Representative of China; Mr. Troy, Director of Power China Bangladesh; Mr. Bernard Shao, Regional Director of Sungrow; Monowar Islam, Advisor of AKH Group, Secretary of Power Division (Former) and Chairman of BERC (Former) Sadia Raisha Khan, Advisor and Country Representative of GIZ.

Alauddin, Rector of Bangladesh Power Management Institute (BPMI); Dipal Borua, Ex-President BSREA; Neyamul Hasan, Managing Director of Intertek Bangladesh and Ezaz Al Qudrat A Mazid, Director of Solar EPC Development Ltd, were present on the occasion.​

 

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BNP leader Moyeen Khan hosts farewell dinner for outgoing German envoy

BNP Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan hosted a farewell dinner in honour of outgoing German Ambassador Achim Tröster at his Gulshan residence yesterday

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BNP leader Moyeen Khan hosts farewell dinner for outgoing German envoy

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BNP Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan hosted a farewell dinner in honour of outgoing German Ambassador Achim Tröster at his Gulshan residence yesterday.

The event began around 7:30pm.

Sources said that during the evening, discussions centred on the country's current political issues, international relations, and opportunities for strengthening mutual cooperation.

British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke, Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Michael Miller, Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Park Young Sik and diplomats from 12 EU member countries are among the distinguished guests.

Advocate Rokhsana Khondker, wife of BNP chairperson's International Affairs Advisory Committee's member Moyeen Khan, welcomed the guests.​

 

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Expedited visa processing to further facilitate academic exchanges: FS tells German envoy

Recognising Germany as the growing academic destination for Bangladeshi students, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam on Thursday suggested that expedited visa processing would further facilitate academic exchanges. Additionally, he underscored the importance of broadening legal migration channels fo

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Expedited visa processing to further facilitate academic exchanges: FS tells German envoy

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Jun 26, 2025 20:23
Updated :
Jun 26, 2025 20:23

Recognising Germany as the growing academic destination for Bangladeshi students, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam on Thursday suggested that expedited visa processing would further facilitate academic exchanges.

Additionally, he underscored the importance of broadening legal migration channels for skilled Bangladeshi professionals under the framework of the Bangladesh-EU Talent Partnership, reports UNB.

The foreign secretary made the remarks when German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Tröster paid a farewell call on him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as his diplomatic assignment draws to a close.

He congratulated the ambassador on a successful tenure and lauded his efforts to enhance Bangladesh-Germany relations. He expressed confidence that the momentum built during Ambassador Tröster’s tenure would be sustained by his successor.

FS Siam underscored Germany’s role as Bangladesh’s largest European trading partner and recognised its enduring development assistance across critical areas such as rural development, healthcare, education, energy efficiency and private sector growth, according to the MoFA.

The meeting recalled key milestones of the ambassador’s tenure, including the inaugural Strategic Dialogue held in Berlin in August 2021, progress made through the Climate and Development Partnership and the expansion of trade and cultural cooperation.

The foreign secretary expressed heartfelt appreciation for Germany’s sustained humanitarian support to the forcibly displaced Rohingya population, reaffirming that their early repatriation to Myanmar remains the only durable solution to the crisis.

Siam commended Germany’s global leadership in forward-looking initiatives such as the Global Shield and the Climate Club, expressing optimism that Bangladesh would soon benefit from the associated financial mechanisms to enhance its climate resilience.​

 

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Germany’s largest daily highlights Bangladesh’s July Revolution Memorial

Curated by a team led by architects Marina Tabassum and Tanzim Wahab, both participants in the movement, the museum preserves graffiti, debris, and personal belongings left behind on the day protesters stormed the residence. Exhibits include bloodstained clothing of victims and the final letter...

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Germany’s largest daily highlights Bangladesh’s July Revolution Memorial

20 January 2026, 19:06 PM
UPDATED 20 January 2026, 19:06 PM

Sculpture of a rickshaw puller carrying a demonstrator who was shot dead back to his family. Photo: July Revolution Memorial Museum

Germany’s largest daily newspaper taz has published a detailed report on the upcoming July Revolution Memorial Museum in Dhaka, drawing international attention to Bangladesh’s 2024 mass uprising that led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina.

According to taz, the memorial is being built at Hasina’s former official residence, from where she fled to India by helicopter on August 5, 2024, following weeks of student-led protests. The movement, widely known as the July Revolution, was spearheaded by Gen Z students—particularly from the University of Dhaka—who protested what they described as years of authoritarian rule that had eroded democratic institutions since Hasina’s return to power in 2009.

The report notes that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, now head of the interim government, proposed transforming the site into a memorial and tasked filmmaker and Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki with developing the concept. The project, formally approved on January 20, is expected to open soon, amid a politically charged atmosphere ahead of the February 12 elections.

One of the memorial’s most striking elements, as highlighted by taz, is a sculpture of a rickshaw driver carrying the body of a slain protester back to his family—based on an iconic photograph from the uprising. The garden also features a circular installation commemorating around 4,200 people killed during the protests and during Hasina’s tenure, with their names inscribed on surrounding walls.

Curated by a team led by architects Marina Tabassum and Tanzim Wahab, both participants in the movement, the museum preserves graffiti, debris, and personal belongings left behind on the day protesters stormed the residence. Exhibits include bloodstained clothing of victims and the final letter of a 16-year-old protester.

taz describes the museum as a powerful, documentary-style space that avoids a single triumphant narrative, instead offering a pluralistic representation of Bangladesh’s recent history—aiming not only to memorialise the past, but also to inspire continued struggle for democracy.​