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April 2025

Volunteers learn to make life-or-death difference in disaster

In April 2013, Redowan Ahmed Srabon, a university student, watched in shock as news of the Rana Plaza factory collapse broke on television. Instead of just following the TV updates, he took a bus from central Dhaka to the factory, on the city’s outskirts, where more than 1,100 workers died and 2,500 were injured. [caption id="attachment_18148" align="alignright" width="620"]volunteer Urban volunteers in Dhaka learn to use light equipment during three days of training. Photograph: Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme[/caption] Srabon, 22 at the time...

Study on EEZ by Indian institute in October

Indian scientists along with their Bangladeshi counterparts will study the waters in Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Bangladesh which they claimed will be the “first ever” study in the region. Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), which has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dhaka University on various ocean research fronts, will take this historic cruise to the EEZ in October this year. india_nio-goa-india“We are going to have a major cruise in North Bay of Bengal within the EEZ of Bangladesh in Oc...

Japanese firms expanding their reach in South Asia

Bangladesh, the world’s eighth most populous country with approximately 158 million people, is witnessing an economic growth rate surpassing five percent for the past ten years. The economy is expected to continue to grow and present many business opportunities. In one of the office buildings at Gulshan crossing in central Dhaka, the work is on for construction of a new branch office for Toshiba, the first Japanese electronics company to have a branch in Bangladesh. Toshiba-HQ-bldg1Sayaka Kanagawa, who joined Toshiba in 2008, has...

Iran nuclear agreement ‘reached’

A deal on limiting Iran’s nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions has been reached at talks in Vienna, diplomats say. [caption id="attachment_18138" align="alignright" width="750"]iran_nuclear Palais Coburg, the venue for nuclear talks, is seen behind a street sign in Vienna, Austria, July 13, 2015. Iran and six world powers appeared close to a deal on Monday to give Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for limits on its nuclear programme, but Iranian officials said talks could run past their latest midnight deadline and success was not guaranteed....

Real-life trial for oral cholera vaccine successful in BD

The first real-life trial of the oral cholera vaccine Shanchol has been deemed safe to use and viable for protection against the disease. Results reveal that severe life-threatening cases of cholera was reduced by nearly 40% among those vaccinated. Cholera a bacterial illness that typically enters the body through contaminated water or food. choleraThe study, published in The Lancet, examined the drug's effectiveness in urban Bangladesh where the disease is endemic. The findings represent a huge step toward controlling outbreaks and developing effect...

IBBL distributes relief among flood victims

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has taken initiative to distribute relief worth Tk. 30 million this year among the flood affected people across the country. Relief materials and cash are being distributed in the flood affected areas in Rangpur and Chittagong division through its local branches. Every year the Bank distributes relief among the flood hit people under its CSR activities. [caption id="attachment_18132" align="alignright" width="576"]DSC04922 Mohammed Amirul Islam, Executive Vice President and head of Chittagong South Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Li...
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