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August 16, 2023

Bharat Bangladesh Enclave committee writes to Centre

Members of the Bharat Bangladesh Enclave Exchange Coordination Committee (BBEECC) has written separately to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu regarding the “speedy implementation” of the Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh which remains unresolved since 1974. bd-indiaRecently, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had visited the enclaves in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during her visit to Bangladesh in February this year, had assured the nei...

Bikroy, Track My Vehicle win Echelon TOP100

“I am surprised at the quality of startups in Bangladesh. Their ideas are very promising and have the potential to compete at a global level,” commented Hideki Fujita, CEO and Co-founder, COENT Venture Partners and one of the judges at Echelon’s Top100 Qualifier in Bangladesh, as we continued our hunt for Echelon Asia Summit’s Top100 Startups in Dhaka on April 18. [caption id="attachment_15269" align="alignleft" width="300"]bikroy Bikroy team with the judges at the Bangladesh Qualifier[/caption] Bikroy, the largest online marketplace in Bangladesh, walk...

Rana Plaza victims face $ 6m compensation shortfall

Victims of Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster are suffering a $6 million shortfall in a compensation fund two years after the tragedy that claimed more than 1,100 lives, fund organisers said on Monday. Organisers of the trust fund estimated that $30 million in compensation was needed after the collapse of the Rana Plaza Rana plaza222factory complex, where workers stitched clothes for Western retailers for poor pay. On the eve of the second anniversary of the disaster this Friday, organisers of the trust set up by the retailers...

Nepal-Bangladesh trade talks slated to start tomorrow

Trade talks between Nepal and Bangladesh are scheduled to start on Wednesday in Kathmandu. During the meeting, Nepal has planned to ask for easy visa facility for Nepalis, preferential treatment for a number of Nepali goods, access to Bangladeshi ports for exports to third countries and determination of the exchange rate between the currencies of the two countries. bd-nepalbd-nepal According to the Ministry of Commerce and Supply (MoCS), a Bangladeshi delegation will be arriving in Kathmandu on Monday for the meeting. The two countries have been hol...

Aspirant DNCC mayors talk about Dhaka’s future

Six candidates running for the April 28 mayoral race for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) faced each other yesterday in a mayoral debate organised jointly by the Dhaka Tribune, ATN News and Institute of Infomatics and Development (IID). 20150420-RajibDhar-7392Candidates Anisul Huq, Tabith Awal, Zonayed Saki, Mahi B Chowdhury, Bahauddin Babul, and Abdullah al Kafi participated in the debate, moderated by Munni Shaha, which was hosted at Bangladesh Krishibid Institute. “We live in Dhaka. But we never think ab...

New Airtel Experience Centre in Khulna

Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the fastest growing telecom operator of the country, has recently inaugurated a new Airtel Experience Centre (AEC) in K.D.A Aveue in Khulna with the intention of bringing their customer care services in the forefront to the people of Khulna. DSCF1356MD & CEO of Airtel Bangladesh Limited, Mr. PD Sarma inaugurated the AEC in presence of Airtel Bangladesh Limited’s Head of Operations, Mr. Subhabrata Dasgupta; Mr. Noor Mohammad, CHRO, Zonal Business Manager, Khulna, Mr. F.M. Shahriar Omar Prince; Head of Zonal Exper...